Arthropod predators and parasitoids attack crop pests, providing a valuable ecosystem
service. The amount of noncrop habitat surrounding crop fields influences pest suppression …

For quantifying and modelling of landscape patterns, the patch matrix model (PMM) and the
gradient model (GM) are fundamental concepts of landscape ecology. While the PMM model …

Quantifying landscape characteristics and linking them to ecological processes is one of the
central goals of landscape ecology. Landscape metrics are a widely used tool for the …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Landscape connectivity is critical for ecosystem health and biodiversity conservation, yet
urbanization is increasing habitat fragmentation. Green corridors that connect isolated …

In the context of sustainable development and dual-carbon construction, to quantify the
carbon storage and its spatial-temporal distribution characteristics of Guilin City and predict …

Landscape patterns and land cover changes critically impact the hydrological cycling of
pollutants and affect receiving water quality significantly. Understanding spatial distribution …

Ecological risk assessment is the basis for sustainable land use and ecological protection
and management in coastal areas. The research scale of ecological risk assessment is …

Primary considerations for urban blue-green infrastructure (BGI) encompass sustainable
stormwater/urban heat management while biodiversity conservation is often considered an …

Floodplains perform diverse functions, including attenuation of fluxes of water, solutes, and
particulate material. Critical details of floodplain storage including magnitude, duration, and …