Aim Our objective is to analyse global‐scale patterns of mountain biodiversity and the
driving forces leading to the observed patterns. More specifically, we test the 'mountain …

Cities often possess unique geological features (geoheritage), but knowledge relevant to its
description still remains limited. Urban geoheritage can be defined as the entity of unique …

Natural resources are experiencing unprecedented pressures due to land use and land
cover (LULC) changes. Such changes in LULC have significantly affected the extent and …

The demand for urban construction has placed growing pressure on biodiversity
conservation. In China, landscape fragmentation caused by rapid urbanization has resulted …

European farmlands are vital arenas for socio-ecological sustainability because of their
significant land coverage and potential for integrating food production with biodiversity …

Aims The relative importance of species within an ecosystem shows spatio‐temporal
variability related to both the terrain features and numerous rapidly changing factors …

Geodiversity is a complex environmental idea describing a spectrum of geological (together
with some other natural) phenomena on a given territory. Experts have offered several …

Geodiversity refers to the variety of geological and physical elements as well as to
geomorphological processes of the earth surface. Heterogeneity of the physical environment …

With rapid urbanization, environmental problems such as soil erosion and resource
shortages have emerged. Ecological environmental quality is decreasing, and ecological …

Geodiversity assessment gained a prominent interest in the geoscientific community and
beyond. However, it is not always sufficient for land planning or geoconservation. It is then …