1447 papers
This study demonstrates that soil-bentonite backfill mixtures, specifically those using Colombian bentonite to achieve low hydraulic conductivity, effectively retain over 94% of mercury from contaminated solutions through significant sorption, making them a viable barrier material for mitigating mercury transport in artisanal gold mining tailings ponds.
This paper introduces the Flood Pulse Phase Discrimination Index (FPDI), a reproducible R-based algorithm that classifies continuous flood-area time series into distinct ecological phases to operationalize flood-pulse theory for small floodplain systems, as demonstrated through a robust analysis of Lake Yardi in Ethiopia.
This paper introduces VIUrb-7, a novel dynamic coupled ODE model that significantly outperforms traditional allometric methods in predicting urban tree biomass across Brazilian tropical biomes by explicitly accounting for urban-specific stressors like drought and soil compaction.
This study of a New South Wales biodiversity offset program reveals that planned restoration costs are driven more by property-level administrative structures and allocations than by measurable site characteristics, highlighting a need for policy reforms to improve cost transparency and planning accuracy.
This systematic literature review of 42 studies (2010–2026) reveals that while forest-to-tourism conversion in Indonesia is predominantly framed as a win-win strategy, empirical evidence is skewed by publication bias and geographic gaps, exposing critical governance failures and livelihood substitution gaps that undermine ecological integrity and community well-being.
This study analyzes spatial constraints and socio-economic drivers of pastoral adaptation in Burkina Faso using a multivariate probit model, revealing that climate-induced resource scarcity and conflicts compel herders to adopt integrated, complementary strategies influenced by household characteristics, thereby underscoring the need for policies that secure transhumance corridors and enhance resilience.
This study analyzes the spatiotemporal expansion of the Urban Heat Island in Khulna City, Bangladesh (1995–2025), revealing that rapid urbanization and vegetation loss have significantly increased land surface temperatures, thereby exacerbating heat-related health risks for vulnerable populations and causing substantial socio-economic disruptions.
This study evaluated environmental gamma radiation in Ulaanbaatar City using 2025 soil samples and Monte Carlo simulations, finding that the estimated excess lifetime cancer risk (0.261 ± 0.035)×10⁻³ is below international safety limits, thereby indicating a relatively low radiological risk for residents.
This study utilizes 3D P- and S-wave local earthquake tomography to reveal pronounced crustal heterogeneity and concealed fault structures in the eastern Alborz, demonstrating that active deformation is localized within mechanically heterogeneous domains and providing a refined geophysical framework for seismic hazard assessment in the Arabia–Eurasia collision zone.
By integrating ensemble species distribution modeling with historical sampling data, this study identifies significant under-surveyed high-elevation refugia for threatened endemic damselflies in Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands, suggesting that their apparent rarity often reflects sampling gaps rather than true absence and providing a framework to prioritize future conservation surveys.