Environmental monitoring and assessment
Jan 10, 2026
Climate change and biological invasions are major drivers of global biodiversity loss. Ageratum conyzoides L. is a highly aggressive invader, yet its ecological risks and potential range dynamics in India remain insufficiently quantified. To assess i...
Unsustainable mining practices have led to severe ecosystem degradation in mining areas. Ecological restoration plays a crucial role in reinstating the ecosystem service functions of these areas. A monetary evaluation of the ecosystem service value g...
Flash droughts, characterized by rapid onset and increasing frequency, pose significant threats to ecosystem stability and function. However, there remains no global consensus regarding forest responses to flash droughts. Here, using a reconstructed ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Dec 9, 2025
Here, we present an analysis of the growth and use of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) over the last 5 y. GBIF is the world's largest data integrator for biodiversity information and plays a central role in research across the biod...
Koala populations are declining primarily due to habitat loss, making large-scale habitat quality prediction essential for conservation. A first approach to defining koala habitat quality involves identifying the number of different 'koala' trees spe...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Nov 28, 2025
Quantitative data on coastal land use changes are essential for effective resource management and sustainable development. In this study, we examined land use and land cover (LULC) changes, along with erosion and accretion, in the climate-sensitive S...
Deforestation continues to pose a major threat to global ecosystems, biodiversity, and climate resilience, demanding intelligent and timely monitoring solutions. This study introduces a novel framework that integrates YOLOv8 (You Only Look Once) obje...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Nov 3, 2025
Wetland ecosystems in Africa's semi-arid rift valleys are crucial for supporting biodiversity, regulating water systems, and sustaining livelihoods; however, they are rapidly deteriorating due to agricultural expansion and urbanization. Previous asse...
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, virtual reality (VR), and digital twin technologies are transforming approaches to cultural heritage conservation. This study develops an integrated analytical framework that combines AI-dr...
This paper proposes an automated solution for tree enumeration in areas designated for forest land division using drone image processing. Traditional tree counting methods are time-consuming and error-prone. Our approach leverages drone imagery and a...
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