Search for dissertations about: "seaweeds"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the word seaweeds.
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1. Evaluating Swedish seaweeds for biorefinery
Abstract : A sustainable future demands a transition from oil to biomass to produce fuels, chemicals, commodities, and energy. However, to generate the predicted amount of bioenergy required by 2050, all the biomass harvested today should be utilized. One type of biomass that has received relatively little attention is seaweeds. READ MORE
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2. Seaweed Invasions and Novel Chemical Defences
Abstract : Biological invasions pose a risk to the biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems in invaded areas. The reasons why some introduced species become dominant and widespread in their new environments is still largely an unsettled question. READ MORE
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3. Shell Age Economics : Marine Gathering in the Kingdom of Tonga, Polynesia
Abstract : This monograph analyses marine gathering in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga from ecological, social and cognitive perspectives. The overarching issues explored are (1) the significance of marine gathering in the past and present, (2) how seaweeds and marine invertebrates have been perceived, classified, named and used, (3) how they have been implicated in social relations, and (4) how the integration of the islands into the modern world system has affected the marine environment and the exploitation of its resources. READ MORE
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4. Sea cages, seaweeds and seascapes : Causes and consequences of spatial links between aquaculture and ecosystems
Abstract : Aquaculture is of growing importance in the global seafood production. The environmental impact of aquaculture will largely depend on the type of environment in which the aquaculture system is placed. READ MORE
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5. Chemical mediation of fouling in seaweeds
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