Sökning: "ecosystem services and goods"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 23 uppsatser innehållade orden ecosystem services and goods.

  1. 16. Kan arbetet i 8-fjordar klassas som ekosystembaserad fiskförvaltning? : en bedömning utifrån EBFF-kriterier samt förslag på indikatorer för ekosystemets status

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Författare :Amelie Johansson; [2015]
    Nyckelord :ekosystembaserad fiskförvaltning; EBFF; 8-fjordar; ecosystem based fisheries management; EBFM; 8-fjords;

    Sammanfattning : Havslevande organismer är en viktig födokälla för världens befolkning. Destruktiva fiskemetoder, ohållbar beståndsexploatering och skador på habitat utgör hot mot världens marina ekosystem. Enartsmodeller för säker exploatering av bestånd har visat sig vara otillräckliga i arbetet med de problem fiskförvaltning står inför. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Benthic mapping of the Bluefields Bay fish sanctuary, Jamaica

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Karen Mcintyre; [2015]
    Nyckelord :remote sensing; image classification; GIS; acoustic survey; benthic habitat mapping; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Small island states, such as those in the Caribbean, are dependent on the nearshore marine ecosystem complex and its resources; the goods and services provided by seagrass and coral reef for example, are particularly indispensable to the tourism and fishing industries. In recognition of their valuable contributions and in an effort to promote sustainable use of marine resources, some nearshore areas have been designated as fish sanctuaries, as well as marine parks and protected areas. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Biodiversity at the ecosystem level : structural variation among food webs in temperate and tropical areas

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Författare :Björn Eriksson; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Biodiversity; Ecology; Euclidean distance; Food webs; Latitude; Network characters;

    Sammanfattning : Biodiversity is a fundamental part of the functioning of ecosystems and their ability to provide ecosystem services. It has been shown that a high biodiversity increases the robustness of an ecosystem according to the insurance hypothesis. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Efficiency of bolsa floresta program in the Brazilian amazon

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Nathalia Lucas; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Amazon; biodiversity; environmental services; environmental policy; forest; payment for environmental services;

    Sammanfattning : All over the world the increasing disappearance of natural habitats and ecosystems is concerning policy makers, populations and nongovernmental organizations. Many ecosystems such as forests are multifunctional landscapes and they provide a range of environmental services (benefits that people obtain from the ecosystem) that are vital for humankind and therefore worth preserving. LÄS MER

  7. 20. A shift from extensive to intensive livestock production system in Uruguay : Driver of local changes in water-related ecosystem services?

    Master-uppsats, Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Författare :Ylva Ran; [2012]
    Nyckelord :consumptive water use; water-related ecosystem services; livestock production; extensive and intensive agriculture; regime shift; conceptual matrix;

    Sammanfattning : Livestock production is one of the largest and fastest growing agricultural subsectors in the world, contributing almost 40 % of agricultural GDP. The present global trend of livestock intensification affects water demand, resulting in local alterations of hydrological features. LÄS MER