Sökning: "Activity farming"

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  1. 1. Zoom in on the precision livestock farming

    Författare :Keni Ren; Johannes Karlsson; Hibo Li; Matti Pastell; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; precision livestock farming; computer vision; sensor fusion; object tracking; real-time location system; animal behaviour; machine learning;

    Sammanfattning : Global attention to the welfare of zoo animals and livestock results in stronger legislation and higher pressure for achieving higher standards of animal welfare. Monitoring and understanding animal behaviour can assist in optimising the welfare of zoo and livestock animals. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Anthropogenic Open Land in Boreal Landscapes : Investigations into the Creation and Maintenance of Arable Fields on Swedish Farms

    Författare :Lovisa Solbär; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Landscape; timespace; time-geography; farming; boreal land use; time-economy; embedded values;

    Sammanfattning : The human-induced open land (cropland, pasture) in the predominantly forested boreal landscapes relies on arable land use; it thus represents an active intervention to hold back forest regrowth. The thesis investigates the practical management decisions by landholders on discrete farms, which in Sweden often comprise both forest and arable lands. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Till ömsesidig nytta : Entreprenörer, framgång och sociala relationer i centrala Jämtland ca. 1810-1850

    Författare :Sven Olofsson; Jan Lindegren; Göran Rydén; Staffan Granér; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Peasant; entrepreneur; businessman; carreer; political elite; social position; social capital; social network; trust; distrust; social relation; family; kin; kinship; symbolic kinship; godparent; friendship; acquaintance; household; farming; peddling; trade; industrialisation; credit; 19th century; Sweden; Rödön court district; agrarian history; economic history; social history; social differentiation; micro perspective; qualitative method.; Historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to analyse the mutual impact which social relations and entrepreneurship had in relation to the success of four actors in a rural area in northern Sweden at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Many Swedish scholars have studied the process of social differentiation, before the industrial revolution. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Anthropogenic Disturbances and Shifts in Tropical Seagrass Ecosystems

    Författare :Johan S. Eklöf; Nils Kautsky; Patrik Rönnbäck; Teresa Alcoverro; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Aquaculture; feedback mechanisms; Kenya; management; overgrazing; regime shift; resilience; seagrass; seaweed farming; sea urchins; Tanzania; trophic cascades; Zanzibar; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Marine Ecotoxicology; marin ekotoxikologi;

    Sammanfattning : Seagrasses constitute the basis for diverse and productive ecosystems worldwide. In East Africa, they provide important ecosystem services (e.g. fisheries) but are potentially threatened by increasing resource use and lack of enforced management regulations. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Women in the Seascape : Gender, Livelihoods and Management of Coastal and Marine Resources in Zanzibar, East Africa

    Författare :Sara Fröcklin; Maricela de la Torre-Castro; Lars Lindström; Nils Kautsky; Meryl J. Williams; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Gender; fisheries; invertebrate harvesting; seaweed farming; coastal and marine management; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Sammanfattning : All over the world, coastal populations depend on, and influence, the environment in pursue of their livelihoods. Managing the environment, while meeting the growing demand for marine resources, is a challenge. It further requires knowledge about all actors. LÄS MER