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Climatic drivers prevail in montane and lowland Odonata latitudinal diversity gradients, but human modification erodes lowland patterns

Ecography, EarlyView.
Latitudinal diversity gradients (LDGs) arise from the interplay of historical, ecological, and evolutionary processes, yet these drivers may differ across landforms. Mountains, with steep elevational and climatic gradients, often sustain distinct diversity dynamics compared with adjacent lowlands, where vertical climatic gradients are weak and human ...
Zhenyuan Liu, Bo‐Ping Han, Haomiao Zhang, Ramiro Martín‐Devasa, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Janne Soininen   +5 more
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Using vulnerability assessment to characterize coastal protection benefits provided by estuarine habitats of a dynamic intracoastal waterway. [PDF]

PeerJ
Verutes GM, Yang PF, Eastman SF, Doughty CL, Adgie TE, Dietz K, Dix NG, North A, Guannel G, Chapman SK.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Species traits mediate the abundant‐center patterns in ground‐dwelling mammal and bird species in China

Ecography, EarlyView.
The abundance center hypothesis (ACH) posits that species abundance peaks at distribution centers; however, empirical support remains inconsistent. This study tested the generality of the ACH and investigated species traits as mediators of abundance–distance relationships.
Ludan Zhang, Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Haoting Duan, Zhipeng Xie, Xinglin Huo, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nature-based solutions for coastal protection in sheltered and exposed coastal waters: integrated monitoring program for baseline ecological structure and functioning assessment. [PDF]

Environ Monit Assess
Boulenger A, Lanza-Arroyo P, Langedock K, Semeraro A, Van Hoey G.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Linking species distribution models with population abundance to support adaptive fisheries management

Ecography, EarlyView.
Understanding how environmental variability structures essential fish habitat (EFH) is central to managing keystone populations in dynamic marine ecosystems. Using nearly three decades of standardized survey data (1994–2021) from the Adriatic Sea, we present the first basin‐scale, process‐based framework linking estimated habitat suitability and ...
Mahallelah Shauer, Roberto Massaro, Olimide Temitope Julius, Franceso Zangaro, Marco Rainó, Francesca Marcucci, Valeria Specchia, Armando Cazzetta, Nicholas R. Record, Maurizio Pinna   +9 more
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Coral reef structural complexity provides important coastal protection from waves under rising sea levels. [PDF]

Sci Adv, 2018
Harris DL, Rovere A, Casella E, Power H, Canavesio R, Collin A, Pomeroy A, Webster JM, Parravicini V.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Phase‐Change‐Activated Slippery Organogel Composite for All‐in‐One Anti‐Corrosion, Antifouling, and Self‐Cleaning

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A super‐slippery liquid‐infused composite organogel is engineered by localized interfacial grafting between hydrogel and oleogel networks, endowing the coating with a durable, multifunctional marine‐protective interface. Dynamic antifouling surfaces have emerged as a promising alternative, offering the potential for eco‐friendly and high‐performance ...
Mengsheng Xia, Chao Wang, Jiahao Ma, Jiwei Chen, Yixi Su, Junkai Gao, Weiqi Fu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effectiveness, Costs and Coastal Protection Benefits of Natural and Nature-Based Defences. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2016
Narayan S, Beck MW, Reguero BG, Losada IJ, van Wesenbeeck B, Pontee N, Sanchirico JN, Ingram JC, Lange GM, Burks-Copes KA.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Licensed Commoning and the Authoritarian Commons: Governing Participation in China's Community Gardens

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's environmental governance transition combines intensified vertical accountability and performance‐based management with expanding calls for public participation. However, despite growing demand for civic engagement, there remains limited understanding of how participatory environmental initiatives are structured and governed in practice.
Linjun Xie, Mengqi Shao, Gaohan Deng
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence‐based decision‐making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
wiley   +1 more source