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Recreation Service Supply–Demand Relationship and Driving Mechanism Analysis in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Clarifying the relationship between the supply and demand of recreation service not only enhances our comprehension of how cultural ecosystem services impact human well‐being, but also offers a theoretical foundation and scientific basis for developing regional landscape management strategies.
Xinyu Huang, Jieyu Gao, Huiyu Xu, Lunche Wang, Changhui Peng, Chunbo Huang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling of soil salinity in Rheris Oasis (Southeastern of Morocco) using satellite spectral indices [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The Rheris oases in Southeastern Morocco are an essential ecosystem. It presents enormous ecological and natural values. Water scarcity coupled with agricultural intensification results in soil salinization and its degradation.
Ait Lahssaine Ismail, Kabiri Lahcen, Messaoudi Badre, El Hafyani Mohammed, Essafraoui Badre, Kadiri Abdelhakim, El Ouali Mohamed, Canas Kurz Edgardo, Hellriegel Ulrich, Kretzschmar Helen Alice, Hoinkis Jan   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution characteristics of typical geological relics in the Western Sichuan Plateau

Open Geosciences, 2020
The Western Sichuan Plateau (WSP), located in the eastern margin of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, is the most strongly deformed region of the continental crust in China.
Wang Qizhong, Li Zhongquan, Yin Yuan, Yang Shuang, Long Wei, Lai Fang, Hu Jinmiao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada, Giacomo Falcone, Salvatore Praticò, Maria Carmela Benedetto, Giovanni Gulisano, Nathalie Iofrida, Anna Irene De Luca   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Quantitative Approach to Record Skeletal Manifestations of Leprosy and Its Application to St Mary Magdalen Leprosarium, Winchester

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents and tests a new method for publishing and diagnosing leprosy‐related skeletal lesions while making available the leprosy‐related demographic data and pathology for St Mary Magdalen, Winchester (MMW). This method can facilitate interstudy comparisons of leprosy prevalence and severity by improving data comparability.
A. A. Blom, H. Dawson‐Hobbis, S. Gross, K. White‐Iribhogbe, V. J. Schuenemann, S. A. Inskip   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patrimonio geológico en una región de la Sierra de Aconquija, Provincias de Tucumán y Catamarca, Argentina [PDF]

PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural, 2012
Access to Campo de los Alisos National Park, Sierra de Aconquija, has a varied geological heritage, offering numerous tourist attractions, natural resources and landscapes not yet used in a sustainable way.
Gloria Patricia Ibáñez Palacios, Ana Lía Ahumada, Silvia Verónica Páez   +2 more
doaj  

Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Wadi Guir Watershed: Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Management [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The Wadi Guir Watershed, located in the eastern basins of Morocco, spans approximately 4,231 km². One of the major challenges both globally and in Morocco, particularly in oasis regions such as the Guir River watershed, is ensuring water availability ...
Messaoudi Badre, Kabiri Lahcen, Ait Lahssaine Ismail, El Hafyani Mohammed, Kadiri Abdelhakim, Essafraoui Badre, Albergel Jean   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marine trophic architecture and hidden ecological connections in the Strait of Magellan: keystone species and ecosystem resilience

Oikos, EarlyView.
Understanding the ecological implications of species coexistence is central to biodiversity studies and to identify environmental and anthropogenic drivers of ecosystem dynamics, where ecological network analysis offers valuable insights. This study examines the complexity, structure, and potential responses to disturbances of the Strait of Magellan's ...
Claudia D. Andrade, Taryn Sepúlveda, Cristóbal Rivera, Cristian Aldea, Tomás I. Marina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Permafrost Terrain Disturbance Susceptibility in the Nacho Nyäk Tagé (Stewart River) Watershed, Yukon, Canada

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Nacho Nyäk Tagé (Stewart River) watershed in central Yukon (Canada) is characterized by discontinuous permafrost that is locally highly sensitive to thaw. This study aims to map the spatial distribution of permafrost terrain disturbances (PTDs) in the watershed and model thaw susceptibility to support community‐led land‐use planning by the
Frederic Brieger, Murray Richardson, Shawn Kenny   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geoheritage and Dark Tourism in Iasi (Romania): From Building Stones to Sustainable Tourism Development [PDF]

Present Environment and Sustainable Development
Located in northeastern Romania within the Moldavian Plateau, Ia?i is a vital hub of culture, history, and religion. This paper explores the relationship between dark tourism and geotourism in the Ia?i region, examining how geological and ...
Ana-Maria ANASTASIEI, Lilian NIACȘU, Sergiu LOGHIN   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source