AIMC Topic: Conservation of Natural Resources

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Integrating climate scenarios and advanced modeling to predict freshwater fish invasions: insights from Carassius species in Iran.

Scientific reports
Freshwater ecosystems are increasingly imperiled by the dual pressures of biological invasions and climate change, necessitating robust predictive frameworks for effective management. This study integrates advanced ensemble machine learning (EML) wit...

Machine learning predictions of climate change effects on nearly threatened bird species (Crithagra xantholaema) habitat in Ethiopia for conservation strategies.

Scientific reports
Endemic and endangered bird species, such as Salvadori serin (C. xantholaema), are vulnerable to environmental and anthropogenic changes. Understanding the impact of climate change on ecological niches is essential for effective conservation. This st...

Proximity to water shapes the distribution of natural elephant mortality in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Scientific reports
While elephant poaching has received considerable attention, natural mortality can at times surpass human-induced deaths, especially under environmental stress. Understanding the ecological drivers of natural elephant mortality is therefore crucial f...

Combining wood traits as a promising timber origin verification and its application in the Brazilian trade chain.

The Science of the total environment
Tracing the geographic origin of wood remains a major challenge in the fight against illegal timber in tropical countries. Methods using anatomical, chemical, isotopic and DNA markers have been successfully tested, but methods are either expensive, u...

Utilizing data science to assess native Indian freshwater fish taxa and their conservation status.

The Science of the total environment
India ranks ninth globally in freshwater fish diversity but lacks updated checklists and data-driven fish diversity and conservation assessments, which are essential for better informed decision-making on conservation and species discovery efforts. T...

Prediction of changes in suitable habitats for tea plants in China's four major tea-producing regions based on machine learning models.

PloS one
Under the background of ongoing global climate warming, clarifying the spatiotemporal dynamics of suitable habitats for tea plants and their potential impact on forest ecosystems is essential for promoting sustainable tea industry development and eco...

When crops fail, forests follow: Agricultural shocks and deforestation in Zambia.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
As climate change makes agricultural production shocks more frequent and severe, it is vital to understand their effect on farmer welfare, land use, and deforestation. Theoretically, a change in agricultural productivity could increase or decrease de...

Species habitat modeling based on image semantic segmentation.

Scientific reports
Habitat monitoring has emerged as a crucial practice for preserving ecological environments and ensuring species reproduction. Traditional habitat modeling often relies on the "lasagna model"-a McHarg-style approach that focuses on the ecological nic...

Causal inference unveils how forest coverage mitigates excess snakebite cases during rainfall seasons in Colombia.

Scientific reports
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that affects mainly rural populations, where antivenom is scarce. Understanding environmental drivers of snakebite incidence is critical for public health preparedness. This study employs causal in...

Delineation of groundwater potential zones using data-driven approaches: towards achieving sustainable groundwater management in drought-prone region of Eastern India.

Environmental monitoring and assessment
To a large extent, the food security and ecological balance of a region, particularly in agriculturally dominated areas, largely depend on the sustainable use and management of groundwater resources. However, in recent times, both natural and human-d...