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View article: Contrasting effects of impervious cover on riparian plant and soil bacterial communities in a rapidly urbanising Himalayan city
Contrasting effects of impervious cover on riparian plant and soil bacterial communities in a rapidly urbanising Himalayan city Open
Rapid urbanisation-particularly the expansion of impervious surfaces-is reshaping riparian landscapes worldwide. These areas are frequently targeted for development due to their favourable topography, abundant water resources, and aestheti…
View article: Exclusion of bird pollinators impacts mating system and reduces offspring fitness in a pollination-generalist tree
Exclusion of bird pollinators impacts mating system and reduces offspring fitness in a pollination-generalist tree Open
Background and Aims In comparison to pollinating insects and non-flying mammals (NFMs), nectarivorous birds might display behaviours leading to greater pollen carryover. Therefore, plants pollinated by birds might display higher levels of …
View article: Corrigendum to “Assessing the knowledge and practices of occupational safety and health in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector of Ghana: A case of obuasi” [Heliyon Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2022, Article e11464]
Corrigendum to “Assessing the knowledge and practices of occupational safety and health in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector of Ghana: A case of obuasi” [Heliyon Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2022, Article e11464] Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11464.].
View article: Urbanisation and specifically impervious cover alter riparian plant communities in a rapidly urbanising landscape in the Himalayas
Urbanisation and specifically impervious cover alter riparian plant communities in a rapidly urbanising landscape in the Himalayas Open
Impervious covers, such as roads, pavements, buildings, and parking lots, prevent water infiltration, thereby increasing surface runoff. The expansion of impervious cover along riverbanks in urban areas poses a significant threat to ripari…
View article: Preliminary New Study Indicates Possible Dramatic Decline in the Diversity of Insects Visiting Flowers of Jarrah (<i>Eucalyptus Marginata</i>) in Kings Park Over 26 Years
Preliminary New Study Indicates Possible Dramatic Decline in the Diversity of Insects Visiting Flowers of Jarrah (<i>Eucalyptus Marginata</i>) in Kings Park Over 26 Years Open
The recent decline of terrestrial insects in many parts of the world is of growing concern due to the fundamental ecosystem services they perform. Pollination is a vital ecosystem service predominantly performed by insects, with inestimabl…
View article: Microplastic pollution in riparian soils of the rapidly growing city of Thimphu, Bhutan
Microplastic pollution in riparian soils of the rapidly growing city of Thimphu, Bhutan Open
Plastic has become a vitally important material for humans; however, the large amount of plastic waste generated annually pollutes the environment. Plastic decomposition generates microplastics (MPs), which have emerged as a concerning glo…
View article: Drought Stress Responses of Some Prairie Landscape C4 Grass Species for Xeric Urban Applications
Drought Stress Responses of Some Prairie Landscape C4 Grass Species for Xeric Urban Applications Open
Creating xeric landscapes in lawns and prairies is a significant challenge and practical need in arid urban environments. This study examined the drought resistance of some C4 grass species for constructing urban lawns and prairies. A fact…
View article: An Update on the Habitat Suitability Model of <i>Dacrycarpus imbricatus</i> (Blume) de Laub. and Its Conservation Status in Bali, Indonesia
An Update on the Habitat Suitability Model of <i>Dacrycarpus imbricatus</i> (Blume) de Laub. and Its Conservation Status in Bali, Indonesia Open
Dacrycarpus imbricatus provides essential ecosystem functions and various potential uses. Therefore, studying this distribution and conservation status in Bali Islands is crucial. The Habitat Suitability Model (HSM) and Geospatial Conserva…
View article: Fire Impacts and Dynamics of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest of East Java, Indonesia
Fire Impacts and Dynamics of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest of East Java, Indonesia Open
(1) Background: Seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) are globally important ecosystems which receive less research attention compared to tropical rainforests but are equally under serious threat. The objectives of this paper are to char…
View article: Editorial: Fire regimes in desert ecosystems: Drivers, impacts and changes
Editorial: Fire regimes in desert ecosystems: Drivers, impacts and changes Open
Although not commonly associated with fire, many desert ecosystems across the globe do occasionally burn, and there is evidence that fire incidences are increasing, leading to altered fire regimes in this biome. The increased prevalence of…
View article: Urban sprawl and microclimate in the Ga East municipality of Ghana
Urban sprawl and microclimate in the Ga East municipality of Ghana Open
Climatic elements such as temperature and rainfall provide great and unquantifiable benefits to human health. However, rapid urban sprawl has the tendency to undermine these health consequences. The relationship between urban sprawl and mi…
View article: Genetic and ecological consequences of recent habitat fragmentation in a narrow endemic plant species within an urban context
Genetic and ecological consequences of recent habitat fragmentation in a narrow endemic plant species within an urban context Open
Understanding the timescales that shape spatial genetic structure is pivotal to ascertain the impact of habitat fragmentation on the genetic diversity and reproductive viability of long-lived plant populations. Combining genetic and ecolog…
View article: Fire in Semi-Arid Shrublands and Woodlands: Spatial and Temporal Patterns in an Australian Landscape
Fire in Semi-Arid Shrublands and Woodlands: Spatial and Temporal Patterns in an Australian Landscape Open
Semi-arid landscapes are of interest to fire ecologists because they are generally located in the climatic transition zone between arid lands (where fires tend to be rare due to lack of fuel, but are enhanced following large rainfall episo…
View article: <i>Corrigendum to</i> : A threatened ecological community: research advances and priorities for Banksia woodlands
<i>Corrigendum to</i> : A threatened ecological community: research advances and priorities for Banksia woodlands Open
The rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide is leading to native habitat loss and ecosystem fragmentation and degradation. Although the study of urbanisation's impact on biodiversity is gaining increasing interest globally, there is still…
View article: A threatened ecological community: research advances and priorities for Banksia woodlands
A threatened ecological community: research advances and priorities for Banksia woodlands Open
The rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide is leading to native habitat loss and ecosystem fragmentation and degradation. Although the study of urbanisation’s impact on biodiversity is gaining increasing interest globally, there is still…
View article: Short communication: Savanna-forest boundary on Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Short communication: Savanna-forest boundary on Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Open
Sutomo, van Etten E, Iryadi R. 2021. Short communication: Savanna-forest boundary on Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 726-731. Seasonally dry tropical forests tend to be bordered by or are mixe…
View article: Exploring abandoned mines through a public lens
Exploring abandoned mines through a public lens Open
Research suggests that there are potentially millions of abandoned mines around the globe. As such, it is highly probable that these operations have the potential of resulting in a magnitude of social and environmental issues. However, the…
View article: Seasonal weather and climate prediction over area burned in grasslands of northeast China
Seasonal weather and climate prediction over area burned in grasslands of northeast China Open
Grassland fire dynamics are subject to myriad climatic, biological, and anthropogenic drivers, thresholds, and feedbacks and therefore do not conform to assumptions of statistical stationarity. The presence of non-stationarity in time seri…
View article: The Importance of Catchments to Mine-pit Lakes: Implications for Closure
The Importance of Catchments to Mine-pit Lakes: Implications for Closure Open
Despite the large body of riparian literature for rivers and lakes, there are few studies on the catchments of mine pit lakes. Therefore, the broad objective of this research was to determine if catchment characteristics were related to pi…
View article: The skin microbiome: impact of modern environments on skin ecology, barrier integrity, and systemic immune programming
The skin microbiome: impact of modern environments on skin ecology, barrier integrity, and systemic immune programming Open
Skin barrier structure and function is essential to human health. Hitherto unrecognized functions of epidermal keratinocytes show that the skin plays an important role in adapting whole-body physiology to changing environments, including t…
View article: Pollen adaptation to ant pollination: a case study from the Proteaceae
Pollen adaptation to ant pollination: a case study from the Proteaceae Open
Background and Aims Ant–plant associations are widely diverse and distributed throughout the world, leading to antagonistic and/or mutualistic interactions. Ant pollination is a rare mutualistic association and reports of ants as effective…
View article: Invasion patterns of Pinus pinaster in south-west Australia in relation to fire, vegetation type and plantation management
Invasion patterns of Pinus pinaster in south-west Australia in relation to fire, vegetation type and plantation management Open
Pinus pinaster is a common plantation species in many Mediterranean-climate regions of the world and has become invasive in several of these, but little is known about its invasive potential, with no studies regarding its invasion potentia…