The effects of roadways on lakes and ponds: a systematic review and assessment of knowledge gaps

HJ Dixon, M Elmarsafy, N Hannan, V Gao… - Environmental …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
As the global population increases, the expansion of road networks has led to the
destruction and disturbance of terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Road-related stressors have …

[HTML][HTML] The “Blue” Habitat of Urban & Suburban Areas and approaches for its biodiversity research: A sco** review

P Sun, M Chen, J Chen - Journal of Environmental Management, 2025 - Elsevier
This article explores recent research initially driven by interest in studying the “Blue” Habitat
of Urban and Suburban Areas (BHUS), focusing on water-related ecosystems. BHUS …

[HTML][HTML] Roads reduce amphibian abundance in ponds across a fragmented landscape

AJ Hamer, B Barta, A Bohus, B Gál… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Roads threaten animal species through habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation, and
direct mortality. It is crucial to understand how species respond to linear infrastructure for …

The effect of temperature and invasive alien predator on genetic and phenotypic variation in the damselfly Ischnura elegans: cross-latitude comparison

G Wos, G Palomar, M Marszałek, W Babik… - Frontiers in Zoology, 2023 - Springer
Background Understanding and predicting how organisms respond to human-caused
environmental changes has become a major concern in conservation biology. Here, we …

People's participation in using treated wastewater as an approach for sustainability of ecosystem services, green spaces, and farmlands in peri-urban areas: the case …

H Kordani, B Chaplot, PR Dehkharghani… - Water …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Water scarcity is the most significant challenge facing semi-arid and arid areas because
fresh water is often transferred from other areas to these regions, and then discharged as …

[HTML][HTML] Conserving nature's chorus: Local and landscape features promoting frog species richness in farm dams

ME Malerba, JJL Rowley, PI Macreadie, J Frazer… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Habitat loss is a key factor in the ongoing freshwater biodiversity crisis. A promising way to
help tackle the rapid decline in freshwater biodiversity is to improve the potential for artificial …

Network‐scale effects of invasive species on spatially‐structured amphibian populations

R Manenti, M Falaschi, DD Monache, S Marta… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the factors affecting the dynamics of spatially‐structured populations (SSP) is
a central topic of conservation and landscape ecology. Invasive alien species are …

Determinants of herpetofaunal diversity in a threatened wetland ecosystem: A case study of the Ramaroshan Wetland Complex, Western Nepal

J Paudel, L Khanal, N Pandey, LP Upadhyaya… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wetlands of mid-hills and lesser Himalaya in Nepal are highly threatened
due to climate change and human encroachment. This study assessed the change in total …

A multi-scale, multi-species approach highlights the importance of urban greenspace and pond design for amphibian communities

AJ Hamer - Urban Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Urbanisation threatens species through habitat loss, isolation and fragmentation.
Greenspace in urban landscapes often provides connectivity and habitat for wetland …

Integrating landscape resistance and multi-scale predictor of habitat selection for amphibian distribution modelling at large scale

F Matutini, J Baudry, MJ Fortin, G Pain, J Pithon - Landscape Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Context Species distribution modelling is a common tool in conservation biology but two
main criticisms remain:(1) the use of simplistic variables that do not account for species …