Forest Ecology and Resource Management
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Research Topics in this Section
Agricultural Science
Biogeochemistry
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BiogeochemistryThese topics are filtered from our journals helping to discover the community within the widespread of multi-discip…
Biosphere Interactions
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Ecohydrology
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Ecosystem Science
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Ecotoxicology
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Forestry
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Natural Resource Management
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Soil Science
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Soil ScienceThese topics are filtered from our journals helping to discover the community within the widespread of multi-disciplin…
Recent Articles
50 articles
Open Access
Mini Review 27 Nov 2025
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): The Role of Human Transport Systems in the Fate and Toxic Effects
Presented are the results of the analysis of the published data on the interaction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), known carcinogenic compounds, and their toxic metabolites, with human transporters. The resul…
108 Views 60 Downloads
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Research Article 23 Oct 2025
Linking Forest Ecological Status to Wild Food Availability: A Quantitative Assessment
Forests have always been an integral part of the livelihood of indigenous “Forest People†living in settlements in and around forests. The economic value of non-timber forest products is primarily comprised by wild f…
195 Views 74 Downloads
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Original Article 31 Jul 2025
The Effects of Global Policy on Climate Change on Environmental Degradation in the Gambia
Introduction: The Gambia, a country in West Africa, is at high risk of environmental degradation due to its low-lying coastal regions, deforestation, limited resources, weak institutional capacity, and heavy reliance on …
307 Views 77 Downloads
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Review Article 18 Jun 2025
Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors in Megaproject Front-End Design: A Quantitative Framework with Prediction and Uncertainty Assessment
Megaproject Front-End Engineering Design crucially impacts lifecycle value, yet often lacks systematic methods to integrate multi-dimensional value drivers, including Environmental, Social, and Governance factors, using …
293 Views 79 Downloads
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Research Article 28 May 2025
The Same Evolution Law Implied by the Humanoid Solar System and The Mid-oceanic Ridge of the Earth and Human Individuals
The humanoid Solar System originated from the Big Bang of the interstellar dirty snow ball egg [1] which was collided by foreign celestial bodies and came into being from the big end of head (the Sun) to the small end o…
504 Views 96 Downloads
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Research Article 19 May 2025
Multidisciplinary Evaluation of the Pyramid-Shaped Formation near Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina: A Case for Anthropogenic Construction
This study presents a multidisciplinary investigation of the pyramid-shaped formation known as the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun (VisoÄica Hill) located in central Bosnia-Herzegovina. Integrating geodetic, geomorphological…
11,746 Views 91 Downloads 4 Citations
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Research Article 16 May 2025
Climate Change in Southwestern Anatolia (Turkey) and Its Possible Impacts on Plant Biodiversity
Biodiversity is of great importance for ecosystems such as protecting soils against erosion, increasing soil fertility, providing clean water to streams/rivers, contributing to the healthy continuation of nutrient cyclin…
952 Views 91 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 17 Mar 2025
Population Changes of Migratory Shorebirds at Yalu Jiang Estuary Wetland, a Critical Refuelling Sites along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Migratory birds require one or more stopover sites to refuel during their migration journeys between breeding and wintering sites. Many migratory birds have suffered population decline due to habitat loss and degradation…
534 Views 103 Downloads
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Research Article 28 Feb 2025
Evaluating Physico-Chemical Parameters in Zanzibar North Region Water Wells
This study was aimed at assessing the levels of turbidity, salinity, Dissolved Oxygen (D.O), pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), temperature and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) using in situ YSI ProDSS Multi-Parameters Water …
363 Views 99 Downloads
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Research Article 03 Jan 2025
Inhibition of Biological Denitrification by Nitric Oxide, Its Early Detection and Prevention of Negative Impact on the Denitrification of Industrial Wastewater
Biological denitrification is used to treat industrial wastewater containing high concentrations of nitrate and sulfate from nitrocellulose production, which contains high concentrations of nitrates and sulfates. The rea…
1,657 Views 196 Downloads
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Observational Studies 21 Aug 2024
Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches to Prediction of Natural Catastrophes
The catastrophes number from begin of XXI century increased about two times. The causes of the fact appeared to be obscure, but some suggestions based on understanding space and global processes, exists. The most terribl…
272 Views 96 Downloads
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Research Article 18 Jul 2024
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Climate Crisis: Net-Zero Villages
To respond to the climate crisis, we are responding globally by setting the goal of Net Zero. These response strategies are being divided into mitigation and adaptation, but most studies emphasize the mitigation aspect, …
226 Views 94 Downloads
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Research Article 06 Jun 2024
Sustainable Agriculture: Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Enhanced Strip-Tilling
Agriculture plays a substantial role in greenhouse gas emissions, and finding environmentally friendly and economically viable practices is crucial for addressing climate change and ensuring the long-term sustainability …
275 Views 46 Downloads 3 Citations
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Original Article 28 May 2024
On the Sensitivity of the Potential Evapotranspiration of Egypt to Different Initial Conditions of the Soil Moisture Using a High-resolution Regional Climate Model
The present study investigated the sensitivity of the Potential Evapotranspiration (PET) of Egypt to different initial conditions of soil moisture using a high-resolution Regional Climate Model (RegCM4). To address this …
825 Views 121 Downloads
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Research Article 30 Apr 2024
Enhancing Solid Waste Management: The Advantages of Biodecomposers and Composting: Part 1
The relentless growth of the global population and economic expansion exacerbates the escalating challenge of Urban Solid Waste (USW) management. This paper explores the efficiency of bio-decomposers in treating organic …
1,400 Views 82 Downloads 2 Citations
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Review Article 30 Apr 2024
Crop Residues Based Pellets Market Opportunities in India
Ever increasing use of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, contributing significantly to global warming and a great deal of harm to the environment. It is of utmost necessity to develop green sources of energy not only to…
11,842 Views 101 Downloads 1 Citation
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Short Communication 18 Apr 2024
Inclusive Understanding of Nypa Fruticans Wurmb as an Invasive Mangrove in West and Central Africa
Mangroves have been widely described and known as a group of salt-tolerant pantropical trees or shrubs species thriving in intertidal zones between dry land and open sea. Several remarkable studies have been evolved in m…
1,316 Views 78 Downloads
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Research Article 10 Jan 2024
Forage Grass in Static Gas Exchange Chambers Deployed In Southern Amazon Influences Field Measurement of Soil N2O Emissions
Static chambers are used to estimate the exchange of greenhouse gases between the soil and the atmosphere, but the presence of plants inside such chambers can alter gas fluxes. This study aimed to determine the influence…
548 Views 112 Downloads
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Case Study 27 Dec 2023
Nitrogen Supply of Crops and Type of Fertilization and Their Impact on the Soil Case Study of Apulia Region
Nitrogen (N) is one of the fundamental elements for plant development: it plays a very important role in biochemical processes, such as chlorophyll photosynthesis, the production of amino acids and proteins, but it is al…
531 Views 92 Downloads 2 Citations
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Mini Review 22 Dec 2023
Diffuse Pollution Pathways are not the same for N and P Compounds
Macronutrient fluxes from diffuse sources can affect aquatic ecosystems' health and drinking water quality. These are critical issues covered in the sixth gal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure the …
540 Views 87 Downloads
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Research Article 20 Dec 2023
Effect of Rice Cultivation on Soil Agrochemical Properties in Meadow Swamp Soils
The article presents the properties of meadow-swamp soils in Tashkent region, where rice is grown. Changes in morphological characteristics and agrochemstry properties of these soils during rice cultivation are described…
1,579 Views 76 Downloads
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Research Article 13 Dec 2023
Extraction of Silica from Natural Deposits for the Production of Silicon in Photovoltaic Applications
The growing demand for renewable energy sources has driven extensive research and development in photovoltaic technologies. Silicon, in the form of single-crystalline or multi-crystalline wafers, dominates the photovolta…
5,389 Views 94 Downloads 1 Citation
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Mini Review 27 Nov 2023
Recent Trends on the use of Infrared Spectroscopy for Soil Assessment
Infrared spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful tool to assess soil properties for both environmental science and agriculture. Here, we explore its recent trends and developments for soil assessment. This technique is an…
2,619 Views 93 Downloads
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Mini Review 27 Nov 2023
Combustion Emissions, Health and Energy Transition Aspects: The Biomass Gas Case
This paper is about the consequences of combustion and in particular of biomass gasification products, as an example, for CO and NOx emissions. The resulting fuel gas is typical a mixture of CH4 and CO2. The burning velo…
1,057 Views 103 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 31 Oct 2023
Vulnerability Study by DRASTIC Method for Eocene and Turonian Aquifers in the Tadla Plain
In numerous regions across Morocco, groundwater quality has undergone a significant decline in recent years, primarily due to factors such as agricultural expansion, improper solid waste disposal, and industrialization. …
747 Views 91 Downloads
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Mini Review 31 Oct 2023
Effect of Microwave Treatment on Strength and Permeability of Wood: A Snapshot Review
Microwave treatment is a promising technique for modifying the properties of wood. It has gained popularity as an alternative method to conventional treatments for improving the properties of wood. Microwave drying has s…
2,867 Views 105 Downloads 1 Citation
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Review Article 23 Oct 2023
Regulatory Policies of Genome Editing Products around the World
Genome editing is one of the powerful tools that has been applied to the improvement of plants, animals and microorganisms, and human therapy. The regulation of genome editing products vary among nations. Here we summari…
10,325 Views 90 Downloads 2 Citations
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Review Article 19 Sep 2023
Environmental Contamination and Public Health Effects of Household Hazardous Waste
Toxic and hazardous wastes are not only produced by the industries, but also by the household sector. Many household products contain hazardous chemicals and exhibit characteristics that render them dangerous, such as ex…
7,507 Views 139 Downloads 9 Citations
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Observational Studies 30 Jun 2023
A Preliminary Checklist of Molluscs in the Kelanang Coast at Banting: An Observational Study
This research aims to determine the updated species list of molluscs (Gastropods and Bivalves) populating the Kelanang coast at Banting (Selangor) in November 2022. Nine gastropod species and eight bivalve species were d…
1,012 Views 97 Downloads
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Review Article 15 Apr 2023
An Overview on Lutra lutra
European Otter (Lutra lutra), is an aquatic and semi-aquatic animal from the carnivores and sub-family from Lutrinae of the Mustelidea family that lives alongside rivers and wetlands. Lutra lutra is an indicator species,…
5,905 Views 88 Downloads 1 Citation
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Opinion 10 Apr 2023
Environmental Protection and Superior Recovery of Vegetal Waste and Biomass, Major objectives in the Applied Research Activity
Vegetable biomass consumes a small part of the solar energy, about 1%, but enough to cover the energy needs of mankind and maintain the life of the entire planet [1]. Vegetable biomass is generators of minerals, chemical…
580 Views 74 Downloads
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Original Article 10 Apr 2023
Land Use or Land Cover Change and its Driving Forces in Mago National Park, Southern Ethiopia
Land use/land cover change analysis is one of the most particular techniques to understand how land was used in the past, what types of changes are to be expected in the future, as well as the forces and processes behind…
1,114 Views 74 Downloads 7 Citations
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Review Article 07 Mar 2023
The Connections between Mussel Watch for Potentially Toxic Metals and Nexus Seafood-Water-Energy
The previous assessment intends to support the inaugural International Mussel Watch program's use of marine mussels as biomonitors of potentially toxic metals in aquacultural areas has been considered of low novelty even…
586 Views 50 Downloads 2 Citations
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Mini Review 27 Feb 2023
Toxic Heavy Metals Elimination from Contaminated Effluents Utilizing Various Adsorbents: Critical Mini-Review
The release of massive pollutants amounts continuously because of urbanization and industrialization has caused a big ecological problem worldwide. Due to their activities, effluents of many industries: mining operations…
1,542 Views 114 Downloads 6 Citations
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Research Article 16 Feb 2023
How to Solve the Gap between Science and Policy in the Coastal Management of Mediterranean Countries
The gap between Science and Policy is one of the main problems affecting the implementation of a sound coastal zone management in Mediterranean countries. Really, littoral and marine ecosystems supply a lot of environmen…
580 Views 100 Downloads
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Letter 20 Dec 2022
Bio Polymers to Save Human Health and Environment: Chitin and Lignin
The actual human ecosystems are producing a high quantity of plastic waste that represents a tough problem to be solved. Thus the need of operating and living by the circular green economy using food and agro-forestry by…
632 Views 75 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 05 Dec 2022
Observations of Climate Change Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems in Russia
In Russia, the modern climate change manifests primarily as substantially increasing annual mean near-surface air temperature. Its rate is 2-2.5 times higher than for globe. The amount of precipitation in the most parts …
420 Views 47 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 30 Nov 2022
Wood Fiber Characteristics of Underutilized Poplar Species and Comparision with P. deltoides in Terms of their Pulp and Paper Quality
The pulp and Paper industries are growing at a tremendous rate. To satisfy the raw material supply and sustainability of their future industries need an alternative resource from fast-growing tree species. Poplar is one …
1,907 Views 86 Downloads 3 Citations
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Opinion 29 Oct 2022
Rethinking Botswanas Water Policies: People to the Water not Water to the People
Botswana is a landlocked country situated in central southern Africa (approximately 20 -28° E and 18 - 26° S). It is a water-stressed country. Mean Annual Rainfall (MAR) ranges from under 140 mm to just under 600 mm. T…
2,432 Views 75 Downloads
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Opinion 20 Oct 2022
Environmental Safety and Ecotoxicity of Biopesticides
The growing increase in the world population, associated with increased demand for food, has promoted the increased use of synthetic Plant Protection Products (PPPs as pesticides) in agriculture, which can raise environm…
1,229 Views 73 Downloads 1 Citation
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Mini Review 17 Oct 2022
Use of Nanotechnology for the Removal of Agrochemicals from Soil and Water
Agrochemical contamination is a severe problem that damages the ecosystem and reduces the quality of life of the people exposed; to remedy this problem, nanotechnology is an attractive bioremediation alternative for thes…
1,385 Views 86 Downloads
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Research Article 16 Sep 2022
Inference of Submerged Macrophytes Colonization Using the Weights of Evidence Method
In some tropical reservoirs, aquatic macrophytes have covered extensive areas and it is difficult to monitor, control and forecast their proliferation. The major issues are economic and ecological because macrophyte grow…
888 Views 73 Downloads
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Research Article 09 Aug 2022
Photocatalytic Degradation of Polyphenols and Polyaromatic Amines in Textile Industry Wastewaters by Nano-Cerium Dioxide Doped Titanium Dioxide and the Evaluation of Acute Toxicity Assays with Microtox and Daphnia magna
In this study, nano-cerium dioxide doped titanium-dioxide (CeO2-TiO2) Nanocomposites (NCs) was used for the photocatalytic degradation of pollutant parameters (color, polyphenols, polyaromatics) from a textile industry w…
873 Views 73 Downloads
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Review Article 14 Jul 2022
Biological Activities on Geopolymeric and Ordinary Concretes
The primary purpose of the review is to describe the biological growth and its effects on the goepolymeric and ordinary concrete surfaces. As the concrete ages, the surface alkalinity wears off by carbonation and weather…
2,152 Views 86 Downloads 3 Citations
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Research Article 27 May 2022
Atlantic Forest and Caatinga: Two Threatened Tropical Biomes in Brazil and Repercussions for Public Health
Tropical forests are of inestimable value for their ecosystem services to current and future generations, and it is increasingly urgent to implement strategies that decrease species extinction and the main biological dan…
1,325 Views 102 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 24 May 2022
Towards Reduced Solar PV Industry Waste: A Feasibility Assessment of Novel Ownership Models
Since 2010, solar Photovoltaic (PV) has been the single fastest growing power generation technology worldwide. However, given that the useful lifetime of a PV installation currently stands at 25 years and that current in…
1,244 Views 82 Downloads
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Short Communication 07 May 2022
A Note on Polyembryony in Prinsepia utilis Royle: A Case Study of Uttarakhand Himalaya
Bhekal, bhekali, bekoi is the vernacular term given to a moderate-sized underutilized deciduous shrub known as Prinsepia utilis Royle, widely distributed in the Himalayas at 1000-3000 msl., occurring frequently in open, …
1,233 Views 40 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 30 Apr 2022
Effect of Maturity Indices on Quality, Storability and Seedling Performance of Prinsepia utilis Royle (Bhekal) Seed
Background: Prinsepia utilis Royle is a wild woody oil yielding shrub of Rosaceae, commonly known as bhekal. Plant whole parts are all precious; their root, stem, leaf, fruit, and seed oil are used as medicine. Its tende…
1,647 Views 86 Downloads 1 Citation
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Opinion 30 Apr 2022
Environmental Sustainability Indicators Applied to Tourism Sector in Sicily
Tourism represents one of the leading sectors worldwide and for this reason; its importance extends to a variety of studies and researches aimed to a better and more sustainable development. Tourism is an important added…
2,266 Views 79 Downloads