In order to identify how research contributes to the knowledge of marine litter as a pressure
on beaches, we reviewed interactions of beach fauna with this pollutant. Entanglement of …

Anthropogenic habitat loss and climate change are reducing species' geographic ranges,
increasing extinction risk and losses of species' genetic diversity. Although preserving …

Recent fires have fueled concerns that regional and global warming trends are leading to
more extreme burning. We found compelling evidence that average fire events in regions of …

A warming climate is expected to have an impact on the magnitude and timing of river
floods; however, no consistent large-scale climate change signal in observed flood …

This paper describes the technical development and accuracy assessment of the most
recent and improved version of the SoilGrids system at 250m resolution (June 2016 update) …

Reptiles are the most species-rich terrestrial vertebrate group with a broad diversity of life
history traits. Biotelemetry is an essential methodology for studying reptiles as it …

Human use of the land (for agriculture and settlements) has a substantial negative effect on
biodiversity globally. However, not all species are adversely affected by land use, and …

Island faunas can be characterized by gigantism in small animals and dwarfism in large
animals, but the extent to which this so-called 'island rule'provides a general explanation for …

Background Cholera remains a persistent health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and
worldwide. Cholera can be controlled through appropriate water and sanitation, or by oral …