Kandidatuppsatser, Biologi / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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) ... -
Ljusspektrumets våglängder påverkan på korallers tillväxt
(2023-08-08)Koraller är organismer som är beroende av fotosyntesprocessen för att växa och skapa korallrev . Korallers primära uppgift är att skydda kuster mot stormar och erosion, men är även viktiga för andra marina organismer som ... -
Microfluidic sorting of sperm for assisted reproduction - An evaluation of ZyMōt multi sperm separation device
(2023-06-22)Infertility is a worldwide problem and the main reason for the use of assisted reproductive technol- ogy (ART). In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is one ART treatment normally used, where the fertilization of oocytes occurs ... -
Från tidigt engagemang till långsiktig naturvård. En studie om kommuners fortsatta naturvårdsutveckling.
(2023-06-16)Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om kommuner som i ett tidigt skede engagerat sig i naturvård också fortsätter att aktivt utveckla och satsa på den. Detta jämförs med kommuner som visat lägre naturvårdsengagemang. ... -
Flerspråkighet och biologiundervisning. Hur undervisning kan anpassas för flerspråkiga klassrum
(2023-06-16)The purpose of this literature study is to shed light on difficulties that students with Swedish as a second language encounter during their education and also to discuss methods that develop the students' understanding ... -
Trends in mountain birch seed abundance and its relation to temperature and moth abundance: a ten-year study from Swedish Lapland
(2023-02-09)Boreal forest is the world’s largest terrestrial biome. Being one of the most ubiquitous and coldtolerant tree species in Sweden, the mountain birch forms a unique deciduous treeline and marks the forest-tundra ecotone. ... -
Låt naturen bilda eleverna. En litteraturstudie om utomhusundervisning
(2022-12-14)The aim of this literature review is to investigate if it is possible to improve students’ knowledge of plants through outdoor education in high school biology. If so, how should such education be implemented? Through ...