Poisoned for gold: Assessing the spatial extent of heavy metal contamination within the Tutua-Bura-Angoben Shelter Belt Forest Reserve in Ghana
2024
•Investigates mining-related heavy metal contamination in Ghana's Tutua-Bura-Angoben Forest Reserve.•Uses GIS to assess heavy metal distribution, revealing impacts on soil, biodiversity, and wildlife.•Informs...
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Effect of burnt tire-ash (water-soluble fraction) on blood and histopathological markers in Clarias gariepinus
2024
•Discarded burnt-tyre ash adds to the source of environmental pollution in the aquatic ecosystem.•Invitro exposure of water-soluble fraction of burnt-tyre ash affected hematological markers in Clarias...
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Asymmetric impacts of natural and anthropogenic factors on wetland landscape evolution in Fenhe River Basin, China
2024
•The wetland types of the Fenhe river basin was recognized, mainly including paddy, reservoir, river, beach and marsh.•The shape of landscape tended to be regular and became more fragmentation during...
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Comparing the performance variability of different eDNA primers in fish monitoring
2024
•Testing the impact of different primer selections on fish diversity detection results.•Identifying the differences in primer selection monitoring results in different aquatic ecosystems. Emphasizing...
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Unveiling the diets of Eurasian Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwit through droppings analysis on the west coast of India
2024
•Catastrophic population decline of Eurasian Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwit in wintering grounds.•Guano analysis revealed the consumption of small sized, epibenthic prey items.•Dietary overlap indicates...
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Modeling projected impacts of climate and land use/land cover changes on streamflow in Gelana Catchment, Southern Ethiopia
2024
•Separate and combined impacts of climate andLULCchanges on the ecologically relevant flows of Gelana River were analyzed.•The study employed a SDSM, CA-Markov Chain, SWAT model.•The projected Climate...
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Mercury removal by Aquarius palifolius (Nees & Mart.) Christenh. & Byng: Isotherms model, superoxide dismutase activity, and chlorophyll content
2024
•This mercury phytoremediation process by Aquarius palifolius (Nees & Mart.) Christenh. & Byng is more in line with the Langmuir isotherm model.•Mercury stress doesn’t affect antioxidant enzymes and...
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Small scale wastewater treatment plant effluent influences on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblage, functional feeding groups, and productivity
2024
•Wastewater treatment plants can substantially affect headwater stream water quality and macroinvertebrate community structure.•Wastewater effluent resulted in increased benthic productivity, increased...
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Karst topography: Formation, processes, characteristics, landforms, degradation and restoration: A systematic review
2024
•The word “karst” refers to a unique type of landscape that forms above very soluble rocks like limestone, marble, and gypsum.•A karst landscape is one in which sinkholes, towers, fissures, and other...
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Human security and mobility in the context of climate change in Africa
2024
•Climate change will slightly increase migration from south to north, with conflict and climate migration confined to the global south.•Thought-provoking that about 200 million populations worldwide...
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Nonclassical Biomanipulation: PROS and CONS
2024
•Investigates the effectiveness of nonclassical biomanipulation techniques in aquatic ecosystem restoration.•Analyzes the advantages and drawbacks of nonclassical methods compared to traditional biomanipulation...
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Comparison of avian community assembly and its disease transmission risk between urban and surrounding rural area in Shanghai, China
2023
•Urbanization has led to a decline in bird species and densities.•Most species carrying avian influenza virus were migratory waterbirds (Anatidae and shorebird).•Urban birds may have low likelihood...
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Potential application of GIS and remote sensing to evaluate suitable site for livestock production in Northwestern part of Bangladesh
2023
•Identify suitable site for livestock production is a paramount importance.•Locating best site for livestock production by using AHP based geospatial technique.•Final suitability map has been divided...
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Groundwater salinity and irrigation suitability in low-lying coastal areas. A case of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2023
•High salinity levels in irrigation water can adversely affect plant growth.•Groundwater is among the major sources of irrigation water in the world.•In low-lying coastal areas, there is a high potential...
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Prioritization of erosion susceptible watersheds using morphometric analysis and PCA approach: A case study of lower Sutlej River basin of Indian Punjab
2023
•The river basin, having area of 8577 km2, was delineated into the fourteen major watersheds in the GIS environment.•With 18 compound morphometric parameters WS7 and WS13 attained the 1st and 13th prioritized...
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Over-summering shorebirds at the Kerala coasts, west-coast of India
2023
•Documentation of over-summering shorebirds are scanty along the Indian coasts.•The present study is significant in recording over-summering shorebirds at five sites along the west coast of India during...
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Assessment of the ecotoxicological effects of deltamethrin to Daphnia magna: Linking sub-individual and supra-individual parameters
2023
•EC50 and LC50 values of the insecticide deltamethrin (DM; 48 h) were 0.3 and 65 µg/L.•DM had no significant effects on the life history traits of D. magna.•DM did not cause any evident oxidative stress...
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A review on microplastics pollution in coastal wetlands
2023
•A review of effects of MPs on coastal wetlands were studied.•Most identified particles found in sediment and water were fiber, fragment, film, pellets, and foam.•Sewage discharge, aquaculture and ocean...
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Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic degradation of anionic dyes using a novel ZnO/activated carbon composite
2023
•Synthesis of zinc oxide/activated carbon composite from Thapsia transtagana stems (ZnO/ACTTS).•Application of ZnO/ACTTS composite materials as catalysts in the photocatalytic degradation of methyl...
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A systematic review of ecosystem services assessments, trends, and challenges in Ethiopia
2023
•Ethiopia's most researchable ecosystem component is the forest ecosystem; it is approximately 45% of the analyzed articles.•The most valued category of ecosystem services in the review article was...
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Detection of land use/land cover changes in a watershed: A case study of the Murredu watershed in Telangana state, India
2023
•Land use and land cover (LULC) changes were detected in the Murredu watershed between 1996 and 2019.•SRTM-DEM is used to delineate the Murredu basin's watershed.•LULC changes using GIS and RS approaches...
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Investigation and analysis of water environment characteristics in Taipu River
2023
•From 2016 to 2018, the annual mean values of conventional indexes in main sections of the Taipu River main stream were maintained in Class II to III.•The water quality of the East Taihu Lake is superior...
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Assessment of aquatic ecological health: A comparative study between cistern-made and ‘Natural’ earthen-made waterbody
2023
•Comparative assessment was conducted between Cistern-made and ‘Natural’ Earthen-made waterbody.•Environmental variables regulate zooplankton distribution.•Water temperature is the driving factor for...
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