Submerged Groundwater Discharges as Source of Fecal Material in Protected Karstic Coastal Areas by Cristian Kantun Manzano, Flor Arcega-Cabrera, Morgane Derrien, Elsa Noreña-Barroso, Jorge Herrera-Silveira

“…Coastal zones are vital for their ecosystem services and socioeconomic value. Accordingly, several zones have been protected to limit anthropogenic development and to avoid environmental degradation. …”
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Assessing the Impacts of Climatic and Water Management Scenarios in a Small Mountainous Greek River by Angeliki Mentzafou, Anastasios Papadopoulos, Elias Dimitriou

“…Integrated water management practices that moderate the impact of climate change on the water ecosystem services should be prioritized. Nature-based approaches could provide solutions regarding climate change adaptation and mitigation. …”
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Characterising the short- and long-term impacts of tropical cyclones on mangroves using the Landsat archive by Emma Asbridge, Claire Krause, Richard Lucas, Christopher J. Owers, Kerrylee Rogers, Leo Lymburner, Norman Mueller, Emma Ai, Sebastian Wong

“…Understanding these patterns is critical as the changing frequency and intensity of cyclones and compounding effects of climate change, particularly sea-level rise, threaten mangroves and their ecosystem services. Improvements in Earth observation data, particularly satellite-based sensors and datacube environments, have enhanced capacity to classify time-series data and advanced landscape monitoring. …”
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Preliminary assessment of selected physico-chemical properties of peat water in relation to land use conversion in Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, Philippines by Shella S. Salamia, Syrus Cesar P. Decena, Michael S. Arguelles, Arwin O. Arribado, Lydia L. Robel

“…Tropical peatlands are unique wetland ecosystems that provide various ecosystem services such as carbon and water storage. However, these ecosystems have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities. …”
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Drivers of winter ice formation on Arctic water bodies in the Lena Delta, Siberia by Martha Lütjen, Pier Paul Overduin, Bennet Juhls, Julia Boike, Anne Morgenstern, Hanno Meyer

“…Ice controls surface albedo, hydrological properties, gas exchange, and ecosystem services, but freezing processes differ between water bodies. …”
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The role of estuarine wetland in carbon storage for climate change mitigation: A bibliometric analysis by Fajeriadi Hery, Fahmi Fahmi, Dharmono Dharmono, Zaini Muhammad, Putra Aminuddin Prahatama, Suyidno Suyidno, Irhasyuarna Yudha, Suryajaya Suryajaya, Saifuddin Much. Fuad

“…The integration of multi-disciplinary and multi-technology approaches is crucial to build resilient, natural estuarine ecosystems and restore ecosystem services. These findings can also provide a scientific basis for the management of estuarine ecosystems to support SDG 13 Climate Action.…”
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Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary) by Krisztina Szabó, Eszter Tőke, Attila Gergely

“…Tree species in urban areas have multiple functions and high ecosystem services when in good health. Among taxa with diverse habits, sizes, crown shapes, growth vigor, longevity, urban tolerance, and canopy habit, our research aims to evaluate urban specimens of spherical species with smaller space requirements and sizes but have regular geometric crown shapes in public plantations in Budapest. …”
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Greening up the City with Native Species: Challenges and Solutions by Amy Hardberger, Danielle Craig, Catherine Simpson, Robert D. Cox, Gad Perry

“…Urban green spaces provide many benefits, including to human wellbeing, ecosystem services, and urban wildlife. Thus, there are many reasons to green up urban spaces, especially by using native species. …”
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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. Conserving the connectivity of GI is conducive to maintaining biodiversity and facilitating ecological processes, which contributes to promote urban resilience and implies that urban governance has made a conscious effort to prepare for uncertainties. …”
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Vegetation Classification in a Mountain–Plain Transition Zone in the Sichuan Basin, China by Wenqian Bai, Zhengwei He, Yan Tan, Guy M. Robinson, Tingyu Zhang, Xueman Wang, Li He, Linlong Li, Shuang Wu

“…Developing an effective vegetation classification method for mountain–plain transition zones is critical for understanding ecological patterns, evaluating ecosystem services, and guiding conservation efforts. Existing methods perform well in mountainous and plain areas but lack verification in mountain–plain transition zones. …”
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Real time forecasting in the coastal zone: Stream power in the lower Mississippi River by Laura Manuel, Ehab Meselhe, Kelin Hu, Arnejan van Loenen, Thies Blokhuijsen, Md Nazmul Azim Beg

“…The provision of real time forecast data is becoming increasingly important for navigation and various ecosystem services in the Gulf region. Study focus: Advances in hydrologic forecasting are swiftly progressing due to advances in computing technology, modeling techniques, and data availability. …”
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Mitigating the effects of climate change in children’s outdoor play environments by Martin Karaba Bäckström, Eva Lundgreen, Björn Slaug

“…The findings showed an overall awareness and a will to use innovative and nature-based strategies and planning to deal with climate change implications for outdoor play environments.Conclusions and significance The findings suggest that the strategies employed lean towards implementation of increased ecosystem services and natural elements. Ensuring strengthened resilience against hazardous climate change effects may positively facilitate diverse play activities with high play value.…”
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Half of land use carbon emissions in Southeast Asia can be mitigated through peat swamp forest and mangrove conservation and restoration by Sigit D. Sasmito, Pierre Taillardat, Wahyu C. Adinugroho, Haruni Krisnawati, Nisa Novita, Lola Fatoyinbo, Daniel A. Friess, Susan E. Page, Catherine E. Lovelock, Daniel Murdiyarso, David Taylor, Massimo Lupascu

“…Although peatlands and mangroves occupy only 5.4% of SEA land area, restoring and protecting these carbon-dense ecosystems can contribute substantially to climate change mitigation, while maintaining valuable ecosystem services, livelihoods and biodiversity.…”
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Wheat intercropping with canola promotes biological control of aphids by enhancing enemy diversity by Sohaib Saleem, Muhammad Omer Farooq, Muhammad Razaq, Séverin Hatt, Farhan Mahmood Shah

“…Intensive agriculture relies largely on monocultures and plant protection chemicals to sustain food security but leaning towards such practices undermines environmental sustainability due to negative impacts towards ecosystem services. This increases the need of biodiversity driven pest management strategies especially for wheat, one of the main food crops, worldwide. …”
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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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La mise en politique des services environnementaux : la genèse du Programme de paiements pour services environnementaux au Costa Rica by Jean-Francois Le Coq, Denis Pesche, Thomas Legrand, Géraldine Froger, Fernando Saenz Segura

“…During the last decade, the notions of environmental services and ecosystem services (ES) experienced a rapid development of attention from scholars and development actors. …”
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Estimation of true dates of various flowering stages at a centennial scale by applying a Bayesian statistical state space model. by Nagai Shin, Hakuryu Fujiwara, Shinjiro Sugiyama, Hiroshi Morimoto, Taku M Saitoh

“…Evaluation of long-term detailed cherry flowering phenology is required for a deep understanding of the sensitivity of spring phenology to climate change and its effect on cultural ecosystem services. Neodani Usuzumi-zakura (Cerasus itosakura) is a famous cherry tree in Gifu, Japan. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of water resources allocation in rift valley lakes basin (Ethiopia): tradeoffs between efficiency and equity by Mulugeta Mohammed, Belete Birhanu, Fentaw Abegaz

“…Environmental sustainability goals are expressed in terms of preservation of biodiversity, protection of ecosystem services, avoidance of environmental degradation, mitigation of climate change impacts and sustainable water use. …”
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Climate Change Adaptation: An Ecosystem-Based Approach for Livelihood Improvement of Fringe Communities around Worobong South Forest Reserve in Ghana by Samuel Adu-Acheampong, Conrad Kyei-Mensah, Rosina Kyerematen

“…Anthropogenic and climate-induced change can potentially impact negatively on direct dependents of forest ecosystem services. To help build resilient societies, we examined the vulnerability of ecosystem-dependent communities in the Worobong South Forest Reserve (WSFR). …”
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Advancements in soil science for sustainable agriculture: conventional and emerging knowledge and innovations by Godswill Ntsomboh-Ntsefong, Kingsley Tabi Mbi, Essubalew Getachew Seyum

“…In this article, soil biodiversity is emphasized as a significant factor influencing nutrient cycling and ecosystem services. Preserving soil biodiversity is important for maintaining soil fertility and long-term agricultural sustainability. …”
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