Under the increasing pressure of global climate change, water conservation (WC) in semi-arid regions is experiencing unprecedented levels of stress. WC involves complex, nonlinear interactions among ecosystem components like vegetation, soil structur...
The persistence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water can pose risks to ecosystems, while due to data limitations, the occurrence, risks, and future trends of PFAS at large scales remain unknown. This study investigated the e...
Posidonia oceanica is a protected endemic seagrass of the Mediterranean Sea that fosters biodiversity, stores carbon, releases oxygen, and provides habitat to numerous sea organisms. Leveraging augmented research, we collected a comprehensive dataset...
Forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is a key indicator reflecting the function and quality of forest ecosystems, and accurate large-scale estimations of forest AGB are essential for effective forest ecosystem management. However, owing to limitations in...
Environmental science and pollution research international
39966320
The health of an ecosystem and the quality of water can be determined by the clarity of the water. The Persian Gulf and Oman Sea have a unique ecosystem, and monitoring their water clarity is necessary for sustainable development. Here, various crite...
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous and have various characteristics. However, their impacts on bacterial community functions in lakes remain elusive. In this study, we identified 33 different MPs features including their abundance, shape, color, size...
A primary goal of microbial genome-wide association studies is identifying genomic variants associated with a particular habitat. Existing tools fail to identify known causal variants if the analyzed trait shaped the phylogeny. Furthermore, due to in...
Prosopis juliflora, one of the most invasive trees, adversely affects the ecosystem and native plant communities in arid lands. This disrupts biodiversity and depletes water resources, posing significant ecological and economic challenges. Several at...
The island of New Guinea harbors some of the world's most biologically diverse and highly endemic tropical ecosystems. Nevertheless, progressing land-use change in the region threatens their integrity, which will adversely affect their biodiversity a...
Inland water sources, such as lakes, support diverse ecosystems and provide essential services to human societies. However, these valuable resources are under increasing pressure from rapid climate changes and pollution resulting from human activitie...