Fossil Diatoms Reveal Natural and Anthropogenic History of Jackson Lake (Wyoming, USA) by John Dilworth, Jeffery R. Stone, Kevin M. Yeager, J. Ryan Thigpen, Michael M. McGlue

“…Jackson Lake supplies valuable cultural and provisioning ecosystem services to the Upper Snake River watershed in Wyoming and Idaho (western USA). …”
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High nature value farming systems in Europe: A dataset encompassing the environmental impact assessment of farms and extensive ruminant food productsFigshare by M. Torres-Miralles, P. Jeanneret, M. Lamminen, F. Joly, B. Dumont, H. Tuomisto, I. Herzon

“…High Nature Value (HNV) farming systems occur in areas where the major land use is agriculture and are characterized by their significance in promoting biodiversity and ecosystem services due to their extensive land use. Despite their importance for ecological and socio-economic resilience of rural regions, these systems are often overlooked in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies due to challenges in data compilation, especially from small local farms and because of the diversity of production. …”
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Biodiversity of Non-<i>Apis</i> Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in the Potohar Region of Pakistan by Sumera Aslam, Muhammad Naeem, Sabir Hussain, Maryam Riasat, Muhammad Ather Rafi, Ahmed Zia, Muhammad Khalid Rafique, Nawaz Haider Bashir, Huanhuan Chen

“…Bees are essential for providing ecosystem services such as pollination to many crops worldwide. …”
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Disentangling the effects of eutrophication and natural variability on macrobenthic communities across French coastal lagoons by Jones, Auriane G., Schaal, Gauthier, Boyé, Aurélien, Creemers, Marie, Derolez, Valérie, Desroy, Nicolas, Fiandrino, Annie, Mouton, Théophile L., Simier, Monique, Smith, Niamh, Ouisse, Vincent

“…Coastal lagoons are transitional ecosystems that host a unique diversity of species and support many ecosystem services. Owing to their position at the interface between land and sea, they are also subject to increasing human impacts, which alter their ecological functioning. …”
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A spatiotemporal optimization engine for prescribed burning in the Southeast US by Reetam Majumder, Adam J. Terando, J. Kevin Hiers, Jaime A. Collazo, Brian J. Reich

“…Many ecosystems in the Southeast US are dependent upon frequent low-intensity surface fires to sustain native biodiversity, ecosystem services, and endangered species populations. …”
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Old Plants for New Food Products? The Diachronic Human Ecology of Wild Herbs in the Western Alps by Mousaab Alrhmoun, Aurora Romano, Naji Sulaiman, Andrea Pieroni

“…Future research could focus on exploring the role of these species in broader sustainability initiatives, including conservation strategies, ecosystem services, and community-based tourism while continuing to document the cultural dynamics influencing plant usage.…”
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Insights into mapping tropical primary wet forests in the Amazon Basin from satellite-based time series metrics of canopy stability by Brendan Mackey, Sonia Hugh, Tatiana Shestakova, Brendan M. Rogers, Ludmila Rattis

“…Abstract Deforestation and forest degradation are of continued and growing concern for biodiversity loss, carbon emissions, and a host of ecosystem services for local and global communities. Current remote sensing-based products of forest condition offer valuable information, but typically require extensive training data and represent snapshots in time. …”
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Technology Readiness Level of biodiversity monitoring with molecular methods – where are we on the road to routine implementation? by Tiina Laamanen, Veera Norros, Petteri Vihervaara, Jacqueline Jerney, Pirkko Kortelainen, Katharina Kujala, Stefan Lambert, Janne Mäyrä, Lilja Nikula, Ida Palmroos, Mikko Tolkkinen, Kristiina Vuorio, Kristian Meissner

“…Human activities are causing rapid biodiversity loss across ecosystems, affecting human well-being and crucial ecosystem services. Traditional biodiversity monitoring tools cannot keep up with the increasing demands of monitoring due to their limited spatial or temporal coverage, high costs, and lack of taxonomic expertise. …”
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The Impact and Mechanism of New-Type Urbanization on High-Quality Forestry Development: A Case Study of the Yellow River Basin in China by Longbo Ma, Qian Wang, Yiqi Zhu, Zujun Liu

“…The results show that (1) new-type urbanization has significantly promoted high-quality forestry development, with an estimated coefficient of 0.325; (2) forestry in different regions exhibits significant differences, with the forestry return coefficients for the upper, middle, and lower reaches being 0.326, 0.213, and −0.359, respectively; (3) technological innovation plays a key role in improving forestry production efficiency, resource diversity, and ecosystem services, with an estimated coefficient of 6.543 for technological innovation; (4) the greater the government support, the larger the impact. …”
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Linking Functional Traits To Trophic Roles In Scavenger Assemblages by Violeta Marie Montenegro, Patricia Mateo‐Tomás, Jessica Schneider, Daisy H. Dent, Tom Crowther, Carolina Bello

“…Changes in species' centrality between sites and the high centrality of species with large home ranges suggest that management strategies in one location can have implications that extend beyond, highlighting the need to implement coordinated transboundary protection efforts to ensure the resilience and functionality of scavenger networks and derived ecosystem services.…”
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Effectiveness Trade-Off Between Green Spaces and Built-Up Land: Evaluating Trade-Off Efficiency and Its Drivers in an Expanding City by Xinyu Dong, Yanmei Ye, Tao Zhou, Dagmar Haase, Angela Lausch

“…Urban expansion encroaches on green spaces and weakens ecosystem services, potentially leading to a trade-off between ecological conditions and socio-economic growth. …”
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Structural equation modeling for social capital empowerment in supporting mangrove rehabilitation by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…Reinforcing local social and institutional capital to enhance mangrove ecosystems is crucial for understanding the intricate social systems necessary to conserve, manage, and restore mangrove ecosystem services. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between social capital and social institutions with the sustainability of mangrove rehabilitation in the Teluk Pandan and Padang Cermin districts of Lampung, Indonesia, in 2023.METHODS: This study analyzes the role of local social and institutional capital in the welfare of communities residing around mangrove forests in the Way Ratai district of Pesawaran Regency. …”
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Niche markets for sustainable agri-food systems: A systematic review by Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Simone Angioloni, Maurizio Canavari

“…As the global population continues to rise, the demand for food and other ecosystem services also increases, escalating the pressure on agri-food systems. …”
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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

“…The amplifying effects of drought on post‐fire tree mortality and predicted future climates are likely to lead to higher tree mortality following fires in forested landscapes of western North America and may have cascading effects on ecosystem services and future forest resilience.…”
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Assessing the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Environmental Parameters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Comprehensive Study and Future Projections by Mehjabeen Khan, Ruishan Chen

“…Anticipated declines in LST, NDVI, MNDWI, NDMI, and LAI stress the urgency for climate adaptation strategies to protect human health, ecosystem services, and economic stability in KPK.…”
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Nutrient inputs shape ecosystem functioning gradients along the pristine, upper Neretva River, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Rubén Del Campo, Barbara Jechsmayr, Veronika Settles, Melanie Ströder, Gabriel Singer

“… Ecosystem functions are the backbone of ecosystem services that rivers provide to human societies. …”
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How to Coordinate Urban Ecological Networks and Street Green Space Construction? Insights from a Multi-Scale Perspective by Shujun Hou, Ying Yu, Taeyeol Jung, Xin Han

“…This study examines the area within Chengdu’s Third Ring Road, employing the following methodologies: (1) constructing the regional ecological network using Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis (MSPA), the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs (InVEST) model, and circuit theory; (2) analyzing the street green view index (GVI) through machine learning semantic segmentation techniques; and (3) identifying key areas for the coordinated development of urban ecological networks and street green spaces using bivariate spatial correlation analysis. …”
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Advanced characterization of deforestation frontiers in Nigeria utilizing deep learning and Bayesian approaches with sentinel-1 SAR imagery by Isiaka Lukman Alage, Yumin Tan, Ahmed Wasiu Akande, Agus Suprijanto

“…The rapid deforestation in Nigeria poses significant environmental challenges, including biodiversity loss and degradation of vital ecosystem services. While previous studies have identified potential causes of deforestation, accurately tracking fine-scale temporal patterns and mapping degradation remain difficult. …”
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Influential mechanism of green consumption on the realization of ecological products value in China by Jingbo Shao, Jingbo Shao, Chengzhi Cai

“…Based on the theory of sustainable development and the theory of ecosystem services, this paper constructs relevant econometric models and deeply discusses the influence mechanism of demand-side GC behavior on the Ep value realization (EPVR).MethodsThis paper obtains the reliability data from the relevant statistical reports and statistical yearbooks, and innovatively constructs the index system of EPVR and GC whose comprehensive indexes are measured by entropy weight TOPSIS method. …”
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Conversion of tropical forests to water buffalo pastures in lower Amazonia: Carbon losses and social carbon costs by J. Boone Kauffman, Fernanda M. Souza, Rodolfo F. Costa, Antonio Elves Barreto da Silva, Tiago O. Ferreira, J. Patrick Megonigal, Rasis Ritonga, Adi Gangga, Nisa Novita, Carla F. O. Pacheco, Angelo Fraga Bernardino

“…Abstract Tropical peat swamp forests provide many important ecosystem services, especially their function as global carbon sinks. …”
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