Blar i Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) på tittel
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Climate related alterations in Norwegian and Swedish hydropower production and the resulting impact on the Nordic power market in 2050
(Master thesis, 2017)As a result of climate change, global precipitation patterns are predicted to change. For the hydropower nations Norway and Sweden, predictions of increased precipitation levels are expected to result in increased energy ... -
Climatic adaptations in Norwegian populations of beech (Fagus sylvatica)
(Master thesis, 2015-06-02)This study on Norwegian populations of beech was investigating different environmental factors influencing the winter dormancy stage and bud burst time, as the first known phenological study on these populations. Bud burst ... -
Closing the nutrient loop with ecological sanitation in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2020)Unsafe sanitation is one of the world’s largest health and environmental problems. Many countries face great challenges to provide adequate sanitation while leaving their people at risk of water, sanitation, and health ... -
Coastal Habitat Use in Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) from the Inner Parts of Oslo Fjord: a One-Year Acoustic Telemetry Study
(Master thesis, 2014-08-28)Fish have a wide variety of feeding habitats and feeding patterns, making them a good experimental model for the study of feeding behaviour. Recent studies show that fish forage actively when perceived risk is low, but ... -
Cod on the dive : investigating Atlantic cod of the Inner Oslofjord during population decline
(Master thesis, 2021)The Atlantic Cod population of the Inner Oslofjord is in the midst of a collapse and a catch ban has been in effect since 2019. This project was designed to study demography, population size and migration in the Atlantic ... -
Colonisation and growth of benthic algae in a recently deculverted urban stream
(Master thesis, 2017)Stream restoration by the process of deculverting is a comprehensive form of restoration which aims to improve morphological, chemical and ecological condition through the re-creation of a naturalized stream from a piped ... -
Combining GPS activity measurements and real-time video recordings to quantify the activity budget of wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
(Master thesis, 2016)A resent advancement in the field of movement ecology is the use of GPS activity sensors for the identification of detailed patterns of animal activity. This can potentially yield knowledge about the detailed activity ... -
Communal pellet deposition sites of himalayan musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) and associated vegetation composition
(Master thesis, 2012-05-21)The Himalayan musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), found in the sub-alpine and alpine vegetation of the Himalayan region, is one of the endangered deer species of Nepal. This study conducted in the Langtang National Park, ... -
Community based ecological restoration of Changa Manga forest, Punjab, Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2017-01-02)Restoration ecology emerged as a separate field in ecology, and recently gained substantial attention due to global environmental changes and increased anthropogenic activities. The present research highlights the importance ... -
Community forestry, REDD+ pilot project, power, and corruption : a case study of Ludikhola watershed in Gorkha District, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2015-08-14)REDD integrates conservation, sustainable management of forest and enhancement of forest carbon stocks, emerged though a global partnership under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Ludikhola watershed ... -
A comparative analysis of interlinkages between national forest and climate policies in Norway, Finland and France within the European Union policy framework
(Master thesis, 2021)I arbeidet med å finne effektive løsninger som kan bidra til å nå de ambisiøse utslippsreduksjonsmålene i Parisavtalen, synes det å være et økende søkelys på den viktige rollen skogen og skogsektoren kan spille i ... -
Comparative assessment of a decentralized blackwater and organic household waste treatment system using LCA : Campus Ås showcase
(Master thesis, 2021-08-16)This study evaluates the environmental performance of blackwater and organic household waste treatment in Campus Ås Showcase, located at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, in Ås municipality, Norway. The Campus Ås ... -
Comparative environmental performance of small scale wastewater treatment systems in Norway : a life cycle analysis
(Master thesis, 2017)Globally, the development of wastewater treatment systems evolved in order to treat wastewater so as to mitigate and reduce the public health issues as well as environmental impacts resulting from the discharge of untreated ... -
Comparative Environmental Performance of small scale wastewater treatment systems in Norway-A Life Cycle Analysis
(Master thesis, 2017-05-23)ABSTRACT Globally, the development of wastewater treatment systems evolved in order to treat wastewater so as to mitigate and reduce the public health issues as well as environmental impacts resulting from the discharge ... -
Comparing distribution of willow psyllids (Cacopsylla spp.) on Salix lapponum in 2018 with 1995 along an alpine altitudinal gradient
(Master thesis, 2019)The psyllid (Cacopsylla spp.) population on Salix lapponum in the alpine areas of southern Norway, in an altitudinal gradient between Haugastøl and Finse, were thoroughly studied in 1995. The results were presented and ... -
Comparing mercury (Hg) concentration in pike (Esox lucius) from the lakes Djupetjern, Holmetjern and Visterflo in Southeast Norway : effects of selenium (Se), individual growth and water chemistry
(Master thesis, 2014-09-24)The objective of this study was two-sided; to establish if there was a difference of mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) in pike (Esox lucius) from two areas of the Glomma catchment area in Østfold County, Lake Djupetjern and ... -
Comparison of area use and movement behavior in wild and escaped farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) before and during spawning in the river Namsen.
(Master thesis, 2014-07-31)Abstract The fish-farming of Atlantic salmon has been a rapidly growing industry recent years, and constitutes one of the biggest threats to the wild Atlantic salmon populations along the Norwegian coast. In the present ... -
Comparison of EIQ and PRIMET models to assaee the impact of pesticide use of smallholder cocoa production in western Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)Risk assessments of agricultural systems in Ghana are often performed to ascertain the level of risk posed by agrochemicals released during application. In this thesis two risk assessment models EIQ and PRIMET are compared ... -
Comparison of treatment and fouling mitigation efficiency of organic and inorganic coagulants in biofilm membrane bioreactor
(Master thesis, 2019)Membrane bioreactors is an exemplary practice of sustainable wastewater treatment. Novel methods and approaches incorporating MBR allow not only treat wastewater with excellent efficiency, but also recover nutrients, recycle ...