Perspective: sustainability challenges, opportunities and solutions for long-term ecosystem observations

AS Mori, KF Suzuki, M Hori… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As interest in natural capital grows and society increasingly recognizes the value of
biodiversity, we must discuss how ecosystem observations to detect changes in biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity modeling advances will improve predictions of nature's contributions to people

JM Kass, K Fukaya, W Thuiller, AS Mori - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2024 - cell.com
Accurate predictions of ecosystem functions and nature's contributions to people (NCP) are
needed to prioritize environmental protection and restoration in the Anthropocene. However …

Global trends and scenarios for terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services from 1900 to 2050

HM Pereira, IS Martins, IMD Rosa, HJ Kim, P Leadley… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Based on an extensive model intercomparison, we assessed trends in biodiversity and
ecosystem services from historical reconstructions and future scenarios of land-use and …

Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: Modelling Nature Futures

HJ Kim, GD Peterson, WWL Cheung, S Ferrier… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) is a heuristic tool for co-creating positive
futures for nature and people. It seeks to open up a diversity of futures through mainly three …

Biodiversity loss reduces global terrestrial carbon storage

SR Weiskopf, F Isbell, MI Arce-Plata, M Di Marco… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Natural ecosystems store large amounts of carbon globally, as organisms absorb carbon
from the atmosphere to build large, long-lasting, or slow-decaying structures such as tree …

Enhancing anammox bacteria enrichment in integrated fixed-film activated sludge partial nitritation/anammox process via floc retention control

M Yang, J Li, Z Li, Y Peng, L Zhang - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
A promising technology for partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) processes to treat ammonium
wastewater is integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS). For practical applications …

Species on the move: Impacts of climate change on the spatial range of endemic fishes of the eco-sensitive semi-arid area of the Arabian Peninsula

AH Masoumi, HR Esmaeili, R Khosravi… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges worldwide in the Anthropocene,
and it is predicted to importantly affect biological diversity, especially in freshwaters …

Leveraging plant functional traits in the design of nature‐based solutions: A research agenda

A Ramachandran, L Dee, M Hayden… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nature‐based solutions (NbS) involve interventions that modify ecosystems to enhance
multiple ecosystem services (ES). Yet, despite our increasing knowledge of the key role that …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated approach for ecological restoration and ecological spatial network optimization with multiple ecosystem functions in mining areas

J Zhao, Q Yu, C Xu, J Ma, W Liu, W Sun, Y Miao… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The transformation of the landscape structure in mining cities is influenced by a combination
of various factors, resulting in a decline in the ecological quality of the landscape and an …

Classification and distribution of functional groups of birds and mammals in Mexico

F Mayani-Parás, CE Moreno, G Escalona-Segura… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
There has been a recent exponential growth in the study of functional trait ecology.
Nonetheless, the study of functional traits and functional groups has been limited for …