Predicting Optimum Dilution Factors for BOD Sampling and Desired Dissolved Oxygen for Controlling Organic Contamination in Various Wastewaters by Hisham A. Maddah

“…High biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) concentrations in water minimize oxygen availability, damage ecosystem biodiversity, impair water quality, and spoil freshwater. …”
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Ovid Among the Floating Garbage: Derek Mahon on Recycling and Exile by Peter Kelly

“…His late work directly tackles the climate crisis and losses in biodiversity. Mahon is keenly aware of how the postmodern erosion of place and locality through globalization and exponential urbanization has contributed to the destruction of natural environments. …”
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Metodyka waloryzacji przyrodniczej. Część II: Zastosowania w praktyce ocen oddziaływania przedsięwzięć na środowisko by Piotr Matyjasiak

“…Valorization of natural resources should include an assessment of potential environmental damage, including an impact on the local biodiversity, the ecological connectivity, the N2000 network, and the legally protected areas. …”
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Introduction risk of fire ants through container cargo in ports: Data integration approach considering a logistic network. by Shota Homma, Daisuke Murakami, Shinya Hosokawa, Koji Kanefuji

“…Invasive alien species introduced to ports through cargo containers have destroyed the biodiversity worldwide. The introduction risk at ports must be estimated to control the early stages of invasion. …”
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Efecto del viento y fenología de la migración de aves post-reproducción a través de los pirineos occidentales para una selección de especies by Pablo Monroy, Alicia García-Serrano, Juan Herrero, Luis Tirado

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XI International Mycological Congress: report of Congress action on nomenclature proposals relating to fungi by Tom W. May, Scott A. Redhead, Lorenzo Lombard, Amy Y. Rossman

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Buzzing Guardians Buzzing Guardians: Protecting Pollinators in Agricultural Landscapes by Hunasikote Shamappa Venu, Amala Udayakumar, A.N. Shylesha, Timalapur M. Shivalingaswamy

“…By acclimatizing an integrated, collaborative and convincing approach for pollinator conservation, we can assure and predict the sustainability and productivity of ecosystem, that eventually supports biodiversity and food security. …”
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Challenges in nature-based health and therapy research and critical considerations for application in musculoskeletal health by Richard Doran-Sherlock, Payal Sood, Nicole Anne Struthers, Filip Maric

“…In addition, engaging with natural environments which are vulnerable to the entwinned threats of climate change and biodiversity collapse requires consideration of the effects of ecological disturbance and the underlying anthropocentric/utilitarian view of the natural world. …”
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Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China by Shuhan Ma, Julien Kimmig, James D. Schiffbauer, Ruibo Li, Shanchi Peng, Xianfeng Yang

“…This finding not only suggests that this group had a wider spatial and temporal distribution than previously known, but also adds information to the overall biodiversity of the Balang Biota—one of the most important Stage 4 fossil deposits known from Gondwana.…”
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Grassland changes and the role of elevation: A global perspective by Yuxin Zhang, Juying Sun, Yafeng Lu, Zhou Shu

“…Grasslands cover approximately 40 % of the Earth's land area and provide essential ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration and biodiversity support. However, global climate change and human activities have significantly altered grassland dynamics, manifesting as ''greening'' and ''browning'' trends in different regions. …”
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Erosion Potential Estimation by Network Measurement of Soil Properties in Coastal Areas after Clearcutting by Shih-Hao Jien, Ming-Hsi Lee, Zeng-Yei Hseu, Hsiang-Hua Wang

“…Invasive white leadtrees ( Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit) are contributing to the destruction of coastal ecosystems and biodiversity in humid subtropical and tropical regions. …”
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Assessment of Useful Alien Plant Species Cultivated and Managed in Rural Home Gardens of Limpopo Province, South Africa by Sebua Silas Semenya, Alfred Maroyi

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Characterizing rural livelihoods in a changing environment: a case study in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco by Adele Woodmansee, Meryem Aakairi, Bruno Gérard, Omar Saadani Hassani, Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Alison G. Power, David G. Rossiter, Andrew McDonald

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Investigation of Impervious surface and Urban Surface Temperature in Qaemshahr by Taher Safarrad, Yadollah Yousefi, Atefeh Rezaei taleei

“…Information on a variation of impervious surface is useful for understanding urbanization and its impacts on the hydrological cycle, water management, surface energy balances, urban heat island, and biodiversity. This research attempts to detect impervious surfaces and its changes by satellite imagery in Qaemshahr. …”
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Illustrated type catalogue of marine Isopoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Brazil by Cristiana S. Serejo, Agatha C. S. Fernandes

“…By photographing the specimens and digitizing the collection specimens´ labels, we expect to improve internal management and offer free access to the data, so as to preserve and promote the museum´s collections, which guard important and unique information on world biodiversity.…”
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Factors Affecting Mechanization of Agriculture Practices in Kabale District. by Ainomugisha, Godwin

“…From objective three, the study indicated findings established the environmental implications of agricultural mechanization in Kabale district and these include resource Depletion, mechanized farming enabling precision agriculture practices, mechanization can replace labor-intensive tasks, reducing the need for manual labor in agriculture, heavy machinery used in agriculture can cause soil compaction, biodiversity Loss…”
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Climate change–Drylands–Food Security Nexus in Africa: From the Perspective of Technical Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. by Hirwa, Hubert, Fadong, Li, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang

“…Climate change impacts on drylands pose more vexing risks to socio-ecological systems, resulting in food security issues, biodiversity loss, and livelihood shifts in Africa. This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

“…Climate change impacts on drylands pose more vexing risks to socio-ecological systems, resulting in food security issues, biodiversity loss, and livelihood shifts in Africa. This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.): Quasi-Virgin Forest Stand of the Gorgany Mts.: Structure, Vascular Plants Diversity, Health Conditions by Yuriy Shparyk, Ivan Danylyk, Oleksandr Kuzyarin, Ivan Senchak, Nazar Kruk

“…The basic priority in the activities of the institutions of the nature reserve fund of Ukraine is the natural ecosystems’ biodiversity preservation, and its implementation should ensure the restoration of their natural structure and the prevention of invasive species’ penetration into ecosystems and the fight against them. …”
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Estimation of mangrove carbon stocks using unmanned aerial vehicle over coastal vegetation by S.H. Larekeng, M. Nursaputra, M.F. Mappiasse, S. Ishak, M. Basyuni, E. Sumarga, V.B. Arifanti, A.A. Aznawi, Y.I. Rahmila, M. Yulianti, R. Rahmania, A. Mubaraq, S.G. Salmo III, H. Ali, I. Yenny

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