Good surface water quality is critical to human health and ecology. Land use determines the
surface water heat and material balance, which cause climate change and affect water …

Background Policy makers need access to reliable data to monitor and evaluate the
progress of development outcomes and targets such as sustainable development outcomes …

One major health issue is the microbial and chemical contamination of natural freshwater,
particularly in Latin American countries, such as Ecuador, where it is still lacking wastewater …

Food production often leads to environmental degradation. Consequently, insights into
ecosystem functioning in relation to exploitation are needed as a basis for …

Rivers act as a natural source of greenhouse gases (GHGs). However, anthropogenic
activities can largely alter the chemical composition and microbial communities of rivers …

Synergistic management of economy-energy-environment nexus (EEEN) system is essential
for balancing the tradeoff among economic development, energy supply, and environment …

This paper uses seven periods of land use/cover data from 1990 to 2020 to investigate the
spatio-temporal features of land use change in a typical transect in northern China. By using …

The thin soil layer with uneven distribution in karst areas facilitates the migration of
phosphorus (P) to groundwater, threatening the safety of water sources seriously. To offer a …

Riparian forest buffers have multiple benefits for biodiversity and ecosystem services in both
freshwater and terrestrial habitats but are rarely implemented in water ecosystem …

Adequate environmental management in tropical aquatic ecosystems is imperative. Given
the lack of knowledge about functional diversity and bioassessment programs, management …