Comparing Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Policy Options by John Kadvany

“…Using a multiple values approach from decision analysis, AEIs are characterized as measurement criteria for ecological impacts. Criteria for evaluating AEI options are identified, including modeling and assessment issues, the characterization of ecological value, regulatory implementation, and the treatment of uncertainty. …”
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Online Measurement Method for Circuit Breaker Mechanical–Time Characteristics Based on Transient Voltage and Current Signal Feature Extraction by Liting Weng, Jianhua Xia, Zhaochuang Zhang, Jingang Wang, Lin Chen, Yingbo Zi, Lingyi Ma, Xingyu Zhang, Fan Zhang, Pengcheng Zhao

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Influences of different components on viscosities of CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 melts by Zhang G.H., Chou K.C., Lv X.Y.

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Partly cloudy with a chance of mosquitoes: Developing a flexible approach to forecasting mosquito populations by Travis McDevitt‐Galles, Arthur T. Degaetano, Sarah C. Elmendorf, John R. Foster, Howard S. Ginsberg, Mevin B. Hooten, Shannon LaDeau, Katherine M. McClure, Sara Paull, Erin Posthumus, Ilia Rochlin, Daniel Grear

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Mechanism of mineral phase transformation in preparing aluminum alloy by electrolysis of molten salt from aluminum alloy dross by Zhengping Zuo, Wenfen Wu, Jianbo Zhang, Zhanbing Li, Fengqin Liu, Shaopeng Li

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Liquidus temperatures of Na3AlF6-AlF3-CaF2-KF-LiF-Al2O3 melts by Peng J.P., Di Y.Z., Wang Y.W., Bai Y.B., Feng N.X.

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Drought before fire increases tree mortality after fire by C. Alina Cansler, Micah C. Wright, Phillip J. vanMantgem, Timothy M. Shearman, J. Morgan Varner, Sharon M. Hood

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Thermal Environmental Impact of Urban Development Scenarios from a Low Carbon Perspective: A Case Study of Wuhan by Kai Lin, Qingming Zhan, Wei Xue, Yulong Shu, Yixiao Lu

“…Then, the ANN (artificial neural network)–CA (Cellular Automata) model is employed to establish three distinct development scenarios (Ecological Priority, Tight Growth, and Natural Growth) to predict future urban expansion. …”
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Annotated review of the mammal fauna in the Chornobyl Biosphere Reserve as of 2023 by Sergii Gashchak

“…The review of mammals recorded in the Chornobyl Radiation-Ecological Biosphere Reserve (established in 2016, covering 2273 of the 2600 km² area of the former exclusion zone) is carried out for the second time in the entire history of studies in the region. …”
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A comparative framework to develop transferable species distribution models for animal telemetry data by Joshua A. Cullen, Camila Domit, Margaret M. Lamont, Christopher D. Marshall, Armando J. B. Santos, Christopher R. Sasso, Mehsin Al Ansi, Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes

“…Abstract Species distribution models (SDMs) have become increasingly popular for making ecological inferences, as well as predictions to inform conservation and management. …”
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RESULTS OF EXPEDITIONS CARRIED OUT BY KRYMSK EXPERIMENT BREEDING STATION OF VIR TO COLLECT WILD AND RUN-WILD FRUIT AND BERRY PLANTS IN SOUTHERN REGIONS OF RUSSIA by G. V. Eremin, V. N. Podorozhnyi

“…Since the beginning of the 2000s, the ecological and climatic situation in southern regions of Russia has deteriorated sig­nificantly due to the increased anthropogenic impact. …”
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Continuing the continuous harvests of food production: from the perspective of the interrelationships among cultivated land quantity, quality, and grain yield by Peng Cheng, Yang Zhang, Ke Liu, Xuesong Kong, Shiman Wu, Huafei Yan, Ping Jiang

“…Even with such acreage and ecological losses, the total grain yield still increased by 3.77% and 9.53% during 2000–2010 and 2010–2020, respectively, continuing the miracle “continuous harvests” of grain yield in this region. …”
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Spatiotemporal Evolution and Driving Mechanisms of kNDVI in Different Sections of the Yangtze River Basin Using Multiple Statistical Methods and the PLSPM Model by Zhenjiang Wu, Fengmei Yao, Adeel Ahmad, Fan Deng, Jun Fang

“…Spatiotemporal vegetation changes serve as a key indicator of regional ecological environmental quality and provide crucial guidance for developing strategies for regional ecological protection and sustainable development. …”
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Cultivating crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) significantly enhances the quantity and diversity of soil microorganisms: evidence from the comparison of rice-wheat and rice-crayfish ro... by Hui Xu, Hui Xu, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Xuguang Li, Xuguang Li, Jiajia Li, Jiajia Li, Yu Xu, Yu Xu, Zhiqiang Xu, Zhiqiang Xu

“…Integrated farming of rice (IFA), as a time-honored agricultural model, can effectively increase agricultural productivity and provide ecological benefits. Rice-wheat rotation and rice-crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) rotation are two most widely applied IFA patterns in China. …”
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Modeling the advective supply of Calanus finmarchicus to Stellwagen Bank as an indicator of sand lance foraging habitat, and the climate vulnerability of a National Marine Sanctuar... by Cameron R. S. Thompson, Cameron R. S. Thompson, Isabel A. Honda, Isabel A. Honda, Jacob P. Kritzer, Jackie Motyka, Jeffrey A. Runge, Rubao Ji

“…Declines in the advective supply of C. finmarchicus to Stellwagen Bank could adversely affect sand lance populations and, consequently, the ecological and economic resources that depend on them. …”
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Soil Microbial Responses to Varying Environmental Conditions in a Copper Belt Region of Africa: Phytoremediation Perspectives by Kabwe Nkongolo, John B. Mukalay, Antoine K. Lubobo, Paul Michael

“…Four ecologically different sites were selected. They include a residential area (site 1), an agricultural dry field (site 2), and an agricultural wetland (site 3), all located within the vicinity of a copper/cobalt mining plant. …”
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Contribution of the Geodiversity knowledge to social, economic, and environmental health development by Cassio Silva, Edson Farias Mello, Gilberto Dias Calaes, Patricia Duringer Jacques, André Luiz Invernizzi

“… With the support of this study, based on published information, this article highlights that Geosciences enable the research of methods and perspectives aimed at optimizing the management of natural resource use, aligning them with ecological limitations and incorporating environmental and social variables into the territorial planning process. …”
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Distribution of Cetaceans in the Canary Islands (Northeast Atlantic Ocean): Implications for the Natura 2000 Network and Future Conservation Measures by Inma Herrera, Inma Herrera, Manuel Carrillo, Marcial Cosme de Esteban, Ricardo Haroun

“…The main aim of the designated SACs is the conservation of its biological and ecological diversity, ensuring the long-term survival of the target species in the waters around islands. …”
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Corrigendum to “A Spatial Interpolation of Meteorological Parameters considering Geographic Semantics” by Wenjun Wu, Ruijie Gan, Junli Li, Xiu Cao, Xinxin Ye, Jie Zhang, Hongjiao Qu

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Founding Editorial: Embryology — An Integrated Approach by Michael Richardson, Roger Keynes, Paula Mabee, Lynne Selwood

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