A New Database on Trait-Based Selection of Stormwater Pond Plants by Gisele P. Nighswander, Mary E. Szoka, Kayla M. Hess, Eban Z. Bean, Gail Hansen, Basil V. Iannone

“… Stormwater ponds play critical roles for flood control and water quality treatment, and they can provide ecological services to communities. Those ecological services can be enhanced with proper pond design and maintenance. …”
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Prise en compte de la durabilité dans la représentation sociale de la croissance économique. by Hélène Blanc, Adeline Raymond

“…We should therefore expect an integration of these ecological issues in consumption and production modes and consequently a modification of the social representation of economic growth. …”
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A New Database on Trait-Based Selection of Stormwater Pond Plants by Gisele P. Nighswander, Mary E. Szoka, Kayla M. Hess, Eban Z. Bean, Gail Hansen, Basil V. Iannone

“… Stormwater ponds play critical roles for flood control and water quality treatment, and they can provide ecological services to communities. Those ecological services can be enhanced with proper pond design and maintenance. …”
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Elevating larval source management as a key strategy for controlling malaria and other vector-borne diseases in Africa by Fredros Okumu, Sarah J. Moore, Prashanth Selvaraj, Arnon Houri Yafin, Elijah O. Juma, GloriaSalome G. Shirima, Silas Majambere, Andy Hardy, Bart G. J. Knols, Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Marceline Finda, Najat Kahamba, Edward Thomsen, Ayman Ahmed, Sarah Zohdy, Prosper Chaki, Peter DeChant, Kimberly Fornace, Nicodem Govella, Steven Gowelo, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Busiku Hamainza, Jasper N. Ijumba, William Jany, Hmooda Toto Kafy, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Lenson Kariuki, Samson Kiware, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Neil F. Lobo, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Charles Mbogo, Robert S. McCann, April Monroe, Bryson Alberto Ndenga, Halfan S. Ngowo, Eric Ochomo, Mercy Opiyo, Richard Reithinger, Chadwick Haadezu Sikaala, Allison Tatarsky, David Takudzwa, Fedra Trujillano, Ellie Sherrard-Smith

“…What is needed now is a significant boost in the financial resources and public health administration structures necessary to train, employ and deploy local-level workforces tasked with suppressing mosquito populations in scientifically driven and ecologically sensitive ways. In conclusion, having WHO guidelines that recognize LSM as a key intervention to be delivered in multiple contextualized forms would open the door to increased flexibility for funding and aid countries in implementing the strategies that they deem appropriate. …”
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Influencing Mechanisms of Ecosystem Services on Net Carbon Sink Efficiency and Spatial Differentiation Thereof: A Case Study of the Shanghai Metropolitan Area by Haoyang SONG, Min WANG

“…While effectively coordinating regional ecological, social and economic needs and promoting carbon sequestration and emission reduction, ecosystem services can be transmitted to surrounding areas to boost regional ecological space optimization. …”
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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer basal-to-top-dressing ratios on maize straw decomposition, soil carbon and nitrogen, and bacterial community structure in different soil textures on... by Jingyu Li, Jingyu Li, Xiaonan Yang, Rui Hou, Yujie Ma, Yanqun Wang, Yang Ma, Wenchao Zhen, Yuanyuan Huang, Xin Fu, Zhengping Peng, Zhengping Peng, Mingxin Men

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MaxEnt-Based Predictions of Suitable Potential Distribution of <i>Leymus secalinus</i> Under Current and Future Climate Change by Shimeng Zhao, Zongxian Zhang, Changyu Gao, Yiding Dong, Zeyao Jing, Lixia Du, Xiangyang Hou

“…Grassland degradation is a serious ecological issue in the farming–pastoral ecotone of northern China. …”
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Geotechnical Suitability of Soils in Road Construction for Sustainable Development in Tropical Africa: Case of Lateritic Graveled Soils of Bandjoun (West, Cameroon) by Carlos Foko Tamba, Lucas Kengni, Paul Tematio

“…The present work presented a specific evaluation of the geotechnical properties and ecological impact of lateritic graveled soils for road construction, as well as their potential for ecological and economic utilization.…”
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De novo transcriptome assembly of the Mediterranean sea-rock pool mosquitoes Aedes mariae and Aedes zammitii by Valentina Mastrantonio, Daniele Porretta, Franco Liberati, Roberta Bisconti, Tiziana Castrignanò, Daniele Canestrelli

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Laboratory Investigation on Particle Breakage Characteristics of Calcareous Sands by Qingsheng Chen, Wan Peng, Ronghu Yu, Gaoliang Tao, Sanjay Nimbalkar

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Monitoring Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) forests damage caused by Pantana phyllostachysae Chao considering phenological differences between on-year and off-year using UAV h... by Anqi He, Zhanghua Xu, Yifan Li, Bin Li, Xuying Huang, Huafeng Zhang, Xiaoyu Guo, Zenglu Li

“…This provides more accurate technical support for the health management and resource protection of bamboo forests and offers a scientific basis for maximizing the ecological and economic benefits of bamboo forests.…”
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Getting the best of carbon bang for mangrove restoration buck by Jingfan Zhang, Zhe Lu, Jinge Zhou, Guoming Qin, Yicheng Bai, Christian J. Sanders, Peter I. Macreadie, Jiacan Yuan, Xingyun Huang, Faming Wang

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The melting performance blast furnace slags with high alumina content by Zheng H.-Y., Zhang Y., Wang Z., Du J.-L., Jiang X., Gao Q.-J., Shen F.-M.

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Improving Urban Resilience through Green Infrastructure: An Integrated Approach for Connectivity Conservation in the Central City of Shenyang, China by Zhimin Liu, Chunliang Xiu, Chao Ye

“…Green infrastructure (GI) as an operational physical framework is being increasingly recognized as the most cost-effective way to mitigate and adapt to social-ecological challenges through multifunctional ecosystem services. …”
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Effects of polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics on the swimming behaviour and gut microbiome of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex by Sareh Yaripour, Mandar Bandekar, Jiri Vihavainen, Kuldeep More, Aslak Eronen, Manuela Faria Durão, Mikhail Daneliya, Tuure Houni, Tia Halonen, Jari T.T. Leskinen, Jaakko Haverinen, Hannu Huuskonen, Ulrika Candolin, Jukka Kekäläinen, Raine Kortet

“…Additionally, shifts in microbial diversity may indicate the sensitivity of the gut microbiota to environmental stressors, reflecting also potential ecological implications. Further investigation is needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms driving the detected responses and to assess the potential ecological consequences of NPs pollution on G. pulex in contaminated environments.…”
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The Internal Heterogeneity of Carbon Emissions in Megacities: A Case Study of Beijing, China by Zheng Wang, Kangkang Gu, Hu Yu

“…Beijing was selected to investigate influencing factor differences in the core zones, developing zones and ecological zones using the STIRPAT model on the county level. …”
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Contamination Features and Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals in the River Sediments around a Lead-Zinc Mine: A Case Study in Danzhai, Guizhou, China by Rongguo Sun, Yue Gao, Jing Xu, Yang Yang, Yutao Zhang

“…The spatial patterns, ecological risks, and sources of heavy metals (HMs), including Pb, Zn, Mn, Cu, Cd, Hg, and As in river sediments, were identified around a lead-zinc mine of Danzhai, Guizhou, China. …”
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The Impact of Land Development Rights Transfer on Urban–Rural Spatial Justice: A Case Study of Chongqing’s Land Quota Trading by Siyi Wei, Jing Huang, Zhanlu Zhang

“…However, the improvement in ecological equity through LDR transfer lacks sustainability, suggesting the need for stronger ecological protection measures in future policies. …”
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Research on the Negative Externalities Evaluation for the Development of Weathered Crust Elution-Deposited Rare Earth Ores by Xu Ligang, Xu Meijuan

“…To standardize the specification of negative externality management of mining resources development and promote the process of marketization and diversification of ecological compensation, the article reviews the perspective and method of quantitative evaluation of negative externalities based on summarizing the mineralization principle, characteristics, and three-generation leaching process of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ore. …”
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From Policy to Practice: Assessing Carbon Storage in Fujian Province Using Patch-Generating Land Use Simulation and Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs Models by Qin Nie, Wang Man, Zongmei Li, Xuewen Wu

“…Taking Fujian Province as a case study, this research developed four policy-driven scenarios—natural development, farmland protection, urban development, and ecological protection—based on local policy frameworks. …”
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