The eastern coastal areas of Japan are threatened by multiple ecological risks due to
frequent natural disasters, climate changes, human activities, etc. Identification spatio …

Abstract Study region The Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou (SWC) metropolitan area, China. Study
focus Urban expansion is a natural product of growing cities at the expense of river systems …

Stormwater carries significant loads of pollutants into watersheds, deteriorating water
quality. The load depends on numerous factors, such as land use and rainfall …

This study aims to examine the degradation process of urban stream landscapes in Tekirdağ
by utilizing a newly developed degradation index (DI) that effectively defines degradation …

Background Urbanisation has facilitated changes in the hydrological cycle, sediment
dynamics and habitat loss and it has had a tremendous impact on river ecosystems …

Many urban streams have been moved, culverted, buried, or “disappeared” as urban
infrastructure was constructed. This loss of natural streams provided land for urban …

Background Urbanisation has facilitated changes in the hydrological cycle, sediment
dynamics and habitat loss and it has had a tremendous impact on river ecosystems …

Amphibians face a range of threats in urban environments, including the loss and alteration
of habitat, reduced ecological connectivity, chemical pollution of soil and wetlands, disease …

Many contemporary cities are facing two harsh realities: water scarcity resulting from the
severe dry-up of urban water and efects of urban-floods. The reasons are rooted in poor …

抄録 本研究は環境劣化が著しく, 生物相の情報が不足する鶴見川流域の支川域を中心に,
魚種の生息状況および魚類群集構造と環境要因との関係を解明したものである. 調査対象とした 71 …