Climate warming is considered to be among the most serious of anthropogenic stresses to
the environment, because it not only has direct effects on biodiversity, but it also exacerbates …

Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and
providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater …

Rapid urbanization and the global loss of biodiversity necessitate the development of a
research agenda that addresses knowledge gaps in urban ecology that will inform policy …

Urban and periurban ocean developments impact 1.5% of the global exclusive economic
zones, and the demand for ocean space and resources is increasing. As we strive for a more …

Groundwater fauna (stygofauna) comprises organisms that have adapted to the dark
subterranean environment over a course of thousands and millions of years, typically having …

Light pollution is the consequence of elevated lighting emitted by human-made artefacts to
the lower atmosphere. Recently, there have been major advances in the assessment and …

Agriculture land in Egypt represents only 3.8% of the total area. The Nile delta provides two
thirds of Egypt's agriculture land, but is threatened by urban sprawl. The paper aims to …

How anthropogenic stressors affect biodiversity is a central question in a changing world.
Subterranean ecosystems and their biodiversity are particularly vulnerable to change, yet …

Human population growth and accelerating coastal development have been the drivers for
unprecedented construction of artificial structures along shorelines globally. Construction …

Ecosystems are increasingly degraded, fragmented and lost because of human activities
globally. These impacts cause changes in the distribution of biodiversity and key ecological …