Browsing Doctoral theses (MINA) by Author "Moe, Stein Ragnar"
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Ecological impacts of red deer browsing in boreal forest
Lilleeng, Marte Synnøve (PhD Thesis;2018:66, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The populations of wild ungulates are increasing in the northern hemisphere, and in many areas, their populations have developed from critically low to historically high numbers within the last century. There are multiple ... -
Herbivory and climate effects on plant defenses: an ecological and molecular approach
Benevenuto, Rafael Fonseca (PhD Thesis;2019:28, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Knowledge of plant defense responses and how they interact with biotic (e.g., herbivores) and abiotic (e.g., temperature) factors is of fundamental importance for understanding ecosystem functioning. Increases in temperature ... -
How termites and large mammalian herbivores influence tree communities, seed removal and wood decomposition in an African savanna
Acanakwo, Erik Francis (PhD Thesis;2018:71, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The heterogeneity and extent savannas makes them resilient, diverse and socioeconomically important. Abiotic factors determine large-scale variation on a, but biotic factors matter at small-scales. In the African savannas, ... -
Impediments to forest recovery in bracken-dominated clearings in the African Highlands
Ssali, Fredrick (PhD Thesis;2018:70, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Vegetation dynamics in disturbed forested landscapes remain incompletely understood. Considerable areas with stalled forest recovery occur worldwide and may reflect the effects of dense and persistent understorey plants ...