Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sean A. A. Parks, Lisa M. M. Holsinger, John T. T. Abatzoglou, Caitlin E. E. Littlefield, Katherine A. A. Zeller
Summary: Species undergoing climate-induced range shifts may not be able to successfully move among protected areas due to factors such as distance, human land uses, and lack of analogous climates. More than half of the global protected land area and two-thirds of the number of protected units are at risk of failure in climate connectivity. This raises doubts about the effectiveness of protected areas as steppingstones for species under climate change, and highlights the need for innovative land management strategies and assisted colonization.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Walter Leal Filho, Robert Stojanov, Franziska Wolf, Newton R. Matandirotya, Christian Ploberger, Desalegn Y. Ayal, Fardous Mohammad Safiul Azam, Tareq Mohammed Ali AL-Ahdal, Rebecca Sarku, Norbert Francois Tchouaffe Tchiadje, Evangelos Manolas, Chunlan Li
Summary: Uncertainties in climate change adaptation hinder the engagement of climate professionals in the field. A survey of professionals from over 50 countries revealed that the deployment of tools to reduce climate change adaptation uncertainties can help address this issue.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Felicity Pike, Narriman S. Jiddawi, Maricela de la Torre-Castro
Summary: This study found that the adaptive capacity of men-headed households in three marine protected areas in Zanzibar was significantly higher than that of women-headed households as a whole. However, there were no significant differences between men and women-headed households within the protected areas. The factors underlying adaptive capacity were found to be similar between men and women counterparts, but there were gendered differences in the levels of these factors.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Almut Arneth, Paul Leadley, Joachim Claudet, Marta Coll, Carlo Rondinini, Mark D. A. Rounsevell, Yunne-Jai Shin, Peter Alexander, Richard Fuchs
Summary: The spatial extent of protected areas (PAs) is a highly debated issue in the decision-making process of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Despite efforts to protect land and oceans, biodiversity loss remains a challenge. While expanding PAs to 30% may have benefits for biodiversity and climate, it is crucial to consider the effectiveness of PAs and potential trade-offs with food production.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
S. Thirumurthy, M. Jayanthi, M. Samynathan, M. Duraisamy, S. Kabiraj, N. Anbazhahan
Summary: Changes in environmental conditions have an impact on vulnerability, especially in coastal regions. This study assessed the coastal vulnerability of densely populated districts in South India by analyzing seven key variables and using geospatial techniques to create vulnerability maps.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Stuart C. Brown, Camille Mellin, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Eline D. Lorenzen, Damien A. Fordham
Summary: The vulnerability of marine biodiversity to accelerated rates of ocean warming is poorly understood, but it is predicted that future warming will disproportionately affect the most speciose marine communities, potentially threatening biodiversity in more than 70% of global hotspots. Conservation actions are needed to protect marine biodiversity by facilitating the redistribution of species beyond their endemic biogeographic range.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yesuel Kim, Youngchul Kim
Summary: The objective of this study was to propose an analytic framework for heat vulnerability based on the detailed spatial unit of a city. The framework was validated through data analysis, indicator synthesis, and model construction.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Enes Yildirim, Craig Just, Ibrahim Demir
Summary: Flood risk assessment plays an important role in identifying at-risk communities and supporting mitigation decisions. This study conducted a large-scale flood risk assessment in various communities in Iowa, using extensive flood maps and parcel datasets. The results highlight the higher risk of direct flood losses in eastern Iowa communities and propose a flood risk score methodology for prioritizing mitigation efforts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Miguel Pinto, Marta Albo-Puigserver, Juan Bueno-Pardo, Joao Nuno Monteiro, Maria Alexandra Teodosio, Francisco Leitao
Summary: Understanding vulnerabilities in both ecological and socio-economic aspects is crucial for developing and implementing regional adaptation strategies to climate change. The Portuguese coast, located between temperate and subtropical zones, has distinct oceanographic regions, fish assemblages, and socio-economic conditions. A framework was developed to assess the climate vulnerability of fisheries in each port using environmental projections, surveys, and official statistics. The vulnerability to climate change was found to be moderate, with potential impacts on fishing fleets and local communities. This framework provides essential background information for mandatory EU climate adaptation plans targeting the resilience of fisheries socio-economic systems.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yanis Zentner, Graciella Rovira, Nuria Margarit, Julia Ortega, David Casals, Alba Medrano, Marta Pages-Escola, Eneko Aspillaga, Pol Capdevila, Laura Figuerola-Ferrando, Joan Lluis Riera, Bernat Hereu, Joaquim Garrabou, Cristina Linares
Summary: During the past two decades, Marine Heatwaves have caused significant damage to coralligenous assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea, resulting in mass mortalities of key habitat-forming species. Despite the presence of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for conservation, the impacts of climate events within these areas pose a threat to their effectiveness. This study assesses the potential of regulating diving activities to enhance climate change protection in the Medes Islands MPA.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Aino-Maija Maattanen, Raimo Virkkala, Niko Leikola, Juha Aalto, Risto K. Heikkinen
Summary: Protected areas are facing threats from climate change and habitat fragmentation, leading to negative effects on biodiversity. This study examines the threats to valuable protected areas with red-listed species occurrences in Finland and assesses their spatial variations. The findings provide important knowledge for conservation planning in the face of climate change.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaofei Hu, Linfeng Wei, Qi Cheng, Xingqi Wu, Jian Ni
Summary: Climate change poses a threat to ecosystems and their function. This study investigates climate-smart planning for protected areas in the Tibetan Plateau under climate change scenarios. The results show that considering climate impacts in protected area planning can help minimize economic and climate costs but there is still a need to protect 58% of gap areas. Therefore, six adjustable areas in the eastern and southern Tibetan Plateau with complex ecological functions under future climate scenarios have been identified.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juha Aalto, Ilari Lehtonen, Pentti Pirinen, Kaisu Aapala, Risto K. Heikkinen
Summary: Protected areas (PAs) play a crucial role in conserving biodiversity, and their response to climate change varies across different regions. In this study, we analyzed the changes and variability of key bioclimatic variables in Finland from 1961 to 2020. Our results show significant changes in temperature and precipitation, with the central and northern parts of Finland experiencing increased annual precipitation and water balance. Additionally, we found variations in bioclimatic changes among the studied PAs, indicating differences in climate vulnerability and trends across vegetation zones.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shah Fahad, Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Mohamed Haffar, Muhammad Rashid Naeem
Summary: This study develops and assesses the application of a livelihood vulnerability index for natural and agricultural resources in Northwestern Pakistan, finding that Tehsil Shabqadar is more vulnerable in terms of natural disasters, health, water security, and land holding status.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Lorenzo Villani, Giulio Castelli, Luigi Piemontese, Daniele Penna, Elena Bresci
Summary: Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of drought events in Mediterranean watersheds, calling for urgent action and a shift in drought response strategies. However, the current methodology for drought risk assessment is still debated and hindered by diverse socioecological contexts, spatiotemporal scales, and data availability.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ashley A. Dayer, Kent H. Redford, Karl J. Campbell, Christopher R. Dickman, Rebecca S. Epanchin-Niell, Edwin D. Grosholz, David E. Hallac, Elaine F. Leslie, Leslie A. Richardson, Mark W. Schwartz
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Arturo Ramirez-Bautista, James H. Thorne, Mark W. Schwartz, John N. Williams
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2020)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Mark W. Schwartz
Summary: Despite governments passing conservation laws, adopting policies, and making plans, they often fail to effectively implement them due to the costly sacrifices required, the trade-offs between different values, and the emergence of taboo and tragic conflicts in decision-making processes. Psychology, ethics, and behavioral science play important roles in addressing the challenge of making difficult trade-off decisions in conservation.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Matthew A. Williamson, Brett G. Dickson, Mevin B. Hooten, Rose A. Graves, Mark N. Lubell, Mark W. Schwartz
Summary: Private lands play a crucial role in providing habitat for imperiled species and are challenging to incorporate into conservation planning. Identifying locations where private landowners are likely to participate in conservation initiatives can help avoid conflict and clarify trade-offs between ecological benefits and sociopolitical costs. Occupancy models offer a new tool for identifying future conservation opportunities on private land, producing less biased estimates than logistic regression and highlighting the importance of integrating variable and incomplete reporting into empirical analysis of conservation initiatives.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guozheng Hu, Qingzhu Gao, Hasbagan Ganjurjav, Zixin Wang, Wenrong Luo, Hongbao Wu, Yu Li, Yulong Yan, Elise S. Gornish, Mark W. Schwartz, Yunfan Wan, Yue Li
Summary: The study found that early growing season drought delayed the green-up of community vegetation, while mid-growing season drought advanced the withered date of vegetation, both reducing the growing season duration, cover, height, and aboveground biomass of the vegetation. The phenology changes had divergent effects on aboveground net primary production shifts among different vegetation groups.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jedediah F. Brodie, Susan Lieberman, Axel Moehrenschlager, Kent H. Redford, Jon Paul Rodriguez, Mark Schwartz, Philip J. Seddon, James E. M. Watson
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jenna Sullivan-Stack, Callum Roberts, Vanessa Constant, Barbara Horta E Costa, Elizabeth P. Pike, Naomi Kingston, Dan Laffoley, Enric Sala, Joachim Claudet, Alan M. Friedlander, David A. Gill, Sarah E. Lester, Jon C. Day, Emanuel J. Goncalves, Gabby N. Ahmadia, Matt Rand, Angelo Villagomez, Natalie C. Ban, Georgina G. Gurney, Ana K. Spalding, Nathan J. Bennett, Johnny Briggs, Lance E. Morgan, Russell Moffitt, Marine Deguignet, Ellen K. Pikitch, Emily S. Darling, Sabine Jessen, Sarah O. Hameed, Giuseppe Di Carlo, Paolo Guidetti, Jean M. Harris, Jorge Torre, Zafer Kizilkaya, Tundi Agardy, Philippe Cury, Nirmal J. Shah, Karen Sack, Ling Cao, Miriam Fernandez, Jane Lubchenco
Summary: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are tools for conserving marine ecosystems and biodiversity. However, confusion over the various MPA types has led to inconsistent outcomes. The MPA Guide provides a science-driven framework to improve the design, implementation, and evaluation of MPAs for achieving conservation goals.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mark W. Schwartz, Alexandra D. Syphard
Summary: Agencies in California are prioritizing strategies to increase forest treatment pace and scale to reduce damage caused by wildfires, with a focus on coniferous forests. However, data shows that a majority of damage occurs in non-forested ecosystems, indicating that management strategies should be more broadly focused.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Samuel Georgian, Sarah Hameed, Lance Morgan, Diva J. Amon, U. Rashid Sumaila, David Johns, William J. Ripple
Summary: This paper emphasizes the significant threats to ocean health caused by human activities, including fishing practices, extraction, coastal development, pollution, and greenhouse-gas emissions. The paper offers potential avenues to mitigate these impacts, such as cessation of harmful activities, restoration of damaged habitats, protection of ecosystems, and shifts in global policies.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qingzhu Gao, Hasbagan Ganjurjav, Guozheng Hu, Hongmei Xu, Mark W. Schwartz, Elise S. Gornish, Wenquan Zhu
Summary: Global warming has led to a significant decrease in the stability of productivity in open grass- and forb-dominated ecosystems, particularly in the northern hemisphere. Meanwhile, stability has increased in the southern hemisphere. These findings highlight the need for adaptation strategies in animal husbandry.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Leah R. Gerber, Mark W. Schwartz, Lindsay M. Dreiss
Summary: This article emphasizes the need for the U.S. to develop a National Biodiversity Strategy, proposing a process involving a government task force and expert advisory panel, and identifies five key elements for the Strategy, including prioritizing legislation, creating a societal participation vision, conducting regular reviews, being comprehensive, and providing an incentivizing structure.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biodiversity Conservation
Mark W. Schwartz
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Asha de Vos, Mark W. Schwartz
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Aviv Karasov-Olson, Mark W. Schwartz, Sarah A. Skikne, Jessica J. Hellmann, Julian D. Olden, David J. Lawrence, Jeffrey T. Morisette, Gregor W. Schuurman, Sarah Allen, Christy A. Brigham, Danielle Buttke, Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, Melissa Trammell, Cat Hawkins Hoffman
Summary: Collaboration between university researchers, agency scientists, and resource managers has resulted in a set of ecological risk assessment protocols for managed relocation decision support. These protocols aim to provide a rigorous assessment of ecological risk while maintaining flexibility and ease of use.
ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS AND EVIDENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Angee N. Doerr
Summary: Lobster condos are the main artificial habitats used by commercial fishers in The Bahamas, and the government is considering new laws to regulate their use. While the Bahamian spiny lobster fishery is not currently overfished, there is uncertainty about lobster populations and successful management strategies. Fisher beliefs show general support for regulating condo use, but there are island-level trends in the type of condo restrictions supported.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Alvarez-Chavez, Stephane Godbout, Mylene Genereux, Caroline Cote, Alain N. Rousseau, Sebastien Fournel
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of alternative filtering materials and bed aeration on the retention of nutrients and fecal bacteria in woodchip bedded stand-off pads for cows. The results showed that the alternative biofilters were more efficient in removing COD, SS, TN, and NO3-N, while conventional biofilters were more efficient for PO4-P removal. Aeration did not have a significant effect under the tested temperature conditions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yike Zhang, Zengyi Ma, Zhuoting Fang, Yuandong Qian, Zhiping Huang, Yilong Ye, Jianhua Yan
Summary: This study investigates the application of oxygen enrichment melting technology in the melting of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. The results demonstrate that oxygen enrichment technology can reduce energy consumption and operating costs, as well as decrease pollution emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liangang Xiao, Mingkai Leng, Philip Greenwood, Rongqin Zhao, Zhixiang Xie, Zengtao You, Junguo Liu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of grazing exclusion on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation and vegetation recovery. It finds that grazing exclusion can increase the potential for SOC accumulation, and higher annual precipitation is positively correlated with SOC accumulation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beatrice Cantoni, Jessica Ianes, Beatrice Bertolo, Selena Ziccardi, Francesco Maffini, Manuela Antonelli
Summary: This study evaluates the performance of ozonation and adsorption as in-series processes compared to standalone processes for the removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in drinking water. The combination of both processes proves to be more effective than adsorption and ozonation alone. Ozonation improves the adsorption performance of poorly-oxidizable CECs but worsens that of well-oxidizable compounds. This research highlights the importance of considering both processes in the removal of CECs in drinking water treatment plants.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Li, Bingjun Liu, Yang Lu, Jianyu Fu
Summary: A new Standardized compound Drought and Saltwater intrusion Index (SDSI) was developed to detect changes in the severity of CDSEs in six estuaries. The study found that saltwater intrusion plays a dominant role in influencing SDSI severity, and CDSEs vary in frequency, duration and severity among different estuaries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong-Qiang Li, Rui Sun, Chong-Miao Zhang, Zi-Xuan Liu, Rui-tao Chen, Jian Zhao, Hua-dong Gu, Huan-Cai Yin
Summary: In this study, an electron beam excitation multi-wavelength ultraviolet (EBE-MW-UV) system was established and found to have significantly higher microbial inactivation effects compared to single-wavelength UV-LEDs in water. Mechanism analysis revealed that EBE-MW-UV damaged microbial DNA and proteins, and generated additional reactive oxygen species, leading to microbial inactivation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kaili Ma, Xinxin Han, Qiujuan Li, Yu Kong, Qiaoli Liu, Xu Yan, Yahong Luo, Xiaopin Li, Huiyang Wen, Zhiguo Cao
Summary: This study reveals that the use of a tryptophan-degrading microbial consortium (TDC) can enhance the hydrolysis efficiency of waste activated sludge (WAS), increasing the yield and quality of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and improving the solubilization and release of organic substances from WAS.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ling Xiong, Rui Li
Summary: Incorporating Ecosystem Service Value (ESV) into land use planning can provide informed land management decisions. This study evaluates the ESV of Guizhou Province in China's karst region. The results show an increase in total ESV over the past two decades due to ecological restoration projects.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Geetha Jenifel
Summary: This article discusses the importance of water and the pollution of freshwater resources, and introduces the use of machine learning models and blockchain technology to predict and protect water quality.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stanslaus Terengia Materu, Taotao Chen, Chang Liu, Daocai Chi, Meng Jun
Summary: The study showed that H2SO4-modified biochar can reduce P leaching, increase soil available P, and enhance plant P uptake in alternate wetting and drying irrigation systems. Biochar additions B20A and IAWDB20A-M were effective in improving yield, reducing P leaching, and increasing APB.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amir Nouri, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, Mark Van Loosdrecht
Summary: This study focuses on the development of an air-lift bio-electrochemical reactor (ALBER) with a continuous feeding regime to enhance nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater. The effect of temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT), N -NH+4 /TN ratio, and current density on the reactor performance was investigated, and the ALBER achieved a maximum TN removal of 73%. The results suggest that the ALBER has potential for treating industrial wastewater at low temperatures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peifang Wang, Guoxiang You, Yang Gao, Juan Chen, Xun Wang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study investigated the ecological processes of microbial communities and N- and P-transformation processes in multistage agricultural drainage ditches. The results showed that the microbial communities were co-shaped by agricultural practices and ditch size, which further governed the N and P removal performance.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaofeng Niu, Huan Wang, Tao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Xianghong Kong, Songguang Xie, Jun Xu
Summary: Microorganisms play a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance, and environmental stressors can affect the assembly processes of microbial communities. The study found that different stressors have opposite effects on microbial community assembly in water and sediment, and warming has different influences compared to herbicides and nutrients.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuqing Tan, Qiming Cheng, Fengwei Lyu, Fei Liu, Linhao Liu, Yihong Su, Shaochun Yuan, Wenyu Xiao, Zhen Liu, Yao Chen
Summary: The exacerbation of global warming, extreme weather events, and rapid urbanization have led to increased flooding in urban areas. China has adopted sponge city as an efficient means of preventing and controlling urban floods. Using a SWMM-FVCOM model, the hydrological reduction and control effect of sponge city construction (SPCC) within a university campus were evaluated. The study found that implementing SPCC effectively mitigates surface runoff and reduces the severity of urban flooding. However, the efficacy of runoff control decreases with longer rainfall return periods.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhonghan Chen, Qiuyan Li, Shibo Yan, Juan Xu, Qiaoyun Lin, Zhuangming Zhao, Ziying He
Summary: Tidal rivers are important biochemical reaction channels, receiving carbon from wastewater and agricultural drains, affecting CO2 emissions. Through modeling and data analysis, researchers explored carbon distribution, emissions, and greenhouse effects, emphasizing the potential of river management to change global CO2 emissions under climate change.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)