Search for dissertations about: "windstorm"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word windstorm.

2. 1. Conifer chemical defense : Rugulation of bark beetle colonization and pheromone emission

   Author : Tao Zhao; Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson; Irena Valterova; KTH; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Picea abies; Ips typographus; Ceratocystis polonica; methyl jasmonate; windstorm; stress response; terpenes; phenols; colonization; pheromone emission; Plant and forest protection; Växt- och skogsskydd;

   Abstract : Terpenes and phenols are of importance in conifer defense against insects and pathogens. Knowledge about tree chemical defense is vital for developing practical methods to maintain healthy forests. READ MORE

4. 2. Windstorms in Sweden - variations and impacts

   Author : Carin Nilsson; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; climate impact; geostrophic wind; Gudrun; Anatol; wind throw; forest damage; storm damage; Sweden; wind climate; windstorm;

   Abstract : Windstorms have caused severe damage on several occasions in Sweden during the last century. A general concern about future projections of climate extremes has raised questions on the variations and impacts of windstorms. READ MORE