Reflectance and Thermal Micrometeorological Characteristics of an Urban Green Space in the Mediterranean During July’s 2023 Heatwave by Nikolaos D. Proutsos, Alexandra D. Solomou, Stefanos P. Stefanidis, Ioannis X. Tsiros

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Assessing Groundwater Connection/Disconnection to Waterholes Along the Balonne River and in the Barwon–Darling River System in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, for Waterh... by Harald Hofmann, Jonathan Marshall

“…They are essential water sources for rive ecosystems. Some waterholes remain even during prolonged droughts. …”
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Diversity of Rhizophydiales (Chytridiomycota) in Thailand: unveiling the hidden gems of the Kingdom by Vedprakash G. Hurdeal, Joyce E. Longcore, E. B. Gareth Jones, Kevin D. Hyde, Eleni Gentekaki

“…The identification and characterization of these eight novel species mark a noteworthy stride towards a more comprehensive comprehension of fungal ecosystems and their vital role.…”
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Genomic signatures of habitat isolation and paleo-climate unveil the “island-like” pattern in the glasshouse plant Rheum nobile by Hum Kala Rana, Santosh Kumar Rana, Hang Sun, Dong Luo

“…The Himalaya and the Hengduan Mountains, known for their ‘Sky Islands’ ecosystems, offer a unique opportunity to study genomic differentiation of endemic plants. …”
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Spatial and temporal variability of hyporheic invertebrate community within a stream reach of the River Bača (W Slovenia) by Nataša Mori, Anton Brancelj

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Visual Gradation of Biological Soil Crust Development: A Simple and Effective Recording Method by Xinyu Zhang, Ping He, Jie Xu

“…Biological soil crusts are important components of dryland ecosystems, showing variations in appearance, morphology, and function across developmental stages. …”
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High vulnerability of the endemic Southern Ocean snail Neobuccinum eatoni (Buccinidae) to critical projected oceanographic changes by Rosvita González, Luis R. Pertierra, Pablo C. Guerrero, Angie Díaz

“…Abstract Climate change is projected to substantially alter the Southern Ocean’s physical and chemical properties, thereby impacting its marine ecosystems and species, particularly those in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions. …”
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Interstitial fauna of the Sava River in Eastern Slovenia by Simona Prevorčnik, Anja Remškar, Cene Fišer, Boris Sket, Gregor Bračko, Teo Delić, Nataša Mori, Anton Brancelj, Maja Zagmajster

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Adaptive modification of antiviral defense systems in microbial community under Cr-induced stress by Dan Huang, Jingqiu Liao, Jose Luis Balcazar, Mao Ye, Ruonan Wu, Dongsheng Wang, Pedro J. J. Alvarez, Pingfeng Yu

“…Conclusions Overall, our study reveals the adaptive modification of prokaryotic antiviral defense systems in soil ecosystems under abiotic stress, as well as their positive contributions to establishing prokaryote-virus mutualism and the evolution of microbial heavy metal resistance. …”
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The Territory as a Victim: Geological Assessment to Analyzing the Impact of Colombia’s Armed Conflict on Geo-Bio Megadiversity at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta by Juan Fernando Zapata-Herrera, Catalina González-Tejada, Sergio A. Restrepo-Moreno, María Isabel Marín-Cerón

“…Despite its natural splendors and magnificence, SNSM’s ecosystems have been significantly shaped by the enduring Colombian armed conflict (1964- latent today), leading to alarming environmental degradation that affects both geological and biological diversity, and hence the local communities inhabiting the territory. …”
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Mountain sentinels in a changing world: Review and conservation implications of weather and climate effects on mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) by Kevin S. White, Becky Cadsand, Steeve D. Côté, Tabitha Graves, Sandra Hamel, Richard B. Harris, Forest P. Hayes, Eran Hood, Kevin Hurley, Tyler Jessen, Bill Jex, Erich Peitzsch, Wesley Sarmento, Helen Schwantje, Joel Berger

“…Climate change is occurring at an accelerated rate in high-elevation alpine and mountain ecosystems. Cold-adapted, mountain species are at risk due to forecasted change and knowledge is needed to respond to current and future conservation challenges. …”
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Heterogeneous long-term changes in larch forest and shrubland cover in the Kolyma lowland are not captured by coarser-scale greening trends by Heather Kropp, Michael M Loranty, Howard Epstein, Gerald V Frost, Adam Koplik, Logan T Berner

“…Changes in shrub and tree cover concurrent with rising air temperatures are a widespread phenomenon in Arctic–Boreal ecosystems. The expansion of tall shrubs and trees can alter ground thermal regimes and soil moisture impacting permafrost and biogeochemical cycling. …”
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Changement institutionnel et paiements pour services environnementaux au Cambodge : l’intérêt de l’approche Commonsienne by Colas Chervier, Alexandre Peresse, Sarah Millet-Amrani, Philippe Méral

“…In a context of conflicting interests in the use of natural resources, we show that the implementation or blocking of some PES projects reflect the strategies of conservation NGO and government bodies to influence the definition of rules governing the management of ecosystems. In practice, the development of PES schemes in Cambodia did not induce profound changes in these rules. …”
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Les conséquences politiques de la traduction néomanagériale de la compensation : l’impensé systémique by Rémy Petitimbert, Clémence Guimont

“…It aims at promote economical value of biodiversity at the expense of ecosystemic value. In a context of biodiversity crisis, we should emphasize the shifting between biodiversity offsetting tool (in order to contain biodiversity crisis) and their irreversible ecological consequences.…”
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Les conséquences politiques de la traduction néomanagériale de la compensation : l’impensé systémique by Rémy Petitimbert, Clémence Guimont

“…It aims at promote economical value of biodiversity at the expense of ecosystemic value. In a context of biodiversity crisis, we should emphasize the shifting between biodiversity offsetting tool (in order to contain biodiversity crisis) and their irreversible ecological consequences.…”
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Selenium in modern agriculture by Jia‐Qiang Huang, Zhao‐Hui Wang, Lv‐Hui Sun, Le‐Li Wang, Yu‐Long Yin

“…It covers Se metabolites, the function and regulation of selenogenomes and selenoproteomes of human and animal food and the recycling of Se in food systems and ecosystems. Finally, the review identifies research needs that will support the basic science and practical applications of dietary Se in modern agriculture.…”
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Overview of the pond slider Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Testudines: Emydidae) records in Montenegro by Vuk Iković, Jelena Popović, Slađana Gvozdenović-Nikolić

“…Records are from different aquatic ecosystems, including lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. …”
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Mortality from plastic ingestion and net entanglement in marine birds - description of three cases by Garcês Andreia, Soeiro Vanessa, Loio Sara, Pires Isabel

“…Plastic debris is a significant threat to marine ecosystems, notably affecting seabird populations globally. …”
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Diagnostic Methods for the Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum by Ruth Francis-Floyd

“… This 55-page document contains a wealth of information on the long-spined sea urchin, which is an important animal in coral reef ecosystems. The publication discusses diagnostic methods for Diadema antillarum and provides reporting forms for laboratory and diagnostic work. …”
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Prise en compte de la biodiversité dans les projets d’aménagement : comment améliorer la commande des études environnementales ? by Sylvie Vanpeene-Bruhier, Pierre-André Pissard, Martin Kopf

“…Better biodiversity integration (in particular daily life nature and ecosystems functioning) strengthen impact studies requirement, compensatory measures and ecological network (Trame verte et bleue) integration into both fitting out projects and town planning documents. …”
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