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Linking ecological vulnerability and ecosystem service value in a fast-growing metropolitan area of eastern India: a scenario-based sustainability approach
The rapid urbanization process has significantly transformed natural landscapes through extensive changes in land use and land cover in urban areas....
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The impact of global climate change on the number and replacement of provisioning ecosystem services of Brazilian Cerrado plants
It is essential to predict areas of losses or exchanges of ecosystem services to adapt communities to the impacts caused by climate change....
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Virtual landscape-scale restoration of altered channels helps us understand the extent of impacts to guide future ecosystem management
Human modification of hydrological connectivity of landscapes has had significant consequences on ecosystem functioning. Artificial drainage...
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Coupling isotopic analysis and Ecopath model to detect the ecosystem features based on functional groups of the southwestern Yellow Sea, China
The paper evaluates the species richness, material transfer, energy flow, and system function of the southwestern Yellow Sea Ecosystem (SYSE)...
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Urban Trees and Hydrological Ecosystem Service: A Novel Approach to Analyzing the Relationship Between Landscape Structure and Runoff Reduction
Urban stormwater runoff has posed significant challenges in the face of urbanization and climate change, emphasizing the importance of trees in...
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Analysis of ecosystem service drivers based on interpretive machine learning: a case study of Zhejiang Province, China
A systematic understanding of the driving mechanisms of ecosystem services (ESs) and the relationships among them is critical for successful...
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The problem of conserving an ecosystem that has not been completely delineated and mapped: the case of the Cocais Palm Forest
Land cover changes threaten biodiversity and alter the geographic distribution of forests worldwide. Studies on this topic are important to establish...
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Restoring Riparian Ecosystems During the UN-Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: A Global Perspective
Ecosystems across the globe, be it terrestrial, marine or transitional in nature are under pressure due to multiple drivers of changes including...
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Evaluation and prediction of land use change impacts on ecosystem service values in Nan**g City from 1995 to 2030
Land use changes have a considerable impact on ecosystem services (ESs). In recent years, land use changes caused by urban expansion in Nan**g City...
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Citizen Science Improves the Known and Potential Distribution of a Strong Wetland Invader: Implications for Niche Modeling and Invasion Management
Invasive alien species are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss and ecosystem alteration. Obtaining up-to-date occurrence records and accurate...
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Identifying and Aligning Ecosystem Services and Beneficiaries Associated with Best Management Practices in Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Ecosystem restoration may require implementing programs or best management practices (BMPs) in areas that are geographically far from the target...
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Assessment of land use change in riverine ecosystem and utilizing it for socioeconomic benefit
Increasing urbanization has led to diminished agricultural mainland for food production worldwide. Riverine sandbars could be viewed as prospective...
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Spatiotemporal change in the land use and ecosystem service value in the Aral Sea basin (1993–2018)
The Aral Sea started shrinking since the 1960s due to natural factors and human activities; however, the relationship between land cover change and...
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Urban Heat Island From A 3d Modeling Perspective—A Review
The number of studies on the urban heat island has been increasing in recent years. Developments in geospatial analytics, especially in recent years,...
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Development of the Institutional Environment of the Region’s Ecosystem
The paper focuses on the design of the institutional environment of the region in an ecosystem format. The authors study the institutional...
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Spatial assessment of ecosystem services provisioning changes in a forest-dominated protected area in NE Turkey
Forested landscapes offer high provisioning capacities for many ecosystem services (ES), yet their capabilities may change in time due to...
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Using networks modeling for assessing the structure of socio-ecological systems based on the flow-space approach: a case study of Shenzhen, China
Understanding the complex interactions within urban social-ecological systems and revealing the characteristics of multi-layered network structures...
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Urban metabolism and dynamic modeling: pioneering approaches for resilient planning in the Greater Cairo Region
In Egypt, planning practice is physical and rooted in design principles, resulting in plans that seldom consider the impact of land use and land...
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Hydrogeochemical characteristics and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in groundwater and their relationship with the ecosystem: case study in Tunisia
Sidi Bouzid basin knows for several decades a fast-growing anthropogenic activity and, consequently, an increase in groundwater pollution which...
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The Crucial Nexus of Microplastics on Ecosystem and Climate Change: Types, Source, Impacts, and Transport
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is a significant concern within environmental degradation, prevalent across various ecosystems, including aquatic and...
