Knowledge bank: environment

The most recent examples of findings from SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment.

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2012-03-07 - Clever fishing part of the solution
Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea is a growing problem. The emission of nutrients to the sea has to be reduced, but better management of fisheries is also required. To implement ecosystem-based management...

2012-01-13 - A warmer climate gives more carbon in forest soils
Temperature, precipitation and growing season length have a large impact on how quickly organic materials decompose.

2012-01-03 - Planning for both timber and biodiversity
With the help of the Heureka system (a software tool), SLU researchers have asked the question how the forest should be managed to provide both high profit and good habitats for various species.

2011-12-29 - How does climate change affect Sweden’s mountain vegetation?
Mountain forest biomass in Sweden has increased by as much as 19 per cent over the past 13 years, researchers show in a recently published study. The next step is to review data from Sweden’s national...

2011-12-21 - ICOS will monitor Europe’s carbon emissions
ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) is establishing a network of stations for greenhouse gas measurements in Europe.

2011-12-19 - Invasive species a threat to Sweden’s forests
An increasing number of invasive pests and pathogens are reaching European forests.

2011-12-14 - Community elders showed the effects of forestry
Solomon Gebreyohannis and Professor Kevin Bishop have been studying the relation of forest cover and river flow in the Koga watershed, a headwater of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.

2011-12-14 - Facilitates dialogue between forestry and reindeer management
SLU researchers have developed a decision support system (ToSIA) further, which can make discussions between different interested parties, such as forest officials and Sami people, easier when discussing...

2011-12-13 - Hunting and fishing biggest in the north of Sweden
A person between the ages of 16 and 64 visits the Swedish mountains twice a year on average. This has been shown by SLU researchers in a study.

2011-11-29 - Mapping Swedish Fells
At SLU in Umeå, researchers are developing new techniques for automated mapping of land cover.

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