L’agrobiodiversité du dattier (Phoenix dactylifera L.) dans l’oasis de Siwa (Égypte) by Vincent Battesti

“…The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is certainly the key plant of the oasian ecosystem of Siwa, the only Berber oasis of Egypt, in the Libyan Desert. …”
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Evaluation of Emergency Assembly Areas with the AHP Method from the Perspective of Occupational Safety Experts by Onur Doğan

“…Occupational safety specialists are experts and have a high level of competence in combating all kinds of negative effects (earthquake, sabotage, accident, fire, etc.) that may affect the business ecosystem. For this reason, it is thought that it will be important to benefit from the knowledge and experience of occupational safety experts in the determination of emergency assembly areas in settlements. …”
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Assessing the Ecological Risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments at Langkawi Island, Malaysia by Essam Nasher, Lee Yook Heng, Zuriati Zakaria, Salmijah Surif

“…Tourism-related activities such as the heavy use of boats for transportation are a significant source of petroleum hydrocarbons that may harm the ecosystem of Langkawi Island. The contamination and toxicity levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) in the sediments of Langkawi were evaluated using sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) and toxic equivalent factors. …”
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Installation of an Artificial Vegetating Island in Oligomesotrophic Lake Paro, Korea by Eun-Young Seo, Oh-Byung Kwon, Seung-Ik Choi, Ji-Ho Kim, Tae-Seok Ahn

“…After cut off of inflowing water, Lake Paro, an oligomesotrophic lake lost littoral zone, an important region for the aquatic ecosystem. For the first step of restoration, the artificial vegetation island was installed. …”
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Assessment of forest soil contamination by heavy metals in the Polish National Park near Warsaw by Aneta Łukaszek-Chmielewska, Joanna Rakowska, Marzena Rachwał, Olga Stawarz

“…Abstract The forest ecosystems are essential for human well-being development and reduction of the risk of natural disasters. …”
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Influence of Environmental Factors on the Aboveground Biomass of Mature and Postmining Forests in Chocó by David Pérez Abadía, Harley Quinto Mosquera, José María Del Arco

“…Mining reduces the function of these ecosystems in mitigating climate change.…”
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Estimation of aboveground biomass and carbon storage in mangroves along the coast of Banda Aceh City by Farahisah Harum, Nanda Muhammad, Haditiar Yudi, Khairunnisa

“…One of the ecosystem services provided by mangroves is carbon absorption and storage, known as blue carbon. …”
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Updates to the checklist of nocturnal Macroheterocera (Lepidoptera) of the Central High Atlas of Morocco: One new species added for Morocco by Nidal Fetnassi, Omar Er-rguibi, Abdessamad Aglagane, Mohamed Ghamizi, Erki Õunap

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Rachel Carson’s enduring call: a 60-year echo for harmony with nature by Olcay Ünver, Gavrielle Orman, Kiril Hristovski

“… Sixty years after Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring exposed some harmful effects of pesticides on species and ecosystems, this article examines the enduring relevance of her call for a more sustainable approach to agriculture. …”
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Heavy metals impact environmental capacity of oasis soils in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau dry zone by Siqi Han, Bin Wang, Zhen Yao, Lu Dai, Youning Wei, Yao Niu, Ling Qian

“…Abstract The Tibetan Plateau is known as the “third pole of the world,” and plateau oases are a key component of plateau ecosystems. Under natural conditions, the ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau contain relatively low levels of heavy metals. …”
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Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Soluble Fractions of Industrial Solid Wastes on Daphnia magna and Vibrio fischeri by Letícia Flohr, Armando Borges de Castilhos Júnior, William Gerson Matias

“…Industrial wastes may produce leachates that can contaminate the aquatic ecosystem. Toxicity testing in acute and chronic levels is essential to assess environmental risks from the soluble fractions of these wastes, since only chemical analysis may not be adequate to classify the hazard of an industrial waste. …”
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Life stage hypothesis modeling determines insect vulnerability during developmental life stages to climate extremes by J. Simone Durney, Diane M. Debinski, Stephen F. Matter

“…Changes in butterfly population size over time, reflective of indicator life stages, can signal changes that have occurred or are occurring in their environment indicating ecosystem health. From the perspective of understanding butterflies as bioindicators in these systems, it is essential to identify influential environmental variables at each life stage that have the greatest effect on population dynamics. …”
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Treatment of Tanning Effluent Using Seaweeds and Reduction of Environmental Contamination by V. Sampathkumar, S. Southamirajan, Elango Subramani, Senthilkumar Veerasamy, D. Ambika, Dineshkumar Gopalakrishnan, G. E. Arunkumar, K. Raja, S. Arulmozhi, Dhivya Balamoorthy

“…One of the main sources of dangerous chemicals that are dumped untreated into land and water bodies and have a negative influence on the ecosystem are industrial effluents. Seaweeds are currently used for treating industrial effluent effectively. …”
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Abyssal deposit feeders are secondary consumers of detritus and rely on nutrition derived from microbial communities in their guts by Sonia Romero-Romero, Lee C. Miller, Jesse A. Black, Brian N. Popp, Jeffrey C. Drazen

“…Abyssal plains depend entirely on detritus and are among the most understudied ecosystems, with deposit feeders dominating megafaunal communities. …”
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Water and sediment quality assessment at São Lourenço River-SP by Angélica Megda da Silva, Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, Paulo Augusto Zantune Pamplin, Maria Beatriz Bohrer-Morel

“…The results indicate that SLR is influenced by other anthropic activities, beyond to WTP and WWTP discharges, and that sediments are more affected in this ecosystem.…”
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The trypanosomatid (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) parasites in bees: A review on their environmental circulation, impacts and implications by Rossella Tiritelli, Giovanni Cilia, Tamara Gómez-Moracho

“…Understanding the pathogenicity and infection dynamics of trypanosomatids, along with the impact of environmental factors, is essential for developing effective conservation strategies that support pollinator health and overall ecosystem resilience.…”
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Stable isotope ecology of Quaternary cervid and bovid species in Southeast Asia with implications for wildlife conservation by Sanah Shaikh, Hervé Bocherens, Kantapon Suraprasit

“…As herbivores play a crucial role in shaping the structure of environments and the ecosystem dynamics of the region, it is crucial to protect these endangered species. …”
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E-Commerce Fraud Detection Based on Machine Learning Techniques: Systematic Literature Review by Abed Mutemi, Fernando Bacao

“…To establish a healthy e-commerce ecosystem, robust cyber security and anti-fraud measures are crucial. …”
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Biology of Incidental Catch Sea Star Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), from Malaysian Borneo Exclusive Economic Zone by Ruhana Hassan, Suet Yee Lee, Wan Zabidii Wan Morni

“…The widely distributed sea star on different types of sea beds suggested healthy deep sea ecosystem; thus Malaysia should explore further potential fisheries resources in the EEZ off Sarawak coast.…”
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Effects of fishing and environmental parameters on the commercial bony fish assemblage in the southern Caspian Sea by Fazli Hasan, Kaymaram Farhad, Daryanabard Gholam Reza

“…Since the 1990s, anthropogenic activities have been the major direct or indirect threats to the structural and functional organization of the unique ecosystem of the Caspian Sea (CS). This study attempts to investigate the relationships between fish community structure and environmental parameters and to analyze the Abundance Biomass Comparison (ABC) in the CS. …”
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