The impact of population growth on natural resources and farmers' capacity to adapt to climate change in low-income countries

MM Maja, SF Ayano - Earth Systems and Environment, 2021 - Springer
Population growth and natural resources are intricately linked and play role in climate
disruption and farmers' ability to adapt to climate change especially in develo** countries …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed-species versus monocultures in plantation forestry: Development, benefits, ecosystem services and perspectives for the future

CLC Liu, O Kuchma, KV Krutovsky - Global Ecology and conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Plantation forests are increasing rapidly in the world in order to alleviate deforestation and
degradation of natural forests, along with providing various goods and services. While …

Why bees are critical for achieving sustainable development

V Patel, N Pauli, E Biggs, L Barbour, B Boruff - Ambio, 2021 - Springer
Reductions in global bee populations are threatening the pollination benefits to both the
planet and people. Whilst the contribution of bee pollination in promoting sustainable …

Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Moving beyond the state of the art to minimize the risk of ecological surprise

DL Baho, M Bundschuh, MN Futter - Global Change Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastic (plastic particles measuring< 5mm) pollution is ubiquitous. Unlike in other well‐
studied ecosystems, for example, marine and freshwater environments, microplastics in …

An overview of the potentials, threats and conservation of biodiversity in Africa

MC Ogwu, SC Izah, AO Iyiola - Biodiversity in Africa: potentials, threats …, 2022 - Springer
There is a clear link between human developmental strides and biodiversity status on the
African continent. The link exists in the form of drivers, outlooks, emergent properties and …

Accounting for forest condition in Europe based on an international statistical standard

J Maes, AG Bruzón, JI Barredo, S Vallecillo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Covering 35% of Europe's land area, forest ecosystems play a crucial role in safeguarding
biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Yet, forest degradation continues to undermine …

Wind damage to forests and trees: a review with an emphasis on planted and managed forests

B Gardiner - Journal of Forest Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a review of our current understanding of the process of wind damage to
trees and forests, with a particular, but not exclusive focus, on planted and managed forests …

Implications of the 2019–2020 megafires for the biogeography and conservation of Australian vegetation

RC Godfree, N Knerr, F Encinas-Viso… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Australia's 2019–2020 'Black Summer'bushfires burnt more than 8 million hectares
of vegetation across the south-east of the continent, an event unprecedented in the last 200 …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing the origin of Oriental beech stands across Western Europe and reporting hybridization with European beech–Implications for assisted gene flow

M Kurz, A Kölz, J Gorges, BP Carmona, P Brang… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The benefits and risks of human-aided translocation of individuals within the species range,
assisted gene flow (AGF), depend on the genetic divergence, on the rate and direction of …

Spatiotemporal characteristics and drivers of ecosystem service interactions in the Dongting Lake Basin

L Yuan, M Geng, F Li, Y **e, T Tian, Q Chen - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Uncovering the spatiotemporal features of ecosystem services (ESs) and their intricate
interrelations in large lake basins can facilitate the development of scientific management …