Riparian zones are among the most valuable ecosystems on the earth. They act as the
ecological engineers that improve river health through delivering a range of ecosystem …

Riparian zones act as ecological engineers through stream bank stabilization, pollutant
buffering, energy provision to food webs, and groundwater recharge. In the ongoing …

The construction of dams has caused riparian habitat degradation and ecosystem service
loss globally. It is critical to assess the response of riparian plant communities to inundation …

Biological invasion poses a major threat to biodiversity and conservation efforts in protected
areas. The Greater Shennongjia Area (GSA) is one of China's 16 key areas for biodiversity …

Lake buffer riparian zones play an essential role in maintaining the sustainability of water
quality, reducing sediment accumulation, regulating surface runoff, and protecting …

Exotic plant invasions are considered one of the major threats to biodiversity causing
important impacts at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. Understanding the …

Riparian zones, crucial for linking fluvial and terrestrial habitats, are among the most diverse
ecosystems. However, they are intensively invaded by alien plants, particularly in dam …

Hydrologic regimes are increasingly altered under the impacts of climate change and
human activities. Streamflow data from 1960 to 2014 were analysed to investigate changes …

Landscape quality (LQ) encompasses diverse characteristic of the natural and cultural
environment. The most effective tool to analyze LQ is the use of indicators. The main …

The rapid increase in construction of solar photovoltaic power stations (SPPs) has motivated
ecologists to understand how these stations affect terrestrial ecosystems. Comparing study …