Lake Nydala. ISO 100, 24.1 mm, f/4, 1/80. UmeĆ„ truly lives up to its nickname, –Ā theĀ City of Birches – in autumn when the birches fill the landscape and streets in their bright, golden colors. Spent the day out at Lake Nydala (a stone’s throw away from Campus), takingĀ photographs in the mild autumn weather which is… Continue reading Autumn Arriving in UmeĆ„
Month: September 2016
What’cha got there, buddy?
Picture of the day: German Shorthaired Pointer, ISO 720; 178 mm; f/5.6; 1/125 We had an interesting lecture about experimental design in ecology earlier to walk us through the do’s and whatnots of conducting your own experiment: might sound strict, but in the end it’s all about how to best get the answer to your… Continue reading What’cha got there, buddy?
Specialist software
Picture of the day: Common Goldeneye, ISO 400; 143 mm; f/5.6; 1/320 Being able to understand and apply different census methods & techniques is an irreplaceable skill to any wildlife manager – perhaps today moreĀ than ever! Fortunately, the hassle of summarizing some distant data by hand is left behind at your old Stat. 101 course,… Continue reading Specialist software
Project: Plan your own Census!
As I mentioned earlier, a big part of the Census Techniques course is planning your own census – in the form of a project proposal to an agency! I’ll be working with monitoring the Willow Ptarmigan population, but good ornithologists might notice I’ve sneaked in an islandic subspecies of Rock Ptarmigan on the cover photo.… Continue reading Project: Plan your own Census!
Weekend trip to Vaasa!
If youād like a foreign experience during your foreign exchange year, look no further! Vaasa, home to no less than 6 different universities (!!) and UmeĆ„s twin city, lies just across kvarken and a ferry trip away from UmeĆ„. This makes it ideal for that relaxed weekend youāve been planning to treat yourself to after… Continue reading Weekend trip to Vaasa!
Census Techniques Starts!
Finally, after 3 years at university, today marked the day I finally got to get my hands on the first course in the masters programme that got me to move 1080 kms north to UmeĆ„! The first days of the course started up with a get-to-know-eachother exercise, followed by a brief topic introductionĀ and startup of… Continue reading Census Techniques Starts!
Welcome to the Fish and Wildlife Blog!
During the coming academic year, I will be putting up some of the weekly highlights from the four core courses of SLUs Masters Programme in the Management of Fish and Wildlife Populations! – Fish and Wildlife Census Techniques – Applied Population Ecology – Human Dimensions of Fish and Wildlife Management – Fish and Wildlife Management… Continue reading Welcome to the Fish and Wildlife Blog!