Sökning: "structural dominance"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade orden structural dominance.
16. Baltic shore-lands facing climate change
Sammanfattning : This thesis provides new insight concerning drivers behind differences in arthropod diversity and abundance in Baltic shore ecosystems and how the arthropod communities might be affected when the conditions in the Baltic Sea are altered due to climate change. The focus has been on climate related changes that are unique for coastal ecosystems, especially sea level rise and changes in the inflow of marine nutrients. LÄS MER
17. The Phenomenon of Ragging : Violence among University students in Sri Lanka
Sammanfattning : Ragging is an initiation ritual carried out in Sri Lankan universities, where new students are harassed by senior students. This practice has severe adverse consequences including depression, increased university dropouts and suicide. Although this is a significant public health problem and a burden on the country, research on ragging is scarce. LÄS MER
18. Negotiating healthy eating : Lay, stakeholder and government constructions of official dietary guidance in Sweden
Sammanfattning : This thesis approaches dietary guidance as socio-culturally produced and comprised in a specific historical context. The work is premised on the position that ideas and understandings of healthy eating are discursively constructed, and that we form our understandings of the world, ourselves and others through discourse. LÄS MER
19. Importance of blue mussels for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in subtidal habitats
Sammanfattning : Blue mussels, Mytilus spp., occur on rocky and sedimentary shores worldwide where they often form dense aggregates. These assemblages change the local environment and create unique habitats. LÄS MER
20. Understanding interest politics in social-ecological systems : Mechanisms behind emergent policy responses to environmental change
Sammanfattning : Environmental policymaking is embedded in social-ecological systems (SES) that continuously evolve and change, often in unexpected and non-linear ways. Such challenges call for responsive policymaking that adjusts policy when new information and knowledge about social-ecological change is available. LÄS MER