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Oligolectic bee species. An understudied group in Global Change impacts?
(2024-03-19)Global change is considered the primary cause of the decline in bees worldwide, posing a significant threat to crucial pollination services they provide, carrying negative economic and ecological implications. Despite ... -
The forgotten sand bee. A follow up on the status of the golden sand bee Andrena marginata in municipality of Mark, a decade later
(2024-03-19)Over a decade ago, a conservation project aimed at preserving the endangered golden sand bee (Andrena marginata) populations in the Storån valley of the municipality of Marks was initiated. The species, red-listed in ... -
An attempt to promote ground-nesting bees in an urban landscape. Investigating the use of sand beds as a conservation effort.
(2024-02-16)Pollinators provide crucial services for the ecosystems by pollinating around 80-90% of all plants. However, pollinating insects are declining worldwide which may cause a parallel decline in plant species leading to large ... -
FÖRSÄLJNING AV OCH INSTÄLLNING TILL FRÄMMANDE VÄXTER I TRÄDGÅRDSBRANSCHEN
(2024-02-12)Alien plants that have intentionally been introduced to an area for cultivation in public or private gardens constitute the primary pathway of introduction for invasive alien species that spread into nature. Garden ... -
DIFFERENCES ON THE IMPACTS AND ORIGINS OF POLLEN IN FOUR MAJOR SWEDISH CITIES BETWEEN 2014 AND 2019
(2024-02-12)Allergies are widespread in the world and coming from various sources, one of the causes being airborne allergens and especially, pollen. The negative impact of pollen is enhanced by pollution and climate change which ... -
Utvärdering av biotopvårdande åtgärder i Grimåsbäcken. En analys av fysikaliska egenskaper och sammansättning av makroevertebrater.
(2024-01-22)Many streams have been exposed to extensive anthropogenic impact for the benefit of forestry and agriculture. The effects has mainly been channelization characterized by lowered and straightened channels. This homogeneous ... -
Är mossigare vadare gladare? Om vadare i restaureringsområden på två mossar.
(2023-12-27)Mires have been heavily exploited in southern Sweden. It has impacted waderbirds negatively, especially wooden sandpipers and golden plovers who only breed on mires, but also common snipe and curlew. My study area was ... -
How distributional equity affects evolutionarily sustainable landscape management
(2023-12-14)As the human population rapidly grows, ensuring food availability for everyone will require substantial agricultural intensification in a sustainable manner. This must however be achieved without negatively impacting ... -
Unique shape of Trichosanthes pilosa seed and its biological meaning
(2023-12-07)Trichosanthes.pilosa(=T. pilosa) commonly known as Japanese snake gourd is a plant in Cucurbitaceae family. They are adapted to grow in tropical monsoon, wet tropical, and humid subtropical climates across regions in East ... -
The game changer. Hur AI förändrar undervisning i biologi.
(2023-11-07)The purpose of this work has been to analyze how the implementation of AI in high school has affected biology education from the perspectives of both teachers and students. The study has examined how the increased presence ... -
Inkluderande biologiundervisning. Undervisningsmetoder för att stärka lärandet hos elever med inlärningssvårigheter.
(2023-11-07)Teachers in secondary school experience various challenges and difficulties when it comes to teaching students with learning disabilities. The teachers have described many experiences with these students as unmanageable ... -
Att bemästra naturvetenskapens språk. Språkliga utmaningar och undervisningsstrategier i biologi.
(2023-11-07)Scientific language is fundamental for learning biology and therefore an important part of becoming an educated member of society. In secondary school biology, communication is part of the course objectives, yet there is ... -
MODELLING THE SMOLT PRODUCTIVITY OF BROWN TROUT (SALMO TRUTTA) IN HAGA Å
(2023-10-30)The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a facultatively anadromous species, some individuals migrate from the rearing environment in the rivers to the sea while other individuals stay in fresh water. To determine the suitability ... -
VEDLEVANDE SKALBAGGAR I ANSLUTNING TILL IPS TYPOGRAPHUS L. I PRODUKTIONSSKOG OCH NATURSKOG
(2023-10-30)Granbarkborren (Ips typographus L.) har under de senaste decennierna orsakat stora förluster i virkesproduktion för svenska skogsägare. Till följd av torka och ökande global temperatur riskerar förlusterna att öka, då ... -
Torkstress hos urbana träd i Göteborg: Effekter av låg vattentillgång under torkan 2018
(2023-10-27)During late spring and most of the summer in the year of 2018 the weather in Sweden was more extreme than normal, with high temperatures and few rainfalls. This resulted in a drought, of which the effects were noticed all ... -
Non-native plants in mountain ecosystems. An exploration of plant diversity and its response to road disturbance and alien invasion.
(2023-10-19)Understanding patterns of invasive plants becomes ever more important as anthropogenic presence continues to facilitate their spread. In mountainous landscapes, cases of establishment by nonnative species have become ... -
En studie om den röda trollkrabban och dess preferenser för föda och habitat samt distributionsbeskrivning
(2023-08-30)Den röda trollkrabban, med vetenskapligt namn Lithodes maja, är ett av de större marint levande kräftdjuren som lever på den svenska västkusten. Arten ingår i släktet Lithodidae där även den lite mer kända röda kungskrabban, ... -
Monitoring marine alien and invasive species. A comparison between the traditional method (eRAS) and DNA-based identification of species.
(2023-08-22)There is a major concern with the uncontrolled spreading of alien and invasive species, caused by an increase in travelling by boat globally. These are dispersed via ballast water, by fouling on ships and in fishing gear. ... -
African elephants' effect on the temporal use of elephant highway by predator and prey. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.
(2023-08-18)African savanna elephants (Loxondonta africana) are the world’s largest land-mammal and are considered a keystone species. The effect they have on vegetation and their environment is well known, but their effect on other ... -
Lokal utveckling av naturvård. En analys av kommuner och LONA-projekt
(2023-08-08)Lokala naturvårdssatsningen (LONA) är ett bidrag som Länsstyrelsen sedan 2004 kan bevilja kommuner som ansöker om naturvårdsarbete inom miljö- och friluftslivsmålen. Här testar jag hypotesen att kommuner som tidigt (2001) ...