Simulation of wetland vegetation succession based on coupled Gaussian and population dynamics models: A case study of Poyang Lake wetlands
2025
•Combined Gaussian and population dynamics models simulate wetland vegetation responses to inundation in Poyang Lake.•Identified Gaussian relationships between dominant species survival rates and inundation...
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Assessment of the impacts of climate change on drought intensity and frequency using SPI and SPEI in the Southern Pre-Balkash region, Kazakhstan
2025
This paper presents a study of droughts in the South Pre-Balkash region that considers climate change and its impact on the intensity and frequency of drought periods. The main objective of this study...
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Hydrochemical characteristics, water quality and diatom assemblage in Dordi River, Nepal
2025
•Hydrochemistry and diatom assemblage are key for assessing aquatic ecosystem health.•Dordi River is a major tributary of Marsyangdi River in central Nepal.•The river has alkaline water cation and anion...
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Chronological development of environmental protection and sustainable development in Ethiopia: Systematic review
2025
•Providing a detailed account of Ethiopia’s environmental protection policies and sustainable development strategies from historical and contemporary perspectives.•Analyzing the effectiveness of various...
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Transforming desalination brine into highly reactive magnesium oxide and life cycle analysis
2025
•The manufacturing of conventional cement has significant consequences due to CO2 emissions and high energy demands.•Thermodynamic solution model was developed using FactSage commercial software to...
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Soil quality assessment and land capability evaluation for determining integrated watershed management model through SWOT analysis and AHP method in Arjasa Sub-watershed, Indonesia
2025
•The specific indicators that determine SQI were exchangeable-Ca, organic-C, pH, and base saturation.•Limiting factors for land capability classes were soil permeability, erosion rate, and slope.•The...
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Flash flood susceptibility assessment using geospatial technology-based morphometric analysis in Waya watershed, Volta River basin, Ghana
2025
•Drainage morphometric parameters are key indicators for surface runoff, soil erodibility, and flash flood susceptibility of watersheds.•The ASTER DEM and Morphometric characteristics are useful in...
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Examining the role of Indonesian major fishing ports on contributing to ocean macroplastic pollution
2025
•This paper investigates the contribution of four major Indonesian fishing ports to ocean plastic pollution, specifically PPS Nizam Zachman, PPN Cilacap, PPN Kejawanan, and PPN Sibolga.•Identifies significant...
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Eutrophication weakens interspecific relationships across trophic levels in an urban wetland
2025
•Eutrophication weakens interspecific interactions across trophic levels while strengthening interspecific interactions within the same trophic level, especially among phytoplankton.•Water depth, manganese...
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Estimation of heavy metal contamination of sediments in the Ouaka River watershed in the Central African Republic
2025
•Industrialization encourages the gradual accumulation of heavy metals in sediments.•Current industrial waste management methods can prevent contamination of the river.•The toxicity of sediments is...
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Five-year microbial and chemical assessment of the Blue Marsh Watershed in Reading, Pennsylvania
2025
•High concentrations of nitrates and phosphates were found in the Blue Marsh Watershed.•Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. counts exceeded EPA limits over 52 and 83 percent of the times, respectively,...
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Advancing wetland mapping in Argentina: A probabilistic approach integrating remote sensing, machine learning, and cloud computing towards sustainable ecosystem monitoring
2025
•Probabilistic map of Argentina’s wetlands using 20 years of satellite data and AI.•Model achieves 89.3% accuracy, capturing wetland dynamics across diverse regions.•Highlights the role of variable...
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Integrated watershed management for transforming dryland livelihoods: A climate-smart strategy for sustainable dryland agriculture in India
2025
•Integrated watershed management (IWM) in dryland regions of India.•Soil moisture conservation techniques increased soil moisture and crop productivity.•IWM improved five capitals (natural, physical,...
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Wetland bird utilisation of ephemerally flooded rice paddies in late winter snowmelt season in central Japan
2025
•Rice paddies as agricultural wetlands act as stopover sites for migratory birds.•A few IUCN-listed wetland avian species were observed in snowmelt-created wetlands of paddies.•Proximities to waterbody...
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Recent research trends in mangrove management systems (2014–2023) and predictions of future research; A bibliometric analysis
2025
•Bibliometric analysis reveals key patterns in mangrove management research.•Mangrove publications grew 8.69% annually from 2014 to 2023.•Mangroves aid climate mitigation by capturing carbon and producing...
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How far have roadside curb inlets evolved towards sustainable urban drainage?
2025
•Short curb inlets direct stormwater to Green Stormwater Infrastructures, enhancing sustainability and reducing flood risks.•Efficient design requires considering inlet shape, slope, flow, and climate...
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Artificial intelligence applications in hydrological studies and ecological restoration of watersheds: A systematic review
2025
•Bibliometrics on the knowledge of AI with watershed remediation.•Systematic review focusing on AI with remediation strategies.•Principal AI-based methods on watershed remediation.•Growing interest...
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Evaluation of vegetation-wetland-soil ecological water retention capacity in the source region of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers (SRYY)
2025
•Ecological water retention showed V-shaped recovery (2000–2020), driven by permafrost-wetland feedback.•Low-altitude areas and summer seasons exhibited superior water retention, influenced by climate-vegetation...
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Weakly supervised bird-flock counting in wetlands based on multimodal optical image perception
2025
•Proposes a weakly supervised bird flock counting method in wetlands that integrates optical image features and visual semantic cues.•Develops a multimodal perception model, improving small object detection...
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Satellite-based alpine water dynamics response to climate change across the Tibetan Plateau
2025
•From 1990 to the 2020s, LA, lake number, and TWS increased, while MA exhibited a consistent declining trend across the TP.•Climate change has concentrated surface water in lakes, leading to MA shrinkage,...
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Geospatial analysis of wetland dynamics and watershed monitoring in Pokhara Valley, Nepal
2025
•Monitored wetlands and watershed dynamics in Pokhara, Nepal: area, land cover, soil erosion, climate trends.•Phewa Lake shrank by 11.39 % since 1989; Begnas and Rupa remained stable.•Forest cover increased,...
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Lake Babati ecosystem, Tanzania: biodiversity status, anthropogenic threats, and land use implications − a review
2025
•Anthropogenic activities and land use changes threaten biodiversity and ecosystem health.•Overfishing caused an 88% drop in fish catch weight between 1992 and 2022.•Illegal fishing and poor waste management...
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Identifying investment priority areas for soil conservation in the Winike watershed, upper Omo Gibe Basin of Ethiopia
Available online 30 May 2025
•AHP modeling and InVEST modeling were used to analyze the data.•The eastern part of the watershed is more vulnerable to soil erosion.•A very high vulnerability to soil erosion accounted for 9.91%•Rainfall...
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