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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Identifying investment priority areas for soil conservation in the Winike watershed, upper Omo Gibe Basin of Ethiopia
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Quantitative evaluation of environmental and human health impacts in an Indonesian conservation region: A life cycle assessment (LCA) approach
Available online 2 November 2025
Safeguarding the blue lifeline: interdisciplinary science for sustainable rivers and watersheds
Available online 20 October 2025
Modeling subsurface flow in relation to watershed ecology using machine learning and statistical techniques
Available online 18 September 2025
•Multi-model approach was used to predict subsurface flow based on watershed characteristics in seven basins of Kerman Province, Iran.•Artificial Neural Networks (MLP and RBF) and statistical/hybrid...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...