Sökning: "trophic cascades"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden trophic cascades.

  1. 16. Indirect effects of predation in human-modified landscapes

    Författare :Ellinor Sahlén; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Large carnivores affect prey species, with cascading effects on entire ecosystems. In anthropogenic regions large carnivores come into conflicts with humans, especially in rural areas where farming and hunting traditions are widespread. As a result, large carnivores have been eradicated from many regions across their historical distribution. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Methylmercury in boreal freshwater food webs

    Författare :Pianpian Wu; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Mercury (Hg) and bioaccumulation of its organic form methylmercury (MeHg) has long been regarded as a global issue for human and wildlife health. This is of particular concern for Sweden, where forest harvests and wetlands remain hotspots of MeHg export to boreal freshwaters. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Piscivore-prey fish interactions - consequences of changing optical environment

    Författare :Lynn Ranåker; Enhet akvatisk ekologi; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; behaviour; brownification; freshwater ecosystems; growth; piscivore-prey fish interactions; selectivity; turbidity;

    Sammanfattning : Predator-prey interactions are a primary structuring force in aquatic systems. A change in the predator-prey interactions may cause a change in the strength of trophic cascades and even resulting in ecosystem shifts. LÄS MER

  5. 19. The decline of great Arctic charr in Lake Vättern : empirical and theoretical analyses of suggested causes

    Författare :Malin Setzer; Tomas Jonsson; Bo Ebenman; Mark C. Emmerson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Naturvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Human activity is affecting species and ecosystems all over the world. In aquatic systems negative trends can be seen for many fish stocks and potential consequences of this, for ecosystem structure and functions, are of particular concern. LÄS MER

  7. 20. The galanin type 2 receptor: molecular biological, histochemical and electrophysiological studies

    Författare :Kang Zheng; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Galanin;

    Sammanfattning : In the present thesis, the aim was to probe the distribution and functions of galanin type 2 receptor (GalR2) in the rodent brain. In order to overcome the lack of a reliable antibody to localize GalR2 by immunohistochemistry, we generated a construct which expresses GalR2 tagged with enhanced GFP (EGFP). LÄS MER