Chapter 22 Managing Vegetation for Urban Biodiversity

Authors: Yang, Jun, Knapp, Sonja, Zipperer, Wayne

Subject Terms: Urban Vegetation,Semi-natural Vegetation,Urban Vegetation Cover,Urban Biodiversity,Invasive Species Management,Urban Forest,Invasive Species,Intensive Anthropogenic Activities,Resident Vegetation,Species Richness,Pollinator Conservation,Biological Control Agents,Non-native Species,Ambrosia Artemisiifolia,Citywide Planning,CBI,Urban Tree Populations,Pristine,Native Species,Airborne LIDAR,Ragweed,Urban Forest Structure,Native Woody Species,White Clover, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Applied ecology, Conservation of the environment

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Microplastic occurrence and densities in small subtropical reservoirs of Southern Africa

Authors: Thendo Mutshekwa, Samuel N. Motitsoe, Vuledzani P. Maiyana, Lubabalo Mofu, Kumar Ajay, Lutendo Phophi

Source: Discover Sustainability, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2025)

Subject Terms: Standing water bodies, Microplastic contamination, Source-sink, Anthropogenic activities, Plastic debris, Environmental sciences, GE1-350

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2662-9984

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Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments and Their Impact on Water Quality in Andean Micro-watersheds: A Study of the Colorado and Alajua Rivers in the Ambato River Watershed, Tungurahua, Ecuador

Authors: Rodny Peñafiel, Fabián Rodrigo Morales-Fiallos, Bolivar Paredes-Beltran, Dilon Moya, Adriana Jacqueline Frias Carrion and Belén Moreano

Source: Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 1901-1916 (2024)

Subject Terms: heavy metals water quality ambato river watershed, colorado river, anthropogenic activities, coliforms, Environmental effects of industries and plants, TD194-195, Science (General), Q1-390

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Current geological processes affecting the environment of the Caspian region

Authors: E. M. Aliyev, S. A. Guryanov, A. S. Belyaeva

Source: Известия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведка, Vol 66, Iss 3, Pp 107-126 (2024)

Subject Terms: ecology, environment, caspian region, ecosystem, oil and gas fields, anthropogenic activities, geological processes, degassing, Geology, QE1-996.5

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Relation: https://www.geology-mgri.ru/jour/article/view/1073; https://doaj.org/toc/0016-7762; https://doaj.org/toc/2618-8708

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Mangrove Area Trends in Mexico Due to Anthropogenic Activities: A Synthesis of Five Decades (1970–2020)

Authors: Pablo Antúnez

Source: Coasts, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 726-739 (2024)

Subject Terms: consequences of anthropogenic activities, land use change, long-term trends in coastal ecosystems, mangrove conservation in Latin America, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Harbors and coast protective works. Coastal engineering. Lighthouses, TC203-380, Geography (General), G1-922

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Microplastic distribution and risk assessment in estuarine systems influenced by traditional villages and artisanal fishery activities

Authors: Dayene Santiago Mendes, Daniel Nobre Nunes Silva, Maxwell Gomes Silva, Colin Robert Beasley, Marcus Emanuel Barroncas Fernandes

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)

Subject Terms: MPs, Estuarine water, Pollution Load Index, Anthropogenic activities, Amazon coast, Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Analysis of groundwater and surface water quality using modelled water index and multivariate statistics in Kampala and Mbarara Districts, Uganda

Authors: Idris O. Sanusi, Godwin O. Olutona, Ibrahim G. Wawata, Hope Onohuean

Source: Discover Environment, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2024)

Subject Terms: Anthropogenic activities, Physicochemical parameters, Pollution, Seasonal variation, Water quality, Environmental sciences, GE1-350

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2731-9431

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Editorial: From landscape modifications to pathogen infections: are threats to amphibians the same in all biomes?

Authors: Joice Ruggeri, David Lesbarrères

Source: Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, Vol 3 (2025)

Subject Terms: emerging infectious disease (EID), habitat modification, anthropogenic activities, population declines, conservation, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/famrs.2025.1538480/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2813-6780

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Riverine antibiotic resistome along an anthropogenic gradient

Authors: Gangan Wang, Sarah Haenelt, Felipe Borim Corrêa, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, Florin Musat, Junya Zhang, Jochen A. Müller, Niculina Musat

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 16 (2025)

Subject Terms: riverine system, antibiotic resistome, metagenomic sequencing, anthropogenic activities, fluorescence in situ hybridization, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1516033/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Differences in Subtidal Macrobenthic Community Structures and Influencing Factors Between Jindo and Jeju Islands in South Korea

Authors: Jian Liang, Chae‐Woo Ma, Kwang‐Bae Kim

Source: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2025)

Subject Terms: anthropogenic activities, distance‐based redundancy analysis, heavy metal, macrobenthos, Southern Sea of Korea, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758

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Hotspots of Global Water Resource Changes and Their Causes

Authors: Jiaxin Lu, Dongdong Kong, Yongqiang Zhang, Yuxuan Xie, Xihui Gu, Aminjon Gulakhmadov

Source: Earth's Future, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2025)

Subject Terms: terrestrial water storage anomaly, climate change, vegetation greening, anthropogenic activities, attribution, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2328-4277

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ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT ON SOIL AND VEGETATION IN TURKISTAN REGION: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION

Authors: Dana Akhmetova

Source: Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", Vol 75, Iss 1 (2025)

Subject Terms: chemical composition, environmental impact, anthropogenic activities, land resources, Geography (General), G1-922

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Relation: https://ojs.gi.sanu.ac.rs/index.php/zbornik/article/view/879; https://doaj.org/toc/1821-2808

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Climate change rivals fertilizer use in driving soil nitrous oxide emissions in the northern high latitudes: Insights from terrestrial biosphere models

Authors: Naiqing Pan, Hanqin Tian, Hao Shi, Shufen Pan, Josep G. Canadell, Jinfeng Chang, Philippe Ciais, Eric A. Davidson, Gustaf Hugelius, Akihiko Ito, Robert B. Jackson, Fortunat Joos, Sebastian Lienert, Dylan B. Millet, Stefan Olin, Prabir K. Patra, Rona L. Thompson, Nicolas Vuichard, Kelley C. Wells, Chris Wilson, Yongfa You, Sönke Zaehle

Source: Environment International, Vol 196, Iss , Pp 109297- (2025)

Subject Terms: Nitrous oxide, Northern high latitudes, Climate change, Anthropogenic activities, Model ensemble estimation, Permafrost, Environmental sciences, GE1-350

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025000480; https://doaj.org/toc/0160-4120

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Impact of anthropogenic activities on the biodiversity of macrobenthos and benthic ecological quality in the mudflats of Hwangdo Island, South Korea: field surveys and remote sensing assessments

Authors: Jian Liang, Chae-Woo Ma

Source: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 12 (2025)

Subject Terms: macrobenthos, mudflat, anthropogenic activities, benthic biotic indices, remote sensing ecological index, South Korea, Science, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1533891/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745

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Grassland changes and the role of elevation: A global perspective

Authors: Yuxin Zhang, Juying Sun, Yafeng Lu, Zhou Shu

Source: Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 57, Iss , Pp e03391- (2025)

Subject Terms: Global Change, Altitude, Grassland, Anthropogenic Activities, Climate Change, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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The anthropogenic activities in Makere north forest reserve in Tanzania and implications to conservation

Authors: Eberehard Daudi, Hussein Luswaga, Pensia Mapunda, Hamisi Nchimbi

Source: Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 57, Iss , Pp e03387- (2025)

Subject Terms: Forest reserve, Makere, Anthropogenic activities, Deforestation, Degradation, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Assessment of Health Consequences of Prolonged Ozone Pollution as a Disaster on Urban Communities in Central-Western Part of Kano State, Nigeria

Authors: Y. F. Musa, F. Sulaiman, A. B. Usman

Source: Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, Vol 28, Iss 12B Supplementary (2025)

Subject Terms: Ozone, Pollution, Human Health, Urban Communities, Anthropogenic activities, Science

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Relation: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/285524; https://doaj.org/toc/2659-1502; https://doaj.org/toc/2659-1499

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Phthalates in the environment of China: A scoping review of distribution, anthropogenic impact, and degradation based on meta-analysis

Authors: Zhigang Cui, Ce Shi, Lanting Zha, Jiaman Liu, Yinchu Guo, Xiaohan Li, Enjiao Zhang, Zhihua Yin

Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Vol 289, Iss , Pp 117659- (2025)

Subject Terms: PAEs, Environment, Distribution, Anthropogenic activities, Degradation, Environmental pollution, TD172-193.5, Environmental sciences, GE1-350

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Environmental impact assessment in the Caspian region

Authors: E. M. Aliyev, V. Yu. Kerimov, Yu. A. Lobanov

Source: Известия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведка, Vol 66, Iss 2, Pp 124-140 (2024)

Subject Terms: ecology, environment, caspian region, ecosystem, oil and gas fields, anthropogenic activities, transport, economics, degassing, Geology, QE1-996.5

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Multi-scale factors revealed contrasting impacts on Waterbird composition and Beta diversity across wetlands in an Afrotropical landscape

Authors: Michael C. Ekwemuka, Francis O. Arimoro, Victoria I. Chukwuemeka, Mairo Muhammed, Unique N. Keke

Source: Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 58, Iss , Pp e03438- (2025)

Subject Terms: Waterbirds, Beta-diversity, Biodiversity, Warri River, Anthropogenic activities, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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