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A Transferable Individual‐Based Framework for Quantifying Demographic Structure and Spatial Organization in Colonial Species Using UAV Imagery

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Adélie penguins gather in colonies as standing or prone adults, individual chicks, and chick crèches. From drone images, we distinguish adults and chicks by their plumage, identify adult postures by body shape, and estimate the size of chick groups from the area they occupy. We map these groups and measure how closely penguins live together.
Junqi Qin, Lijian Shi, Hongyou Jiang, Hao Liu, Peng Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tourism as a Catalyst for Blue Carbon Restoration and Conservation: Pathways, Gaps, and Opportunities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tourism is a major driver of coastal economies worldwide, yet it is also a growing source of pressure on blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs) such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes. Nowadays, tourism‐led conservation/restoration is increasingly promoted under the banner of regenerative tourism, but how these projects are motivated ...
Ahalya Suresh, Enayat A. Moallemi, Melissa Wartman, A. Rifaee Rasheed, Phebe I. Rowland, Peter I. Macreadie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biofilms on Plastic Debris and the Microbiome

Microorganisms
Plastic pollution has become a global environmental problem, and the large number of microorganisms attached to plastic debris in the environment has become a hot topic due to their rapid response to pollutants and environmental changes.
Yiqian Qian, Lingfeng Huang, Pei Yan, Xinhong Wang, Yuanrong Luo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging Efficiency Gaps in Rice Production: A Primal System Analysis of Technical and Allocative Constraints in Bangladesh

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Declining natural resources, rising production costs, and diminishing returns from input‐intensive practices threaten the sustainability of smallholder rice systems in Bangladesh. Using a primal system approach and survey data from 1869 rice‐producing households, this study evaluates technical and allocative inefficiency across major agro ...
Limon Deb, Di Zeng, Rida Akzar, Md. Abdus Salam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic insights into the endangered white-eared night heron (Gorsachius magnificus)

BMC Genomic Data
Objectives A genome sequence of a threatened species can provide valuable genetic information that is important for improving the conservation strategies.
Haoran Luo, Qingxian Lin, Wenzhen Fang, Xiaolin Chen, Xiaoping Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Hidden Harvest: Harnessing Colorado's Geodiversity and Environmental Heterogeneity for Sustainable Agritourism

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Colorado's geologic, pedologic, topographic, hydrological, and climatic contrasts create strong but under‐synthesized opportunities for sustainable agritourism. This review investigates how geodiversity, and the broader environmental heterogeneity within which it operates, can be used to diversify farm income, strengthen place‐based visitor ...
Bonface O. Manono
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of different pond culture conditions on the growth performance, survival rate, and biochemical composition of Acanthopagrus schlegeli and Apostichopus japonicus

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
In the pond culture production process, culture patterns and conditions have important impacts on the feeding, growth, metabolism, behavior, physiology, biochemistry, and immune responses of aquatic animals. These interact with the ecological environment
Yuting Lei, Chang Liu, Xinyao Zhuo, Zhiyi Meng, Ruiting Ma, Senhao Jiang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Sustainability Landscape of Nature‐Based Solutions in Food Systems

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) offer a pathway toward more resilient food systems. Although previous studies analysed various sustainability benefits of integrating NbS within food systems, the field remains fragmented, with a significant gap in understanding development patterns, emerging research trends at the intersection of NbS, food systems,
Elaheh Jalilzadehazhari
wiley   +1 more source

Decadal changes in species composition of rare oak Quercus chungii forests with logging history

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Quercus chungii is a tree species endemic to subtropical areas of China, rare and endangered in Fujian Province. Minqing Huangchulin National Nature Reserve was specifically established to preserve Q. chungii forests with severe logging history.
Wenbin Li, Xueer Zhong, Zhenji Li, Yonghui Huang, Xinfeng Chen, Lihan Huang, Ya Wang, Yuxin Chen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Sustainability of Robusta Coffee Under Global Change—A Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This contribution reviews the scientific evidence concerning climate resiliency claims as well as sustainability issues for robusta coffee (Coffea canephora), focusing on: climate change analyses, climate parameters, soil water, and farming inputs, especially irrigation and synthetic fertilizer use.
Aaron P. Davis, Akshay Dashrath, Justin Moat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source