McAnany Patricia and Norman Yoffee (eds), Questioning collapse. Human resilience, ecological vulnerability, and the aftermath of empire by Florent Kohler

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The influence of cultural factors on the collapse of the Greenland Norse civilization by Ryszard F. Sadowski

“…The understanding of the collapse of ancient civilizations is important for the understanding of very complex process happening in our civilization. …”
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“The Ecological Person” in the Digital Era by D. Z. Akhmetova

“…The author of the article raises a topical question: “How will digitalization turn the humanity – towards civilization or collapse?” With a reliance on the “The Human quality” by Aurelio Peccei, a new project was justified aimed at preserving a person and educating a healthy personality. …”
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Microbiome interactions and their ecological implications at the Salton Sea by H Freund*, M Maltz*, M Swenson, T Topacio, V Montellano, W Porter, E Aronson

“…We argue that an explicit consideration of microbial groups within this system is needed to provide vital information about the distribution and functional roles of ecologically pertinent microbial groups. Such knowledge could help inform regulatory measures aimed at restoring the health of the Sea's human and ecological systems.…”
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Ecology and phenology of the bat tick Argas (Carios) dewae (Acari: Argasidae) by Lisa Godinho, Emile van Lieshout, Stephen Griffiths, Mackenzie L. Kwak, Ala Tabor

“…Therefore, understanding its ecology is crucial for wildlife health management and public health preparedness. …”
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A vain attempt: why a change in the reproductive strategy of a rodent population failed to restore ecological balance by Stanislav Myakushko

“…It is shown that restoration of ecological balance did not follow the change in reproductive strategy. …”
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Heterogeneity of Ecosystem Service Interactions Through Scale Effects and Time Effects and Their Social-Ecological Determinants in the Tuo River Basin by Simin He, Yusong Xie, Jing Zhang, Yanyun Luo, Qianna Wang

“…Moreover, this study explored the social-ecological driving factors influencing these ESs. The results showed that (1) SC and WY in the region exhibited an increasing trend, HQ and NE declined, and ESs at the county scale showed a central collapse feature; (2) synergies between HQ–NE, HQ–WY, and SC–WY pairs generally increased, the relationships between NE–SC and NE–WY pairs showed slight fluctuations, and there was a decline in the synergies within the HQ–SC pair; and (3) the interplay of all drivers positively affected ESs, with land use/land cover being the most significant and GDP exerting a lower influence. …”
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Territorialidade e ancestralidade: formação e reconhecimento da comunidade pescadora extrativista do Quilombo do Degredo, Brasil by Lorena Lins, Augusto Cesar Salomão Mozine

“…Drawing on critical political ecology, this article highlights how Degredo contends with agricultural and industrial exploitation projects while addressing long-standing socio-environmental conflicts. …”
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Three thousand years of oyster fisheries: a view from Southeast Queensland, Australia by Tam Smith

“…Reasons for the late nineteenth-early Twentieth century collapse of Southeast Queensland oyster populations are examined and attempts to revive the oyster industry reviewed.…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of conservation priorities in mitigating agricultural threats to China’s vertebrates by Can Yang, Geli Zhang, Xi Zhang, Yuzhe Li, Zhichao Li, Qinghao Wang, Jinwei Dong

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Effectiveness of joint species distribution models in the presence of imperfect detection by Stephanie Elizabeth Hogg, Yan Wang, Lewi Stone

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Research on Pure Modes I and II and Mixed-Mode (I/II) Fracture Toughness of Geopolymer Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Sundaravadivelu Karthik, Kaliyaperumal Saravana Raja Mohan, Gunasekaran Murali, Gobinath Ravindran

“…The unsustainable use of resources and the rising demand for traditional concrete have disrupted ecological equilibrium, necessitating the adoption of a more appropriate and long-lasting alternative. …”
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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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ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA by I. S. Rozhkov

“…The research object of the article is a development of the international regime of the Caspian Sea after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and increase in the number of the Caspian Littoral States, which transformed the former “closed” Soviet-Iranian region to the arena for wrangling between the different foreign policy interests of the most powerful world nations. …”
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Future Climate Change Shifts the Ranges of Major Encroaching Woody Plant Species in the Southern Great Plains, USA by Jia Yang, Rodney Will, Lu Zhai, Chris Zou

“…Abstract Woody Plant Encroachment (WPE) is a key driver of grassland collapse in the Southern Great Plain (SGP), resulting in a series of adverse ecological and socioeconomic consequences. …”
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Soil Erosion Process Under the Combined Action of Water and Gravity on Red Soil Slope by ZHANG Xiaohan, MA Lan, YU Chong, WU Zhiwei, WANG Jie

“…[Objective] Soil erosion is one of the most important ecological and environmental problems in the world. …”
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Complexity Analysis of a Four-Dimensional Energy-Economy-Environment Dynamic System by Shuai Jin, Liuwei Zhao

“…When polluting input in the ecological environment system affects its maximum capacity, the environmental system collapses (i.e., the ecological system can no longer purify the environment through the self-circulation process and will eventually die out). …”
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Prehispanic Settlement and Mobility in the Sama Valley, Tacna by Sarah I. Baitzel, Arturo F. Rivera Infante

“…The archaeology of the Sama Valley reveals complex local dynamics of continuity and change related to human mobility and resource use, including episodes of colonization driven by state expansion and political collapse shaped by the valley’s ecology and landscapes.…”
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The bacterial microbiome of symbiotic and menthol-bleached polyps of long-term aquarium-reared Galaxea fascicularis by Puntin, Giulia, Wong, Jane C. Y., Röthig, Till, Baker, David M., Sweet, Michael, Ziegler, Maren

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Mt or not Mt: Temporal variation in detection probability in spatial capture-recapture and occupancy models by Sollmann, Rahel

“…State variables such as abundance and occurrence of species are central to many questions in ecology and conservation, but our ability to detect and enumerate species is imperfect and often varies across space and time. …”
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