A New Approach to Determine the Total Airborne N Input into the Soil/Plant System Using 15N Isotope Dilution (ITNI): Results for Agricultural Areas in Central Germany by Rolf W.B. Russow, Frank Bahme, Heinz-Ulrich Neue

“…The atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) in the environment is of great concern due to its impact on natural ecosystems including affecting vegetation, reducing biodiversity, increasing tree growth in forests, and the eutrophication of aquatic systems. …”
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Compounds Involved in the Invasive Characteristics of <i>Lantana camara</i> by Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Midori Kato

“…Its infestation reduces species diversity and abundance in the natural ecosystems and reduces agricultural production. The life history characteristics of <i>L. camara</i>, such as its high reproductive ability and high adaptive ability to various environmental conditions, may contribute to its ability to infest and increase its population. …”
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Enhancing coastal community participation in mangrove rehabilitation through structural equation modeling by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…Mangrove areas and various mangrove ecosystems have been lost in the past decades. The purpose of this study is to investigate community participation using structural equations modeling to enhance involvement in mangrove forest rehabilitation. …”
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Environmental effects of urban wind energy harvesting: a review by Ioannis Tsionas, Maider Llaguno-Munitxa, André Stephan

“…These include: the need to quantify the net environmental gains of SUWTs based on their performance and life-cycle assessment; the structural implications of deploying SUWTs on existing buildings; the effect of SUWTs on local air quality and microclimates; the potential health and safety risks to those who may pass by; the effects of SUWTs on ecosystems; and the combined effects of SUWTs on people (e.g. noise or light annoyance). …”
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The impact of nutrient deficiency on the structure of soil microbial communities within a double-cropping system by Rulan Yang, Zheng Sun, Yu Gong, Peng Zhou, Xinping Zhang, Jie Wang, Qiang Dong, Fei Gao

“…To clarify the specific response of soil microorganisms to the absence of key nutrients in the ecosystems of the annual double cropping system, this study investigated how the lack of essential nutrients affected the diversity, abundance, and functional dynamics of microorganisms in the soil, and designed five treatment methods: (1) CK, nofertilizer treatment; (2) NPK, adequate nitrogen fertilizer, phosphorus fertilizer, and potassium fertilizer treatment; (3) PK, nitrogen deficiency treatment; (4) NK, phosphorus deficiency treatment; and (5) NP, potassium deficiency treatment. …”
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Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Substantial Genetic Structure and Evidence of Local Adaptation in Alaskan Red King Crab by Carl A. St. John, Laura E. Timm, Kristen M. Gruenthal, Wesley A. Larson

“…A long tradition of responsible fisheries management has sustained these species for generations, but modern threats from climate change, habitat loss, and new fishing technologies threaten their ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them. …”
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Developing an indicator system and assessing China's progress on climate change adaptation in 2010–2022 from dual-dimension by Yang Song, Xiu Yang, Huimin Li, Mingyu Liu

“…Notably, China has continuously advanced its efforts in promoting adaptation concepts; enhancing monitoring and early warning systems; implementing disaster prevention and mitigation strategies; addressing public health concerns; while significantly improving adaptive capacities within key areas such as agriculture, forestry ecosystems; water resources management; infrastructure development. …”
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SSMM-DS: A semantic segmentation model for mangroves based on Deeplabv3+ with swin transformer by Zhenhua Wang, Jinlong Yang, Chuansheng Dong, Xi Zhang, Congqin Yi, Jiuhu Sun

“…Experimental results highlight SSMM-DS's effectiveness in extracting mangrove features, making it a valuable tool for monitoring and managing these critical ecosystems.…”
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Epidemiology and transmission patterns of Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia duodenalis within a One Health framework in rural areas of Eastern Algeria by Sadiya Maxamhud, Nassiba Reghaissia, AbdElKarim Laatamna, Eleni Gentekaki, Anastasios D. Tsaousis

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A scoping review on the association between early childhood caries and life on land: The Sustainable Development Goal 15. by Morẹ Nikẹ Oluwátóyìn Foláyana, Robert J Schroth, Duangporn Duangthip, Ola B Al-Batayneh, Jorma I Virtanen, Ivy Guofang Sun, Arheiam Arheiam, Carlos A Feldens, Maha El Tantawi

“…<h4>Background</h4>The Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG15) deals with protecting, restoring, and promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably managing forests, halting and reversing land degradation, combating desertification and halting biodiversity loss. …”
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Informing climate-health adaptation options through mapping the needs and potential for integrated climate-driven early warning forecasting systems in South Asia-A scoping review. by Festus A Asaaga, Emmanuel S Tomude, Nathan J Rickards, Richard Hassall, Sunita Sarkar, Bethan V Purse

“…Tools are needed for other south Asian countries (Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan) where the risks of infectious diseases are predicted to increase substantially due to climate change, drought and shifts in human demography and use of ecosystems.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Altogether, the findings highlight clear opportunities to invest in the co-development and implementation of contextually relevant climate-driven early warning tools and research priorities for disease control and adaptation planning.…”
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Evaluation of growth, yield attributes, and yield of wheat varieties under Terminalia chebula trees by Akshay Kumar, Meenakshi Gupta, L. M. Gupta, Sarabdeep Kour, Punit Choudhary

“…Agroforestry can simultaneously satisfy three important objectives, namely, protecting the ecosystems, producing a high-level output of economic goods, and increasing income and basic needs of the rural population, in addition to maintaining the resource base. …”
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Analysis of Air Quality and Health Co-Benefits under Low Carbon Pathway in Taiwan by Hsin-Chih Lai, Shih-Ming Chung, Li-Ling Li, Wen-Yinn Lin, Min-Chuan Hsiao

“…Abstract Climate change has been proven to have adverse effects on human health and ecosystems, especially, the continuous increase in greenhouse gas emissions that are able to drive extreme weather events around the world. …”
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Diversity and composition of vegetation and soil seed banks after sand dune restoration by oil mulching and plantations by Banafsheh Jalilian, Noredin Rostami, Mehdi Heydari, Mehrdad Kohzadian, Orsolya Valkó, Reza Omidipour

“…However, there is a lack of knowledge on the effects of restoration measures on SSB, especially in arid ecosystems. Here, we assess the impacts of oil mulching (1 and 3 years after mulching) and plantations (15-year-old) on the diversity and composition of SSB and aboveground vegetation (AGV) in comparison with those in non-restored areas (i.e., control). …”
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Risque infectieux zoonotique lié à la conservation de primates non humains (PNH) by Barthélemy Ngoubangoye

“…En réunissant ces conditions de contacts répétés entre hôtes de sensibilités différentes, ces sites constituent un modèle pour d'une part mieux comprendre les interactions entre les communautés d'agents infectieux, les communautés d'hôtes et le risque en termes de santé animale et humaine, et d'autre part, pour développer une approche pouvant être transposée à d'autres écosystèmes plus complexes. La principale question de recherche est d'identifier si les soigneurs et les PNH cohabitant dans les sanctuaires et aires de conservations échangent des agents infectieux. …”
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VHRTrees: a new benchmark dataset for tree detection in satellite imagery and performance evaluation with YOLO-based models by Şule Nur Topgül, Elif Sertel, Samet Aksoy, Cem Ünsalan, Johan E. S. Fransson

“…Natural and planted forests, covering approximately 31% of the Earth’s land area, are crucial for global ecosystems, providing essential services such as regulating the water cycle, soil conservation, carbon storage, and biodiversity preservation. …”
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Real-time detection and monitoring of public littering behavior using deep learning for a sustainable environment by Eaman Alharbi, Ghadah Alsulami, Sarah Aljohani, Waad Alharbi, Somayah Albaradei

“…Abstract With the global population surpassing 8 billion, waste production has skyrocketed, leading to increased pollution that adversely affects both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Public littering, a significant contributor to this pollution, poses severe threats to marine life due to plastic debris, which can inflict substantial ecological harm. …”
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Enzymes enabling the biosynthesis of various C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids in a sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus by Yingying Peng, Yutaka Haga, Naoki Kabeya

“…Sea urchins, integral to marine ecosystems and valued as a delicacy in Asia and Europe, contain physiologically important long-chain (>C20) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in their gonads, including arachidonic acid (ARA, 20:4n-6), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) and unusual non-methylene-interrupted fatty acids (NMI-FA) such as 20:2Δ5,11. …”
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<i>Phytophthora</i> Species and Their Associations with Chaparral and Oak Woodland Vegetation in Southern California by Sebastian N. Fajardo, Tyler B. Bourret, Susan J. Frankel, David M. Rizzo

“…Although these Mediterranean ecosystems are among the driest and most fire-prone areas in the United States, they harbor a large diversity of <i>Phytophthora</i> species, indicating a potential risk for disease for native Californian vegetation.…”
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Whombat: An open‐source audio annotation tool for machine learning assisted bioacoustics by Santiago Martínez Balvanera, Oisin Mac Aodha, Matthew J. Weldy, Holly Pringle, Ella Browning, Kate E. Jones

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