1490 papers
This study proposes that the selective survival of terrestrial animals at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary was driven by immediate mortality from infrared radiation and subsequent short-term climate cooling, which restricted habitable environments to limited temperate refugia that shaped the differential survival and migration patterns of birds, crocodilians, and mammals.
This paper applies the urban biotechnosphere framework to Manta, Ecuador, revealing that between 2010 and 2024, integrated urban development exceeded the city's natural-regulating capacity by 24.80% due to significant declines in spatial-environmental quality and natural components, thereby highlighting the urgent need for a coordinated territorial agenda to restore ecological equilibrium.
This study combines survey data with multi-objective optimization to reveal that while Austrian small-scale private forest owners prioritize diverse economic and ecological goals, their actual management behavior is constrained by perceived complexity, suggesting that reducing this complexity is key to aligning their actions with their stated preferences for sustainable forest provision.
This study quantifies the carbon footprint of emergency department care for low back pain in Sydney, Australia, revealing that 15,736 presentations between 2016 and 2021 generated significant emissions primarily driven by patient travel and diagnostic imaging, with admitted patients contributing substantially more than those discharged home.
This study characterizes Middle Palaeolithic lithic procurement at La Sima Cave in SW Spain through geological mapping and microscopic analysis, revealing that human groups employed a dual mobility strategy utilizing nearby quartz outcrops (<10 km) and more distant Guadalquivir River terraces (25–30 km) for higher-quality quartzite and chert.
This study demonstrates that methane emissions from wetland tree stems are primarily fueled by modern carbon derived from shallow soil organic matter and plant-driven cycling, rather than ancient carbon stores or in-stem production.
By integrating community knowledge with spatial modeling in Placencia, Belize, this study demonstrates that a collaborative framework for co-designing mangrove restoration and protection strategies effectively identifies priority areas that deliver significant, measurable ecological and socioeconomic benefits aligned with local and national conservation goals.
This study establishes a quantitative link between geomagnetic reversal frequencies and the equatorial extent of basal mantle structures, demonstrating that changes in short-wavelength core-mantle boundary heat flux heterogeneities drive variations in the Earth's magnetic field polarity.
This study employs a mixed-methods approach in Zanzibar, Tanzania, to identify key barriers and enablers for sustainable mangrove restoration, ultimately proposing an adaptive governance framework that prioritizes community participation, institutional coordination, and livelihood diversification to enhance ecosystem resilience.
This study demonstrates that eddy-edge fronts, rather than eddy cores, drive localized bidirectional chlorophyll exchange across the mixed-layer base in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, fundamentally revising the conventional understanding of mesoscale biogeochemical transport.