Coral reefs of Pakistan: a comprehensive review of anthropogenic threats, climate change, and conservation status

I Ahmad, P Guo, MX Zhao, Y Zhong… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The coral reefs along Pakistan's coastline are of ecological and economic significance.
However, they are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic threats and climate change …

Streamflow and sediment load changes from China's large rivers: Quantitative contributions of climate and human activity factors

S Yin, G Gao, A Huang, D Li, L Ran, M Nawaz… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Riverine water and sediment discharge drive global material circulation and energy transfer,
and they are crucial to the biogeochemical cycle. We investigated the changes in water …

[HTML][HTML] Land Use Change Impacts over the Indus Delta: A Case Study of Sindh Province, Pakistan

M Masood, C He, SA Shah, SAU Rehman - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Land use and land cover changes (LULCCs) are vital indicators for assessing the dynamic
relationship between humans and nature, particularly in diverse and evolving landscapes …

[HTML][HTML] Depositional sedimentary facies, stratigraphic control, paleoecological constraints, and paleogeographic reconstruction of late Permian Chhidru Formation …

SK Ali, HT Janjuhah, SM Shahzad… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Upper Indus Basin, in Pakistan's western Salt Range, is home to the Zaluch Gorge. The
sedimentary rocks found in this Gorge, belonging to the Chhidru Formation, were studied in …

Integrated underground mining hazard assessment, management, environmental monitoring, and policy control in Pakistan

HT Janjuhah, M Ishfaque, MI Mehmood, G Kontakiotis… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study focused on the significance of underground mining in Pakistan, resulting in the
employment of operational staff to undertake the primary tasks of this sector, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Petrography and provenance of the Sub-Himalayan Kuldana Formation: Implications for tectonic setting and Palaeoclimatic conditions

A Bilal, MS Mughal, HT Janjuhah, J Ali, A Niaz… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the depositional environment, age, and tectonic context of the Sub-Himalayan
Kuldana Formation are discussed in detail. To determine the Kuldana Formation's …

Seasonal fluctuation of water quality and ecogenomic phylogeny of novel potential microbial pollution indicators of Veshaw River Kashmir-Western Himalaya

RA Rather, S Ara, SA Padder, S Sharma… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nearly a billion people, especially in underdeveloped nations, need safe drinking water.
Indian studies suggest that most drinking water sources have high coliform levels, and …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the Changes and Causes of Runoff and Sediment Load in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River from 1950 to 2022

H Liu, Y Chen, P Du, Y Wang, Y Zhao, L Qu - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Frequent soil erosion disasters in the middle reaches of the Yellow River (MRYR) have a
profound effect on the sediment load of the river. This paper addresses the intertwined …

[HTML][HTML] Flood susceptibility modeling using geo-morphometric ranking approach in Jhelum River basin, Pakistan

M Sohail, S Mahmood - Natural Hazards Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study is modeling flood susceptibility in Jhelum River Basin by employing Geo-
Morphometric ranking approach. The study area is located in the Monsoon region and …

Heavy metal concentrations in water, sediment, and fish species in Chashma Barrage, Indus River: A comprehensive health risk assessment

KH Rind, S Aslam, NH Memon, A Raza… - … Trace Element Research, 2024 - Springer
The increasing levels of heavy metals in aquatic environments, driven by human activities,
pose a critical threat to ecosystems' overall health and sustainability. This study investigates …