Sökning: "Madagaskar"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade ordet Madagaskar.

  1. 1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Félice Rubin; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Haltbestämning av flavanoider i hantverksmässigt tillverkad choklad

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kemi och biomedicin (KOB)

    Författare :Patrik Petersson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Hälsopåstående; kakao; flavonoider; kakaoflavanoler; coachning; High Performance Liquid Chromatography; HPLC;

    Sammanfattning : Choklad erhålls från kakaobönan som är frukten på kakaoträdet (Theobroma cacao). För att skapa choklad bearbetas kakaobönan vilket påverkar halten av bioaktiva ämnen i produkten. Choklad innehåller flera typer av bioaktiva ämnen där kakaoflavanolerna epikatechin och katechin är de mest framträdande. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Body condition assessment : as a welfare and management tool for radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata)

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Författare :Linn Lagerström; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Tortoise; turtle; radiated tortoise; Astrochelys radiata; Geochelone radiata; body condition indices; body condition score; morphometrics;

    Sammanfattning : Body condition score (BCS) is frequently used to evaluate animal management practises for a variety of animal species in zoological collections and for production animals. The aim of this study was to apply different body condition indices and evaluate if they can be used as a welfare assessment and management tool for captive and wild critically endangered radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Herbivores effect on coral reefs : relationships between sea urchins, coral health and algae cover

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Författare :Linnéa Fridén; [2019]
    Nyckelord :sea urchins; coral health; coral bleaching; algae cover; correlation; influence;

    Sammanfattning : Coral reefs are vital to marine ecology. The population dynamic on coral reefs are complex and sensitive to natural and anthropogenic changes. Various factors can affect the population dynamic and inflict change. Coral bleaching is threatening coral reefs worldwide and is a hot topic in today’s climate challenges. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Importance of Curation: a Case-Study of the Subfossil Lemur Collection in the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Paleobiologi

    Författare :Maria Lindkvist; [2016]
    Nyckelord :curation; collection management; subfossil lemurs; Bertil Ljungqvist; Museum of Evolution; kurering; samlingsvård; subfossila lemurer; Bertil Ljungqvist; Evolutionsmuseet;

    Sammanfattning : In times when many natural history museums experience financial cuts, it is important to show why museums matter, what they can offer, and what they mean for both the public and the scientific society. The collections are the heart of the museum and they need to be well-managed in order to attract visitors (both researchers and public). LÄS MER