Search for dissertations about: "highlands"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the word highlands.

  2. 21. Vein controlled crystal size distributions of Barrovian index minerals

    Author : Alexander Lewerentz; Alasdair Skelton; Uwe Ring; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The concept of index mineral based metamorphic zones was first introduced by George Barrow in 1912, and Barrovian metamorphism is still applied by metamorphic petrologists. Today the importance of metamorphic fluids for driving metamorphic reactions is widely recognised. READ MORE

  4. 22. Soil erosion in Tanzanian mountain areas : case studies of land degradation and recovery in relation to land use and physical land characteristics in the Uluguru and Usambara mountains, Tanzania

    Author : Lill Lundgren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Thanks to favourable rainfall, soil and photosynthesis conditions, the highlands of Tanzania have a considerably higher potential for crop production than any other biogeographic region in the country. This has resulted in deforestation, high population densities, and overcultivation of the mountain slopes. READ MORE

  5. 23. Insights into population structure and epidemiology of Phytophthora infestans from Nicaragua

    Author : Jorge Ulises Blandón-Díaz; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary is a constraint to both potato and tomato crops in the northern highlands of Nicaragua. This thesis describes studies on population structure and epidemiology of P. infestans from Nicaragua. The genotypic and phenotypic variation in isolates of P. READ MORE

  6. 24. Rural Batak, kings in Medan : The development of Toba Batak ethno-religious identity in Medan, Indonesia, 1912-1965

    Author : Johan Hasselgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Indonesia-Church history; Missions-history Indonesia; Sumatra; Batak; ethnicity; Muslims-relations-Christians; National Churches; Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft; Missions-Theory-History; Batak Christian Protestant Church; Indonesian Christian Church; Ecumenical movement-Indonesia; Politics and Christianity Indonesia; Japan-History 1937-1945; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : This study explores the history of the Toba Batak community in the city of Medan from1912 to 1965. The Toba Batak have traditionally lived in the rural interior highlands ofSumatra. In this region, their specific ethno-religious identity was developed. READ MORE

  7. 25. Mitochondria and Human Evolution

    Author : Max Ingman; Ulf Gyllensten; Peter Underhill; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Genetics; mitochondria; hominidae; human evolution; population genetics; Genetik; Clinical genetics; Klinisk genetik; Genetics; genetik;

    Abstract : Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been a potent tool in studies of the evolution of modern humans, human migrations and the dynamics of human populations over time. The popularity of this cytoplasmic genome has largely been due to its clonal inheritance (in Man) allowing the tracing of a direct genetic line. READ MORE