Quantifying the resistance of mixed-forests against natural hazards in the Pyrenees

P Gómez-García, J Madrigal-González… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mountain protection forests can prevent natural hazards by reducing their onset and
propagation probabilities. In fact, individual trees act as natural barriers against …

The importance of ecosystem services to support the governance of critical ecological assets

A La Notte - Ecosystem Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services (ES) are the ecosystem contribution to human well-being: they bridge
ecosystems with socio-economic systems, in terms of both impacts and dependencies. So …

Tree-growth synchrony index, an effective indicator of historical climatic extremes

H Jia, J Zheng, J Yang, L Lyu, Y Dong, O Fang - Ecological Processes, 2024 - Springer
Background Tree rings play an important role in reconstructing past climate. Growth
differences among individual trees due to microclimatic conditions and local disturbances …

Mangrove density and delta formation in Segara Anakan Lagoon as an impact of the riverine sedimentation rate

TRINUR CAHYO, A HARTOKO… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2024 - smujo.id
Cahyo TN, Hartoko A, Muskananfola MR, Haeruddin, Hilmi E. 2024. Mangrove density and
delta formation in Segara Anakan Lagoon as an impact of the riverine sedimentation rate …

[HTML][HTML] Top 10+ 1 indicators for assessing forest ecosystem conditions: A five-decade fragmentation analysis

B Almeida, P Cabral, C Fonseca, A Gil… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, land use change has consistently resulted in greater losses than gains in
aboveground biomass (AGB). Forest fragmentation is a primary driver of biodiversity loss …

Densely stocked neighborhood reduces the risk of tree mortality in drylands: Evidence from Populus euphratica forests along the Tarim River corridor

D He, L Han, N Miao - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
To mitigate forest loss under current environmental challenges, it is increasingly urgent to
model how tree mortality is mediated by both biotic and abiotic agents. However, the role of …

Remotely sensed tree height and density explain global gliding vertebrate richness

B Wagner, H Kreft, CR Nitschke, J Schrader - Ecography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In vertebrates, gliding evolved as a mode of energy‐efficient locomotion to move between
trees. Gliding vertebrate richness is hypothesised to increase with tree height and decrease …

Socio-Economic Drivers of Agroforestry Practices in Kaiti Watershed, Makueni County, Kenya

VM Ngila, RM Kweyu, SW Mbuthia - East African Journal of …, 2024 - journals.eanso.org
Forests and trees are essential resources for sustainable provision of goods and services.
However, trees have not only been depleted in reserved forests but also on agricultural …

Climate-driven stock accounts of inland Green-Blue Ecosystems: Coupling the carbon and water cycles via Reverse Engineering and Geodetectors

B Almeida, L Monteiro, P Scemama, P Cabral - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The critical role of inland Green-Blue Ecosystems (GBE) in delivering goods and services
underscores the need to understand their relationships. This research investigates the …

Satellite-Based Data-Driven Modelling of Inland Green-Blue Ecosystems

BAG Almeida - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Technological advances in Satellite Earth Observation (SEO), decision systems and
geoinformation are revolutionizing the assessment of natural assets. The evolving …