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Biochar application for sustainable soil erosion control: a review of current research and future perspectives Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Prabhakar Sharma
Soil erosion is a pressing environmental issue with significant agricultural productivity and ecosystem stability implications. In recent years, biochar, a carbon-rich product of biomass pyrolysis, has emerged as a promising soil amendment tool for erosion control due to its ability to improve soil quality and stability. This review paper aims to comprehensively analyze the effectiveness of biochar
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Local environmental fiscal expenditures, industrial structure upgrading, and carbon emission intensity Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Xuesheng Zhang, Shouchao He, Lindong Ma
To realize the development goals of environmental governance and low-carbon emission reduction, the effect of local environmental protection fiscal expenditure on carbon emissions needs to be assessed. This paper utilizes the panel data of 30 provinces in mainland China except Tibet from 2007 to 2019 and empirically examines the baseline effect, the mechanism, the nonlinear effect, and the spatial
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Effects of irrigation dams on riverine biota in mountain streams Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Cássia Rocha Pompeu, Francisco J. Peñas, José Barquín
Mountain streams harbor unique biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services to human societies. Yet, these ecosystems face numerous threats, such as the construction of dams and land use changes, leading to rapid habitat degradation, water pollution, and biodiversity loss. In this study, we assess the effect of irrigation dams on mountain riverine biota using traditional biotic indices and
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Loss of native brown trout diversity in streams of the continental Croatia Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Tamara Kanjuh, Ana Marić, Dubravka Škraba Jurlina, Predrag Simonović, Ivan Špelić, Marina Piria, Ivana Maguire
Introduction: The genetic diversity of brown trout in the Western Balkans has been disrupted by the introduction of non-native Atlantic phylogenetic lineages and non-native haplotypes of the Danubian phylogenetic lineage. The Western Balkans is characterized by the greatest phenotypic and genotypic diversity of trout populations, and a large part of the internal territory belongs to the Black Sea basin
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The impact of the digital economy on sustainable development: evidence from China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Qiguang An, Ruoyu Wang, Yongkai Wang, Kolomiets Pavel
This research investigates the intricate interplay among the digital economy, green innovation, and the level of sustainable development. Panel data from 268 cities in China, from 2011 to 2020, are used to comprehensively evaluate the level of digital economy development and investigate the digital economy’s influence on sustainable development. Additionally, a mechanism analysis is used to investigate
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Implementation of water energy food-health nexus in a climate constrained world: a review for South Africa Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Shingirirai S. Mutanga, Brian K. Mantlana, Shepherd Mudavanhu, Mavhungu S. Muthige, Felix V. Skhosana, Trevor Lumsden, Sasha Naidoo, Tirusha Thambiran, Juanette John
In recent years, the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus has gained significant attention in global research. Spatial inequality in water-energy-food security (WEF) and its impact on public health and how this is affected by climate change remains a grand adaptation challenge. South Africa is extremely vulnerable and exposed to the impacts of climate change due to its socio-economic and environmental context
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Losses in fishery ecosystem services of the Dnipro river Delta and the Kakhovske reservoir area caused by military actions in Ukraine Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Roman Novitskyi, Hennadii Hapich, Maksym Maksymenko, Pavlo Kutishchev, Viktor Gasso
We studied the development of commercial and recreational fishing on the Kakhovske Reservoir (aka Kakhovka) and the Dnipro (aka Dnieper) River lowlands in 2020–2023. The fish assemblage of the Kakhovske Reservoir is under consideration for the period 1956–2021. The dynamics of the fish population transformation, species extinction, and the emergence of new invasive species are given. The losses in
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Study on the impact of hometown resource endowment on farmers’ rural-urban migration decisions against the background of “dual carbon” Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Ping Gao, Suyan Shen, Zhenyu Yang, Zheyan Ji
This study investigates the impact of hometown resource endowment on farmers’ rural-urban migration decisions within the context of “Dual Carbon” policies. It aims to understand the factors influencing migration decision-making amidst the dynamics of urban and rural land occupation, particularly focusing on the role of hometown resource endowments led by homesteads. Using data from the China Migrants
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Editorial: Ecological restoration in drylands: toward land degradation neutrality Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Jifeng Deng, Shengbo Xie, Guanglei Gao, Hamid Gholami
Land degradation neutrality (LDN) has been defined as “a state whereby the amount and quality of land resources necessary to support ecosystem functions and services remains stable or increases within specified temporal and spatial scales and ecosystems.” In practice, the application and success of LDN in drylands vary greatly depending on the targeted ecosystem services and the impacts of environmental
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Can intellectual property rights pilots reduce carbon emissions? Evidence from China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Haodong Han
In this paper, panel data from Chinese cities from 2000 to 2020 were used, and the intellectual property pilot was used as a quasi-natural experiment. The double difference model mainly tests the underlying mechanism of the impact of intellectual property rights pilots on urban carbon emissions. This study revealed that IPR pilots play an important role in reducing urban carbon emissions. Heterogeneity
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Sustainable water solutions:a Six Sigma approach to membrane-based filtration system design Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ahmed Usman, Haris Khan, Rasikh Tariq, M. Shahrukh Atta, Abdul Rehman, M. Mubashir Iqbal
Water contamination is a major problem nowadays which can not only be solved through technological innovations but also requires educational innovation. The contamination of water is caused by discharging harmful pollutants into the water. These harmful contaminants cause different diseases. The significance of water filtration has grown in recent years. The quality of water is affected majorly by
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Developing a hybrid data-driven and informed model for prediction and mitigation of agricultural nitrous oxide flux hotspots Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Nikhil Vemuri
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the most significant contributors to greenhouse forcing and is the biggest contributor to ozone depletion in the 21st century, and roughly 70% of anthropogenic nitrous oxide emissions are from agriculture and soil management. Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are shown to spike during hotspot events, and according to the data used in this study, over 78% of nitrous
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Spatial-temporal evolution and influencing factors of ecological resilience in urban agglomerations: a case study of Shanxi section of the Yellow River Basin Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Jinfang Wang, Zhihong Lv, Ye Cao, Shifeng Wang, Zhilei Zhen
Scientific assessment of the development status and factors influencing the urban ecological resilience of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) is highly significant for promoting its development. This study constructed an evaluation index system for urban ecological resilience considering the four dimensions of pressure, state, response, and innovation. The spatiotemporal ecological resilience of the urban
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Study on China’s 2030 provincial carbon quota allocation scheme considering the positive and negative effects of historical emissions Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Chuanwang Liu, Yalin Lei, Wenhui Chen, Yong Jiang
The carbon quota allocation scheme serves as the fundamental backbone for ensuring the smooth and sustainable operation of the carbon market. Despite numerous prior studies, ongoing debates persist regarding the impact of historical emissions, both positive and negative, on carbon quota allocation. Utilizing the four indicators of historical emissions (both positive and negative), egalitarianism, payment
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Investigating the influence of yarn characteristics on microfibre release from knitted fabrics during laundering Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Alice Hazlehurst, Mark Sumner, Mark Taylor
Microfibres generated and released during the use and laundering of textiles have been identified as an important source of environmental pollution. The quantity of microfibres released from a fabric can be influenced by several external factors, such as laundering conditions and consumer use, as well as intrinsic factors such as the fibre composition, yarn characteristics, and fabric structure. This
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Decadal evolution of fluvial islands and its controlling factors along the lower Yangtze River Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Jingtao Wu, Manman Fan, Huan Zhang, Muhammad Shaukat, James L. Best, Na Li, Chao Gao
Fluvial islands are vital from both morphological and ecological perspectives and consequently have been hotspots of morphodynamic research in large rivers around the world. This study selected 14 representative fluvial islands in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and explored their spatial-temporal evolution, including their shape and area dynamics during 1945–2016, by interpreting remote sensing
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Equity in park green spaces: a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review from 2014-2023 Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Lijie Yan, Xiaoying Jin, Jinquan Zhang
With the global increase in population and the accelerated process of urbanization, the equitable access to park green spaces by diverse communities has become a growing concern. In order to provide an overview of the developmental trends, research focal points, and influencing factors in the study of equity in park green spaces, this paper employs bibliometric analysis and the visualization software
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Image based analytical approaches for study of particulate matter (PM) in air Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Ankesh Tiwari, Mohineeta Pandey, Astha Tirkey, Aradhana Tiwari, Rashmi Dubey, Sudhir Kumar Pandey
Particulate matter (PM) stands as a predominant pollutant in developing countries, demanding effective source identification and remediation strategies. This review centers on the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image-based methodology for PM analysis, particularly emphasizing the passive technique of utilizing plant leaves for PM capture. The SEM-image-based approach serves as a powerful tool for
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We want you! Recruitment strategies for the success of a citizen science project on urban wildlife ecology Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Anke Schumann, Hannah Greving, Till Bruckermann, Joachim Kimmerle, Ute Harms, Miriam Brandt
In this case study, we report on the recruitment of participants for a citizen science (CS) project on urban wildlife monitoring (about 860 participants), and the consequences of recruitment strategies for achieving the project goals. We describe the approach that we used to identify our target audience and to design the core message for the recruitment campaign. We searched for participants who were
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Toxicology, environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, and One Health: definitions and paths for future research Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Sébastien Sauvé
The definitions of toxicology, environmental toxicology, environmental chemistry, environmental risk, and ecotoxicology are closely related and sometimes used as synonyms, whereas One Health is a more recent, complementary concept. This contribution examines the origins of the usages of these terms, explores their interchangeability (whether appropriate or not), and proposes some paths to better define
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Study on the impact of social capital on the rural residents’ conscious interpersonal waste separation behavior: evidence from Jiangxi province, China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Yuhua Teng, Ning Li, Jing Yang, Yuan Liu, Changjin Liu
Guiding rural residents to implement interpersonal waste separation in their daily lives consciously is crucial for controlling solid waste pollution in developing countries. This paper utilizes survey data from Jiangxi Province which is one of the national pilot zones for ecological conservation in China to analyze the impact of the social capital that includes social networks, social trust, and social
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Emerging attributes of adaptive governance in the global south Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Shahana Akther, James Evans
Adaptive governance is widely considered an effective approach to address the complexities and uncertainties of socio-ecological systems. The application of adaptive governance to sustainable environmental governance in the global south has not been sufficiently explored. There is a gap in the literature in the global south, especially given its conceptual roots in the global north. A number of reviews
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The impact of green finance on the intensity and efficiency of carbon emissions: the moderating effect of the digital economy Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Wenjie Liu, Peng Zhu
Carbon emissions have become a global challenge that threatens human development. Governments have taken various measures to reduce carbon emissions, and green finance is an important and innovative way to realize carbon emission reductions. This paper uses data on a prefecture-level city in China to explore the impact of green finance on carbon emission intensity from both theoretical and empirical
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Soil carbon dynamics in drained prairie pothole wetlands Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Chantel J. Chizen, Bobbi L. Helgason, Blake Weiseth, Gurbir Singh Dhillon, Helen M. Baulch, Jeff J. Schoenau, Angela K. Bedard-Haughn
Drainage leads to trade-offs between crop production efficiency and wetland conservation, with complex impacts on ecosystem services. In North America’s Prairie Pothole Region, wetland drainage is widespread, often to increase the available land for cultivation, prevent crop loss due to flooding, and manage soil salinity. Wetlands are known for providing key ecosystem services such as improved water
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Envisioning sustainable sanitation planning: a unified approach of diffusion of innovation and theory of planned behavior in predicting ecosan toilet adoption in Arba Minch City, Ethiopia Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Abrham Kassa Ejigu, Kumelachew Yeshitela
This study explores the adoption of ecological sanitation (ecosan) toilets in Arba Minch City, Ethiopia, using an integrated approach combining the diffusion of innovation (DOI) model and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The research aims to understand the complex associations between DOI variables (relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, trialability, and observability) and TPB constructs
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Research on the decoupling relationship between water resources utilization and economic development at the county scale in Qian’nan Prefecture, Guizhou Province Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yin Su, Shenghai Liao, Jintong Ren, Zulun Zhao
There is a close link between water resources and economic development. To understand the relationship between water resources and economic development in Qian’nan, Guizhou, the study utilized the water resources ecological footprint and decoupling model to analyze the relationship between water resource ecological footprint and economic growth in the region. Data from 2009 to 2019 were collected and
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An urgent call for using real human urine in decentralized sanitation research and advancing protocols for preparing synthetic urine Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Prithvi Simha, Caitlin Courtney, Dyllon Garth Randall
Recycling resources excreted in human urine can help achieve a sustainable future and circular economy in the sanitation space. However, many studies researching different technologies for safely recycling urine do not use real human urine for experimentation, relying instead on recipes for making synthetic or artificial solutions that attempt to mimic the composition of real human urine. This methodological
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Analysis of lightning activity characteristics and its relationship with precipitation in a strong convective weather process in Jiangsu Province Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yuqing Mao, Jiao Liu, Youshan Jiang, Cong Li, Zhaoquan Han, Qu Chen
Based on multi-source observation data such as lightning locator, atmospheric electric field instrument and hourly precipitation data from automatic stations, the lightning characteristics of the strong convective weather process under the influence of the northeast cold vortex in Nanjing Jiangsu Province on 15 June 2020 was analyzed in depth, and the relationship between the lightning activity and
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The heterogeneous impacts of environmental technologies and research and development spending on green growth in emerging economies: the moderating role of financial globalization Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Dinkneh Gebre Borojo
Introduction: Understanding the heterogeneous impacts of environmental technologies (ETs), research and development (RD) spending and financial globalization (FG) on green economic growth (GEG) is worthwhile to promote progress toward GEG. Besides, exploring the moderating role of FG is essential to uncover the nuanced dynamics that shape the relationship between ET, RD, GEG, and the influence of global
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The vegetation–topography heterogeneity coupling in the Loess Plateau, China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Zhihui Luo, Yu Liu, Hongyi Zhou
As a result of adaptation to the environment, the great environmental spatial heterogeneity leads to the high spatial heterogeneity of vegetation status. This coupling may be more apparent in water-limited drylands, where topography is the main determinant of small-scale variation in water availability and energy. Metrics describing this coupling may contribute to the detection of the extension of
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Carbon conduction effect and multi-scenario carbon emission responses of land use patterns transfer: a case study of the Baiyangdian basin in China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Xing Gao, Meiran Zhao, Mengmeng Zhang, Zhongyuan Guo, Xiao Liu, Zihua Yuan
Carbon pooling and release occur all the time in all corners of the earth, where the land use factor is key to influencing the realization of carbon peaking and neutrality. Land use patterns and carbon emissions change under different scenarios and analyzing the correlation will help formulate scientific land use policies for the future. In this study, through remote sensing data, we investigated the
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Long-term changes in vegetation and land use in mountainous areas with heavy snowfalls in northern Japan: an 80-year comparison of vegetation maps Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Takuto Shitara, Hiroko Kurokawa, Michio Oguro, Takehiro Sasaki, Haruka Ohashi, Kaoru Niiyama, Mitsue Shibata, Tetsuya Matsui
Comparison of old and new vegetation maps is an effective way to detect vegetation dynamics. Recent developments in computer technology have made it possible to accurately compare old paper vegetation maps with current digitized vegetation maps to reveal long-term vegetation dynamics. Recently, a 1:50,000 scale vegetation map of the Hakkoda Mountains in northern Japan, located in the ecotone of cool
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The effects of green finance on the carbon decoupling of marine fishery: analysis based on Tapio method and EKC model Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Weicheng Xu, Yiying Zhu
Marine fishery, with its duality of carbon emission and carbon sink, is an industry that needs full attention during achieving carbon neutrality. In this paper, the decoupling index between net CO2 emissions and gross domestic product of marine fishery in China is calculated using Tapio model, and its evolution characteristics are analyzed by means of nuclear density map and Markov matrix. Some problems
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Research progress on the synergies between heat waves and canopy urban heat island and their driving factors Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Tao Shi, Lei Liu, XiangCheng Wen, Ping Qi
Under the background of global warming and accelerating urbanization, the interaction between heat waves (HWs) and canopy urban heat island (CUHI) has become one of the focuses in the field of global climate change research. This paper comprehensively reviewed and summarized the research process on the synergies of HWs and CUHI and their influencing mechanism. The coupling effect between HWs and CUHI
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A systematic review of factors influencing habitat connectivity and biodiversity along road and rail routes in temperate zones Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Nicholas A. Cork, Rachel S. Fisher, Neil Strong, Emma J. S. Ferranti, Andrew D. Quinn
This systematic review, part funded by Network Rail Ltd (UK), considers the role of transportation corridors in habitat connectivity within temperate climates, through verge habitat, surrounding matrix, movement along and across the corridor, the wider landscape context and management practices. PICO terms were developed for the bibliographic search on 15/11/22 using Web of Science (all databases)
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Enhancing environmental management through big data: spatial analysis of urban ecological governance and big data development Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yunliang Lei
Introduction: This research focuses on exploring the impact of Big Data Development (BDD) on Urban Ecological Governance Performance (EGP), with a particular emphasis on environmental dimensions within and among various regions. It aims to understand the complex interplay between technological advancements, urbanization, and environmental management in the context of urban ecological governance.Methods:
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Landsat series images for evaluating ecological restoration effect from multi-time scale based on an ideal reference Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Zhenkun Wang, Zhihong An
Multi-time scale assessment of ecological restoration effects based on objective and scientific approaches can provide crucial information for implementing environmental protection policies and ensuring sustainable regional development. This study evaluated the effect of ecological restoration based on a natural evolution as a reference frame, using yearly Landsat time series. Southern Ningxia in China
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Contamination and remediation of contaminated firing ranges—an overview Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yining Zhu, Ruijie Che, Biyang Tu, Jiahe Miao, Xinya Lu, Jining Li, Yongbing Zhu, Fenghe Wang
Land and groundwater resources are fundamental pillars of sustainable human development. The negligent abandonment of ammunition and its fragments during range activities can result in severe contamination of range sites, thereby posing a significant risk to both the ecological environment and human health. Nevertheless, numerous uncertainties persist regarding the comprehension of range contaminated
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Exploring the structure of the digital economy through blockchain technology and mitigating adverse environmental effects with the aid of artificial neural networks Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Tengwei Cai, Zexin Hong
The rapid expansion of the digital economy has had a transformative impact on society, presenting both opportunities and challenges. This article aims to examine the structure of the digital economy and its implications, with a specific focus on the adverse environmental effects associated with its rapid growth. To address these challenges, the utilization of artificial neural networks is proposed
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Multiple paths of green and low-carbon development in industrial parks: group analysis based on the TOE framework Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Xin Meng, Yue Cheng, Yuanhua Xuan
The green and low-carbon development of industrial parks plays an important role in promoting industrial and technological agglomeration, How to optimise their green and low-carbon development pathways is an important management question to be answered, requiring the examination of multiple path based on a histological perspective. Based on the technology–organisation–environment framework, this study
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Modeling future land use and land cover under different scenarios using patch-generating land use simulation model. A case study of Ndola district Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Bwalya Mutale, Fan Qiang
Accurate predictions of changes in Land-use and Land-cover (LULC) are crucial in climate modeling, providing valuable insights into the possible effects of land-use alterations on Earth’s intricate system. This study focuses on forecasting and examining future LULC changes in the Ndola district from 2022 to 2042, considering three scenarios: Traditional mode (TM), Ecological protection (EP), and Economic
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Identification of optimal CMIP6 GCMs for future typical meteorological year in major cities of Indonesia using multi-criteria decision analysis Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Vinayak Bhanage, Han Soo Lee, Jonathan Salar Cabrera, Tetsu Kubota, Radyan Putra Pradana, Faiz Rohman Fajary, Hideyo Nimiya
Many studies often use a single global climate model (GCM) across multiple cities to develop future Typical Meteorological Year (TMY), without emphasizing city-specific selection of GCM. The present investigation employs the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to assess city-specific GCMs for generating future TMY datasets across 29 Indonesian cities. Six GCMs from the coupled model intercomparison
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Study on the impact of green finance on green total factor productivity in forestry—evidence from China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Hao Gong, Zhenhong Wang
China's forestry industry's ecological, economic, and social benefits have improved significantly. However, practical problems remain, such as irrational industrial structure, serious resource consumption, and low environmental transformation efficiency. The green total factor productivity is an important index to measure the transformation of economic development mode, and improving the green total
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Does industrialization promote the emission mitigation agenda of East Africa? a pathway toward environmental sustainability Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yan Yu, Jingyi Zhao, Mohammed Musah, Michael Owusu-Akomeah, Joseph Akwasi Nkyi, Jing Li, George Oppong Appiagyei Ampong, Emmanuel Attah Kumah, Siqi Cao, Yuxiang Xu, Yingfang Shi, Liqi Wang, Can Hui, Kaodui Li
Africa’s economy continues to be characterized by increasing environmental pollution caused by anthropogenic activities. Despite the implications of environmental pollution in the continent, little attention has been paid to it, although almost all its countries are signatories to the Paris Agreement. One macroeconomic variable that has proven to be a major driver of environmental pollution in the
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The effect of litter decomposition mostly depends on seasonal variation of ultraviolet radiation rather than species in a hyper-arid desert Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Peng Wang, Yalan Liu, Bo Zhang, Lei Li, Lisha Lin, Xiangyi Li, Qiang Zeng
Introduction: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is believed to play a significant role in accelerating litter decomposition in water-limited ecosystems. Litter traits also influence the decomposition. However, the dominance of litter traits and ultraviolet radiation on litter decomposition in hyper-arid deserts (annual precipitation: potential evaporation < 0.05) with diverse species and seasonal variations
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Physical and socioeconomic driving forces of land use and land cover changes: the case of Hawassa City, Ethiopia Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Mefekir Woldegebriel Tessema, Birhanu Girma Abebe, Amare Bantider
Background and objectives: Hawassa served as the country’s southern region’s capital from 1990 to 2019 and is currently experiencing rapid urbanization. Urban planners use the physical and socioeconomic driving elements of Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC) to identify the variables influencing the trend of urbanization and then make appropriate plans.Methods: The study primarily employed advanced
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Capturing accurate kelp canopy extent: integrating tides, currents, and species-level morphology in kelp remote sensing Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Brian Timmer, Luba Y. Reshitnyk, Margot Hessing-Lewis, Francis Juanes, Lianna Gendall, Maycira Costa
Surface-canopy forming kelps (Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis luetkeana) can be monitored along the Northeast Pacific coast using remote sensing. These kelp canopies can be submerged by tides and currents, making it difficult to accurately determine their extent with remote sensing techniques. Further, both species have morphologically distinct canopies, each made up of structures with differing
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Green technology: synthesis of iron-modified biochar derived from pine cones to remove azithromycin and ciprofloxacin from water Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Sadia Aziz, Sundus Anbreen, Iqra Iftikhar, Tabassum Fatima, Aqsa Iftikhar, Liaqat Ali
The rise of antibiotic pollutants in water threatens ecosystems and human health. Iron-modified biochar (BC) exhibits adsorption properties and offers a promising approach for effective environmental remediation. The current study explored the potential of iron-loaded biochar synthesized from pine cones for antibiotic removal from water. In this study, pine cones, a sustainable and renewable source
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Coupling coordination relationship of forestry industry development and ecological environment: evidence from Heilongjiang Province Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Qi Zhang, Chenhuan Kou, Wenbo Gao
China’s economy has entered a new period of transformation, and the development of various industries will become the backbone of promoting economic sectors. At the same time, it will also become a booster for promoting the transformation and development of various industries. As an essential component of China’s economic construction, forestry will also enter a critical period of transformation. However
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Quantifying desertification in the Qinghai Lake Basin Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Siqing Wang, Li Ma, Liping Yang, Xinyuan Long, Chao Guan, Changming Zhao, Ning Chen
Desertification in the context of global change and intensified anthropogenic activities poses a huge challenge to the sustainable development of the Earth’s systems, including the Qinghai Lake Basin, which is located in the Tibetan Plateau. However, we know little about desertification in the Qinghai Lake Basin, which is an urgent and important issue. To that end, this study used the enhanced vegetation
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Examining the links between household livelihood resilience and vulnerability: disaster resettlement experience from rural China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Wei Liu, Jiayi Liu, Jie Xu, Jie Li, Marcus Feldman
Livelihood status of rural households is the focus of disaster resettlement research. Influenced by various factors, rural households face multiple environmental and social pressures after relocation, and the study of livelihood resilience and vulnerability provides a new framework for research into the livelihoods of relocated households. There has been a call for more quantitative evidence about
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Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of soil ciliate communities in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Qian Huang, Mingyan Li, Tianshun Li, Shiying Zhu, Zhuangzhuang Wang, Bu Pu
Introduction: Soil ciliates, as protozoa, play a crucial role in biogeochemical cycling and the soil food web, yet they are highly sensitive to environmental fluctuations in soil conditions. The diversity and biogeographic characteristics of soil ciliates in the Tibetan Plateau remain poorly understood. As part of a regional survey focused on soil ciliate diversity, we investigated the composition
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Multi-scenario simulation of land use dynamics and ecological risk: a case study of the liaohe estuary national wetland reserve using PLUS-Markov and PSR models Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Nanlin Hu, Guodong Wang, Zijun Ma, Meiling Zhao, Yusong Yuan, Tao Zhang, Qi Chen, Jingci Meng, Jiaying Wang
Introduction: Wetland has been exposed to tremendous stresses and hazards, leading to many potential ecological risks in the past few decades. There is an urgent need to assess the ecological risk status of the wetland, especially when examining how the intensity of socio-economic growth, policy changes, and other variables affect land use and ecological risk changes.Methods: This study models the
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Watershed analysis of urban stormwater contaminant 6PPD-Quinone hotspots and stream concentrations using a process-based ecohydrological model Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Jonathan J. Halama, Robert B. McKane, Bradley L. Barnhart, Paul P. Pettus, Allen F. Brookes, Angela K. Adams, Catherine K. Gockel, Kevin S. Djang, Vivian Phan, Sonali M. Chokshi, James J. Graham, Zhenyu Tian, Katherine T. Peter, Edward P. Kolodziej
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) are highly sensitive to 6PPD-Quinone (6PPD-Q). Details of the hydrological and biogeochemical processes controlling spatial and temporal dynamics of 6PPD-Q fate and transport from points of deposition to receiving waters (e.g., streams, estuaries) are poorly understood. To understand the fate and transport of 6PPD and mechanisms leading to salmon mortality Visualizing
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Diluted bitumen weathered under warm or cold temperatures is equally toxic to freshwater fish Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Juan Manuel Gutierrez-Villagomez, Linda Ramona Lara-Jacobo, Charles Gauthier, Geraldine Patey, Qin Xin, Gaëlle Triffault-Bouchet, Heather D. Dettman, Valerie S. Langlois
Canada is one of the main petroleum producers in the world. Through its oil sands exploitation, a viscous bitumen mixed with sand, water, and clay is being produced. This bitumen is so viscous that approximatively 20%–30% of diluent needs to be added to ease transportation, resulting in a mixture called diluted bitumen (dilbit). The transport of dilbit through North America comes with a potential risk
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Exploring the relationships between different dimensions of digital transformation and corporate greenization: evidence from listed companies in China Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Xiaoqing Xie, Yu Qi
In recent years, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of the coordinated development of digitalization and greenization. However, the existing research lacks a systematic framework for understanding the relationship between different dimensions of digital transformation and various strategies of green innovation. Furthermore, the role of different types of slack resources in this
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Digitalization transformation and enterprise green innovation: empirical evidence from Chinese listed companies Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Rufeng Zhuo, Yunhua Zhang, Junwei Zheng, Hongtao Xie
Green innovation is an essential strategy for businesses to gain a competitive edge and attain long-term sustainable growth. It does, however, often run into money problems. The rapid advancement of digital technology provides organizations with potent tools to get external resources through digital transformation, surmount resource obstacles, and promote environmentally-friendly innovation. The impact
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The impact of natural resources on environmental degradation: a review of ecological footprint and CO2 emissions as indicators Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Ebrahim Abbas Abdullah Abbas Amer, Ebrahim Mohammed Ali Meyad, Ali M. Meyad, A. K. M. Mohsin
Environmental degradation resulting from the overexploitation of natural resources has become a pressing global concern. This review paper aims to investigate the relationship between natural resources and environmental degradation, with a specific focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and ecological footprint (EF) as indicators. The study method involved an exhaustive search across prominent research
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A potential of iron slag-based soil amendment as a suppressor of greenhouse gas (CH4 and N2O) emissions in rice paddy Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Snowie Jane C. Galgo, Ronley C. Canatoy, Ji Yeon Lim, Hyon Chol Park, Pil Joo Kim
Iron slag-based silicate fertilizer (SF) has been utilized as a soil amendment in rice paddy fields for over 50 years. SF, which contains electron acceptors such as oxidized iron (Fe3+) compounds, is known to reduce methane (CH4) emissions, which have a global warming potential (GWP) of 23, higher than that of carbon dioxide (CO2). However, the dynamics of nitrous oxide (N2O), which has a GWP of 265
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Enhanced defluoridation by nano-crystalline alum-doped hydroxyapatite and artificial intelligence (AI) modeling approach Front. Environ. Sci. (IF 4.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Nitin Pratap Varma, Alok Sinha, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Jaydev Kumar Mahato, Priyankar Chand
The study aimed to investigate the defluoridation capacity of nano-hydroxyapatite (HAP) [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] and alum-doped hydroxyapatite (AHAP) [Ca8Al(PO4)6.(OH)2] as an environmental friendly adsorbent. The physicochemical characteristics of both the material (HAP and AHAP) were examined using XRD, FE-SEM-EDS, and BET techniques. The batch adsorption study revealed a fluoride removal efficiency of