Academic attention is increasing to examine historical epidemics from the perspective of human ecology. Studies are still inadequate, however, from a ......
Dynamics of open surface water is of great significance to understand the impacts of global changes and human activities on water resources. However, ......
ABS T R A C T Rapid urbanisation and global climate change have had a profound impact on the development of cities. Nature-based solutions, such as ur......
Although a rapid decrease in sea ice due to global warming has improved the navigable potential of the Arctic passages, the extent to which this area ......
Public environmental concern is important for social transformations to sustainability. Previous findings regarding the temporal trend of environmenta......
Understanding interactions between complex human and natural systems involved in urban carbon cycling is important when balancing the dual goals of ur......
Trace metals in archived lichen and fungi samples, dating back over 158 years, were measured to ascertain their potential to record temporal shifts in......
South Hangzhou Bay in eastern China occupies an important position in tracing the origins and dispersal of rice and rice cultures in ancient China. Ex......
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs have been implemented worldwide to balance human needs and ecosystem conservation. However, the effects......
Biological and cultural diversity are integrally linked, yet understanding how culture impacts biological extinction is limited. The orchid richness o......
Human activities have greatly increased the influx of pollutants into global freshwater ecosystems. Understanding the pollution patterns at multi-deca......
Ancient soils contain geochemical signatures of human land use, making them usable as a "golden spike," or globally synchronous marker, to identify tr......
Both global warming and human impacts are inimical to the maintenance of biodiversity across the planet. Although there is some consensus regarding th......
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are toxic organic pollutants which present and persist ubiquitously in the natural environment. We present a s......
Freshwater lake ecosystems have supported livelihoods for millennia. Yet, most lakes worldwide today are suffering severe degradation in response to a......
