Lake ecosystems are essential for human wellbeing and development for their capacity to
provide multiple ecosystem services (ES). However, because of an anthropogenic-driven …

Nature-based Solutions (NBS) can improve urban areas' livability, and they are essential to
increase cities' resilience to anthropogenic activities and climate change. In addition, NBS …

Exploring future land use changes and assessing the habitat quality remains a challenging
topic for watershed ecological sustainability. However, most studies ignore the effects of …

Landscape fragmentation due to urban sprawl and industrialization has caused habitat loss
and threatened global biodiversity. However, the magnitude, spatial pattern, and …

The conflict between the human-environment is more prominent in densely populated areas
(DPA) where urban expansion is increasingly disturbing the ecological environment …

Habitat quality is a crucial expression of the value of ecosystem services. Habitat quality
issues caused by human activities are troubling dilemmas worldwide, and there is an urgent …

Globally, vegetation has been changing dramatically. The vegetation–water dynamic is key
to understanding ecosystem structure and functioning in water-limited ecosystems …

Several cities in the world have been subjected to urban sprawl. For instance, in India, this
process is responsible for environmental degradation. The case of Siliguri Municipal …

Exploring the factors influencing ecosystem services (ESs) is crucial for protecting them.
Habitat fragmentation is a critical factor that has been proved to have positive or negative …

The land use and land cover change (LUCC) associated with climate change and human
activities poses a persistent threat to ecosystems, profoundly impacting ecological security …