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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Integrating socio-economic zones into water resource analysis under land use change and climate variability in the Okavango basin
2025
•Socio-economic zones reveal distinct LULC and climate impacts on water resources.•InVEST model reliably predicted surface water availability in the Okavango Basin.•Climate variability drives overall...
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Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learning
2025
•Employ algorithms to optimize waste classification in smart waste management systems.•Identify suitable ML/DL models for classifying different waste types using images and sensors.•Explore the integration...
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Hydrological challenges and agricultural opportunities in Northern Ghana: addressing climate change impacts and future pathways
2025
•Hydrological challenges exacerbated by climate change poses a major threat to agricultural development.•Land degradation and erosion in Northern Ghana reduce farm yields and impact water management.•Within...
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Closed depressions and karst landforms in Rif Alpine Cordillera (Northern Morocco): The case of dolomitic Jbel Dersa Massif
2025
•Pliocene dismantling flattened the thrust fronts of the Dorsale Calcaire, as shown by geomorphological and structural evidences.•The formation and distribution of karst features in JDM are controlled...
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Impact of solvent-free ball milling on sulfur dissolution in groundwater simulants
Available online 18 July 2025
•Water with high sulfur could be reactive and degrade pollutants.•Grande Comore’s groundwater has worrisome high sulfur levels.•Ball milling modifies sulfur, enhancing dissolution of radical species.•Low...
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Translation of international frameworks and national policies on climate change, land degradation, and biodiversity to develop integrated risk assessment for watershed management in Indonesia
2024
•Connection of Rio Conventions on biodiversity, land degradation, and climate change with the ratified national policies to assess watershed vulnerability.•Development of risk assessment method derived...
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Upstream water management and its role in estuary health, evaluation of freshwater management and subtropical estuary function
2024
•Understanding the tradeoff of freshwater inputs from a highly managed system to an estuarine system is critical for ecosystem function.•More sustainable flow regimes into estuarine systems reduce ecosystem...
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Morphometric analysis of watersheds: A comprehensive review of data sources, quality, and geospatial techniques
2024
•Identified a lack of standard classification and value range information in existing research.•Emphasized the impact of digital elevation model (DEM) accuracy on morphometric analysis.•Highlighted...
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Evaluating water quality change with hydrologic restoration in the Western Everglades (Florida, USA), an application of WAM
2024
•Sustainable ecological restoration should consider both water quantity and quality.•Integrating various water quality remediation measures can improve conditions.•Holistic water quality and quantity...
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Impact of earthquake on river water quality based on combination of satellite data and groundwater analysis
2024
•We use surface water quality parameters for earthquake awareness.•Satellite data used to show the spatial and temporal seismic impact.•Mean monthly rainfall trends were analyzed using both CHIRPS data...
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Interactions of socioecological factors on the supply–demand balance of ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China
2024
•Calculation method of supply–demand balance of ecosystem services was proposed.•Oversupply and undersupply cities were mapped in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.•Driving factors of the variation of...
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Thermal stratification and mixing of dam reservoirs in Iran
2024
•We investigated the seasonal thermal cycle of 198 artificial lakes in Iran.•We provided useful information on seasonal variations in thermal dynamics of lakes.•Most of the investigated lakes were categorized...
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Poisoned for gold: Assessing the spatial extent of heavy metal contamination within the Tutua-Bura-Angoben Shelter Belt Forest Reserve in Ghana
2024
•Investigates mining-related heavy metal contamination in Ghana's Tutua-Bura-Angoben Forest Reserve.•Uses GIS to assess heavy metal distribution, revealing impacts on soil, biodiversity, and wildlife.•Informs...
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Effect of burnt tire-ash (water-soluble fraction) on blood and histopathological markers in Clarias gariepinus
2024
•Discarded burnt-tyre ash adds to the source of environmental pollution in the aquatic ecosystem.•Invitro exposure of water-soluble fraction of burnt-tyre ash affected hematological markers in Clarias...
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Asymmetric impacts of natural and anthropogenic factors on wetland landscape evolution in Fenhe River Basin, China
2024
•The wetland types of the Fenhe river basin was recognized, mainly including paddy, reservoir, river, beach and marsh.•The shape of landscape tended to be regular and became more fragmentation during...
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Comparing the performance variability of different eDNA primers in fish monitoring
2024
•Testing the impact of different primer selections on fish diversity detection results.•Identifying the differences in primer selection monitoring results in different aquatic ecosystems. Emphasizing...
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Unveiling the diets of Eurasian Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwit through droppings analysis on the west coast of India
2024
•Catastrophic population decline of Eurasian Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwit in wintering grounds.•Guano analysis revealed the consumption of small sized, epibenthic prey items.•Dietary overlap indicates...
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Modeling projected impacts of climate and land use/land cover changes on streamflow in Gelana Catchment, Southern Ethiopia
2024
•Separate and combined impacts of climate andLULCchanges on the ecologically relevant flows of Gelana River were analyzed.•The study employed a SDSM, CA-Markov Chain, SWAT model.•The projected Climate...
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Mercury removal by Aquarius palifolius (Nees & Mart.) Christenh. & Byng: Isotherms model, superoxide dismutase activity, and chlorophyll content
2024
•This mercury phytoremediation process by Aquarius palifolius (Nees & Mart.) Christenh. & Byng is more in line with the Langmuir isotherm model.•Mercury stress doesn’t affect antioxidant enzymes and...
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Karst topography: Formation, processes, characteristics, landforms, degradation and restoration: A systematic review
2024
•The word “karst” refers to a unique type of landscape that forms above very soluble rocks like limestone, marble, and gypsum.•A karst landscape is one in which sinkholes, towers, fissures, and other...
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