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ÄLDRE EKARS TILLVÄXT - Naturvård, föryngring och inventeringsmetoder
(2022-07-06)Ekar (Quercus sp) utgör en viktig del av den svenska biologiska mångfalden då mer är 2000 arter kan anknytas till äldre ekars bark, krona och håligheter. Eken var betydligt vanligare förr, men skogsbruket och förändrad ... -
Can cellular osmolarity be used as a predictor for drought tolerance in common bean?
(2022-08-16)Common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is a protein and nutrient rich food source grown around the world. Rwanda has one of the highest per capita consumption rates in the world. With climate change threatening food security, ... -
CAN LEAF LEVEL GAS EXCHANGE BE USED AS A PREDICTOR FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS)?
(2022-08-16)This study aimed to examine drought tolerance among a variety of landraces of the species Phaseolus vulgaris to discover whether leaf level gas exchange can be used as a predictor for drought tolerance. Beans of different ... -
En jämförelse av användningsområden och kemisk sammansättning av skal från blåmusslor och stillahavsostron
(2022-07-06)Invasiva stillahavsostron har etablerats i stora bestånd i svenska vatten under de senaste 16 åren. Ett förslag till hantering av dessa skulle vara bortrensning från områden där de orsakar problem, vilket skulle resultera ... -
En kartläggning av användningsområden för kött från stillahavsostron
(2022-07-06)Den invasiva arten stillahavsostron (Magallana gigas) har etablerats längs med svenska västkusten sedan år 2007 och därmed är det relevant att se över förvaltningen av dem. Ett tillvägagångssätt skulle vara att avlägsna ... -
EVALUATING HEAT TREATMENT AS A METHOD TO REDUCE BIOFOULING IN OYSTER AQUACULTURE. Heat tolerance in Swedish grown Magallana gigas and Ostrea edulis.
(2022-09-28)Aquaculture is a growing business in various parts of the world, Sweden included. As the commercial use of oysters increases, so does its demand. Farmers will need to produce a high quality product that is appealing ... -
Evaluation of photo-ID technique to estimate harbour seal numbers in Gullmarsfjorden, Sweden
(2022-10-26)To be able to preserve areas in nature in a careful way a good understanding of the biodiversity living there is needed. The harbour seals are a top predator that affect and is affected by the whole food chain and plays ... -
FLOWERING TIME DEPENDENCE ON MICROCLIMATE ACROSS AN ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT IN ARCTIC PLANT COMMUNITIES
(2022-07-06)The Arctic is the fastest-warming region on Earth. Arctic plant communities are highly sensitive to temperature change; temperature-dependent advancement of flowering dates has already been observed in the Arctic. Flowering ... -
FÖDOPREFERENSER HOS BIN En jämförelse mellan pollenpreferenser hos nordiskt honungsbi och Buckfast
(2022-11-07)The original honeybee in Sweden, the European dark bee (Apis mellifera mellifera), was lost form the wild during the 19th century. The subspecies survived through beekeeping but began to be exchanged for other honeybees ... -
Genteknik i ett utmanande klassrum - vilka faktorer gör det svårt att undervisa om genteknik?
(2022-12-14)In recent years the research in genetic engineering and biotechnology have skyrocketed meaning there’s new tools and conditions caving the road for a scientific future. This has an important role in the education and ... -
The impact of pharmaceuticals on personality in sea anemones
(2022-03-31)Pharmaceutical drugs along with other human derived contaminants are prevalent in natural water bodies due to many anthropological factors and they eventually end up reaching coastal waters. The pharmaceuticals have ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF TUNDRA VEGETATION ON SOIL TEMPERATURES
(2022-09-28)The arctic has experienced more rapid global warming and is more sensitive to temperature changes compared with the rest of the world. We can already see how vegetation distributed across the arctic tundra has changed ... -
Informella lärandemiljöers bidrag till naturvetenskaplig undervisning. En litteraturstudie om hur informella lärandemiljöer påverkar elevers intresse för biologi
(2022-12-14)The purpose of this literature review was to investigate how informal learning environments contribute to students' interests in science and biology. The literature review also aimed to investigate how informal learning ... -
INSEKTSPOLLINERADE VÄXTER I SLOTTSSKOGEN, GÖTEBORG Blomningsperioder och förekomstmiljöer hos insektspollinerade växtarter
(2022-07-06)Insektspollinatörerna blir färre och färre, bland annat på grund av landskapsfragmentering, klimatförändringar, monokulturer, invasiva arter, bekämpningsmedel och sjukdomar. Företeelser viktiga för pollinatörer, som ... -
INVESTIGATING THE TOXIC AND ACIDIFYING EFFECT OF SCRUBBER EFFLUENT ON STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS LARVAE
(2022-09-28)To meet the new environmental requirements of reduced sulfur emissions from ships, many shipowners have installed an open-loop scrubber to clean the exhaust. In this scrubbing process, seawater is pumped from the ocean ... -
KARAKTERISERING AV EN PLASMABUREN SIGNALMOLEKYL SOM STIMULERAR FRISÄTTNING AV SFINGOSIN-1-FOSFAT FRÅN RÖDA BLODKROPPAR
(2022-10-19)Bioactive sphingolipid Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is found in blood, where it plays an important part in, for example, angiogenesis. S1P is synthesized in hepatocytes, vascular endothelium and blood cells, then transported ... -
KONSTEN ATT RESTAURERA OSTRONBANKAR En undersökning av predationspåverkan på restaurering av europeiskt platt ostron (Ostrea edulis)
(2022-07-06)Det europeiska platta ostronet, Ostrea edulis, räknas som en nyckelart och som ekosystemingenjör men hotas av mänskliga aktiviteter. Syftet med den här studien är att utvärdera effektiviteten av en av de metoder som används ... -
Låt naturen bilda eleverna. En litteraturstudie om utomhusundervisning
(2022-12-14)The aim of this literature review is to investigate if it is possible to improve students’ knowledge of plants through outdoor education in high school biology. If so, how should such education be implemented? Through ... -
LOCALISATION OF THE INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL IN RAINBOW TROUT
(2022-07-06)The interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are primarily placed in the gastrointestinal tract, where they play a crucial role in the initiation and control of motility by operating as pacemaker cells. They also have a role ... -
MOUNTAIN ROADS AND THE HOMOGENIZATION OF PLANTS. A study on plant communities and their traits along the elevational gradient.
(2022-09-28)Overexploitation, land use, and other anthropogenic disturbances have increased in recent years, and are expected to increase even further. A very common anthropogenic disturbance, that can be seen even as far as in ...