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The role of trophic, mutualistic, and competitive interactions in an industrial symbiosis process implementation: an ecological network perspective
For both government and private institutions, the development of collaboration networks becomes an element of great importance for the implementation...
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Trophic fingerprinting of a pristine but rapidly deteriorating downstream region of a Western Ghats River
Chalakudy River is renowned for its pristine waters and rich ichthyofaunal biodiversity. The downstream area of the river is confronting a series of...
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Trophic state and potential productivity assessment for Qaroun Lake using spatial techniques
Qaroun Lake is one of the most important Egyptian lakes which, recently, have been exposed to severe degradation in water quality and fish...
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Adaptation and application of the fuzzy synthetic evaluation (FSE) method for characterizing the trophic state of tropical semiarid reservoirs
Eutrophication is a recurrent problem in water bodies, especially in tropical semiarid reservoirs. The trophic state index (TSI) is an important tool...
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Variability of the trophic state in a coastal reef system associated with submarine groundwater discharge in the Mexican Caribbean
Submarine groundwater discharges (SGD) have been associated with important sources of nutrients between the land and oceans that can generate...
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Trophic Structure of Temperate Australian Oyster Reefs Within the Estuarine Seascape: a Stable Isotope Analysis
Remnant oyster reefs support diverse communities of invertebrates and fish, and there is growing interest in restoring this important habitat....
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Distribution, bioaccumulation, trophic transfer and risk assessment of trace elements in fish from a typical shallow outflow lake basin, China
Fish are important food sources for humans, and the availability of appropriate amount of trace elements (TEs) plays a crucial role in fish growth....
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Trophic transfer patterns of arsenic in freshwater ecosystem layers in arsenic-endemic Ganges Delta and its potential human health risk
Arsenic (As) is a toxic environmental contaminant with global public health concern. In aquatic ecosystems, the quantification of total As is...
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Mercury Exposure in Two Fish Trophic Guilds from Protected and ASGM-Impacted Reservoirs in Zimbabwe and Possible Risks to Human Health
Despite a surge in mercury (Hg) pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Zimbabwe’s drainage basins, little is known about Hg...
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Niche overlap is a predictor of the interspecies correlations detected by microbial network analysis in soil micro-aggregates
PurposeGiven the vast microorganisms and infertile resources in the soil, nutritional resources would be a focal point of bacterial competition....
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Wildfire smoke reduces lake ecosystem metabolic rates unequally across a trophic gradient
Wildfire smoke covers entire continents, depositing aerosols and reducing solar radiation fluxes to millions of freshwater ecosystems, yet little is...
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Spatiotemporal heterogeneities and driving factors of water quality and trophic state of a typical urban shallow lake (Taihu, China)
Water quality deterioration and eutrophication of urban shallow lakes are global ecological problems with increasing concern and greater...
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Effects of tourism development on ecological network and function of sediment microbial communities in the urban wetland park
Tourism development influenced the ecological network of microbial communities.
Regulating mechanism of intra- and inter-domain networks was clarified.
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Ecosystem health status and trophic modeling of an anthropogenically impacted small tropical estuary along India’s west coast
The tropical estuaries are characterized with high biological production and also impacted by anthropogenic activities. Describing these estuaries in...
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Network Models to Simulate Urban Metabolism
As noted in previous chapters, the metabolism of an organism or ecosystem operates through a network of connections between the organism’s or... -
Linking land system changes (1980–2017) with the trophic status of an urban wetland: Implications for wetland management
The knowledge on urban ecosystem dynamics is being increasingly felt due to unprecedented symptoms arising out of urbanization. This study is aimed...
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Assessing lake water quality during COVID-19 era using geospatial techniques and artificial neural network model
The present study evaluates the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the water quality of a tropical lake (East Kolkata Wetland or EKW, India) along...
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Disruption of ecological networks in lakes by climate change and nutrient fluctuations
Climate change interacts with local processes to threaten biodiversity by disrupting the complex network of ecological interactions. While changes in...
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Monitoring network optimization and impact of fish farming upon water quality in the Três Marias Hydroelectric Reservoir, Brazil
Hydroelectric power is the main source of electrical energy in Brazil. Electrical energy providers have the duty to monitor water quality in...
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Baseline assessment of the hydrological network and land use in riparian buffers of Pampean streams of Uruguay
The integrated assessment of stream networks and terrestrial land use contributes a critical foundation for understanding and mitigating potential...