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1. Human impact on current environmental state in Chinese lakes

Author:
Qianhong Wang; Yun Li; Le Liu; Suzhen Cui; Xia Liu; Feizhou Chen; Erik Jeppessen
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2023 v.126 pp. 297-307
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; carbon; chlorophyll; environmental factors; freshwater; humans; nitrogen; risk; spatial data; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; turbidity; water quality; water salinity; China;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic and natural disturbance to inland aquatic ecosystems displays a notable spatial difference, yet data to measure these differences are scarce. This study encompasses 217 lakes distributed over five lake regions of China and elucidates the environmental factors determining the spatial variability of the water quality and trophic status. A significant correlation between human modificat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2022.05.031

2. Distribution of metals in different environmental compartments and oxidative stress biomarkers in Bryconops caudomaculatus (Osteichthyes: Characiformes) from a bauxite mining area in the Eastern Amazon

Author:
Sildiane Martins Cantanhêde; Irina Sofia Cardoso de Carvalho; Franciele Rovasi Adolfo; Gabriela Leal; Gabriel Moraes Reis; Leandro Machado de Carvalho; Luciano Fogaça de Assis Montag; Lílian Lund Amado
Source:
Environmental research 2023 v.216 pp. 114391
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; Bryconops; aluminum; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; bauxite; biomarkers; fish; glutathione transferase; hydrology; laws and regulations; liver; muscles; oxidative stress; research; sediments; Amazonia;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Eastern Amazon is rich in bauxite ore. The extraction and processing of bauxite lead to the mobilization of Aluminum (Al) and other metals in environmental. We evaluated the metals (Al, Mn, Ba, and Cr) concentration in tissue, water, and sediment associated with antioxidant and oxidative damage responses in Bryconops caudomaculatus. The samplings were done in two hydrological periods (post-rai ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2022.114391

3. Large-scale study on groundwater dissolved organic matter reveals a strong heterogeneity and a complex microbial footprint

Author:
A. Harjung; J. Schweichhart; G. Rasch; C. Griebler
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.854 pp. 158542
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; altitude; aquifers; dissolved organic matter; factor analysis; fluorescence; forests; groundwater; heavy metals; land use; nitrates; soil; surface water; vascular plants; wastewater treatment; Austria;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in terrestrial groundwater is generally low in concentration compared to inland surface waters. However, the overall amount of groundwater DOM is huge, as there is 100 times more fresh groundwater than fresh surface water. To date, research on groundwater DOM has merely focused on specific threats to humans such as e.g. DOM and heavy metal complexations and DOM from ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158542

4. Spatiotemporal variations of heavy metal historical accumulation records and their influencing mechanisms in the Yangtze River Estuary

Author:
Jiayu Fan; Daidu Fan; Yijing Wu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.854 pp. 158733
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; environment; estuaries; heavy metals; humans; hydrodynamics; pollution; riparian areas; rivers; sediment yield; sedimentation rate; sediments; socioeconomic development; storms; total organic carbon; Yangtze River;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Complex transformations of heavy metals in the mega-river-estuary continuum limit our understanding of their pollution history. This study investigated sedimentary compositions of heavy metals, major elements, total organic carbon, grain size, and radionuclides to study spatiotemporal variations in heavy metal accumulation patterns and their controlling mechanisms in four sediment cores (E1-E4) fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158733

5. A review and critical assessment of sedimentary metal indices used in determining the magnitude of anthropogenic change in coastal environments

Author:
G.F. Birch
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.854 pp. 158129
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; environmental factors; sediments;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The current critical review examines the application of 11 frequently used sedimentary metal indices in their ability to accurately assess the magnitude of human-induced change (enrichment) in the highly vulnerable and intensely developed coastal environment. The plethora and rapidly increasing number of sedimentary metal indices should, if not derived for special purposes, produce a consistent as ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158129

6. Metal enrichment evolution in marine sediments influenced by oxygen-deficient waters in a mineral loading zone, Atacama, Chile (27° S)

Author:
Práxedes Muñoz; Valentina Hevia-Hormazabal; Karen Araya; Antonio Maldonado; Marco Salamanca
Source:
Marine environmental research 2022 v.177 pp. 105619
ISSN:
0141-1136
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; industrialization; oxygen; research; Chile;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study examines metal concentrations in sediments under the influence of the oxygen minimum zone of the SE-Pacific and the anthropogenic impact following industrialization in Caldera Bay (27° S), which is one of the main ore-loading ports in operation from 1849. ²¹⁰Pb and the CRS dating method were employed to estimate the age in two sediment cores sectioned at 1 cm. Metal concentrations from ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105619

7. Persistent degradation: Global water quality challenges and required actions

Author:
Anja du Plessis
Source:
One earth 2022 v.5 no.2 pp. 129-131
ISSN:
2590-3322
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; human health; water quality;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Water degradation has worsened across the globe since the 1990s and is expected to escalate even further, leading to increased threats and negative impacts to human health and the environment. Global water quality challenges need urgent attention and cohesive informed actions to avoid a global water predicament in the near future. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.oneear.2022.01.005

8. Deep Learning with Adaptive Attention for Seismic Velocity Inversion

Author:
Fangda Li; Zhenwei Guo; Xinpeng Pan; Jianxin Liu; Yanyi Wang; Dawei Gao
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.15 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; algorithms; geophysics; models; prediction;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The subsurface velocity model is crucial for high-resolution seismic imaging. Although full-waveform inversion (FWI) is a high-accuracy velocity inversion method, it inevitably suffers from challenging problems, including human interference, strong nonuniqueness, and high computing costs. As an efficient and accurate nonlinear algorithm, deep learning (DL) has been used to estimate velocity models ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14153810

9. Harnessing NEON to evaluate ecological tipping points: Opportunities, challenges, and approaches

Author:
Ranjan Muthukrishnan; Katherine Hayes; Kristina Bartowitz; Megan E. Cattau; Brian J. Harvey; Yang Lin; Claire Lunch
Source:
Ecosphere 2022 v.13 no.3 pp. e3989
ISSN:
2150-8925
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; data collection; time series analysis;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The combination of continuing anthropogenic impact on ecosystems across the globe and the observation of catastrophic shifts in some systems has generated substantial interest in understanding and predicting ecological tipping points. The recent establishment and full operation of NEON has created an opportunity for researchers to access extensive datasets monitoring the composition and functionin ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecs2.3989

10. Scenario-Based Forecasts of Changes in the Temperature and Hydrological Regime of Crimea in the XXI Century by Data of CMIP6 Climate Models

Author:
V. A. Semenov; M. A. Aleshina
Source:
Water resources 2022 v.49 no.4 pp. 661-670
ISSN:
0097-8078
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; climate; summer; temperature; water; winter;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Scenario projections of climate changes in the XXI century in Crimea are presented based on the data of an ensemble of models of the recent generation CMIP6 for aggressive SSP585 and moderate SSP245 scenarios of anthropogenic impact. Variations of season-averaged values of temperature and precipitation for winter and summer, the number of days with extreme anomalies of temperature and precipitatio ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0097807822040170

11. The efficacy of benthic indices to evaluate the ecological quality and urbanization effects on sandy beach ecosystems

Author:
Helio H. Checon; Guilherme N. Corte; Yasmina Shah Esmaeili; Pablo Muniz; Alexander Turra
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 pp. 159190
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; coastal zone management; environment; urbanization;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Benthic indices have been widely used across different coastal ecosystems to assess ecological quality and detect anthropic impacts, but very few studies investigated their effectiveness on sandy beaches. Here, we evaluated and compared the efficacy of 12 assemblage-based benthic indices in assessing ecological quality in beaches, across a gradient of anthropic pressure and natural variability in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159190

12. Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Achillea L. under Arid Conditions of the Plain Zone of Dagestan

Author:
V. V. Semenova; D. M. Anatov
Source:
Arid ecosystems 2022 v.12 no.1 pp. 85-92
ISSN:
2079-0961
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; Achillea nobilis; cadmium; forage; pollution;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Arid, herb–grass steppes are widespread in the plain zone of Dagestan. Their herbage contains yarrow plants that form vast thickets in the lowland. The accumulation of heavy metals in organs of plants of the genus Achillea L. and in soils under the conditions of Dagestan has been studied for the first time. The concentrations of Fe, Mn, Pb, and Cd have been determined in the aboveground and underg ...
DOI:
10.1134/S2079096122010115

13. Automated synthesis of biodiversity knowledge requires better tools and standardised research output

Author:
Richard Cornford; Joseph Millard; Manuela González‐Suárez; Robin Freeman; Thomas Frederick Johnson
Source:
Ecography 2022 v.2022 no.3 pp. e06068
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; automation; biodiversity; databases; metadata; taxonomy;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... As the impact of anthropogenic activity on the environment has grown, research into biodiversity change and associated threats has also accelerated. Synthesising this vast literature is important for understanding the drivers of biodiversity change and identifying those actions that will mitigate further ecological losses. However, keeping pace with an ever‐increasing publication rate presents a s ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.06068

14. A global synthesis of the small‐island effect in amphibians and reptiles

Author:
De Gao; Yanping Wang
Source:
Ecography 2022 v.2022 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; atmospheric precipitation; biodiversity; biogeography; temperature;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The small‐island effect (SIE) is an important pattern in the research fields of island biogeography and biodiversity science. Amphibians and reptiles, while playing important roles in ecosystems, are experiencing global declines. However, to date, no study has explicitly examined the generality and processes underlying the SIE in amphibians and reptiles. Here, we complied 105 global data sets to s ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.05957

15. Microplastic accumulation dynamics in two Mediterranean beaches with contrasting inputs

Author:
Francisco Asensio-Montesinos; Gloria Blaya-Valencia; Hugo Corbí; Ana Beltrán-Sanahuja; Carlos Sanz-Lázaro
Source:
Journal of sea research 2022 v.188 pp. 102269
ISSN:
1385-1101
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; humans; microplastics; pollution; research; sediments;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Plastic debris is becoming a growing environmental concern and microplastics (size <5 mm) are one of the most important fractions due to their environmental and human potential deleterious effects. Despite the recent effort done on estimating their concentrations in several ecosystems, the dynamics of microplastic accumulation are not sufficiently studied. In this work, short-and long-term micropl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.seares.2022.102269

16. Development of Interface Device for Modular Agricultural Robotic Platform

Author:
K. D. Krestovnikov; A. A. Erashov; Yu. G. Vasyunina; A. I. Savel'ev
Source:
Selʹskohozâjstvennye mašiny i tehnologii 2022 v.16 no.1 pp. 78-88
ISSN:
2618-6748
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; energy transfer; information exchange; prototypes; robots;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... To create multifunctional robotic platforms for agricultural use, it is reasonable to use a modular principle that will allow installing various equipment depending on the tasks assigned to the robotic tool. Providing autonomous reconfiguration capabilities will reduce human interference and maintenance costs. (Research purpose) This work is aimed at developing a scalable device for interfacing fu ...
DOI:
10.22314/2073-7599-2022-16-1-78-88

17. Need for harmonized long-term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes

Author:
Pierre-Denis Plisnier; Robert Kayanda; Sally MacIntyre; Kevin Obiero; William Okello; Anthony Vodacek; Christine Cocquyt; Hussein Abegaz; Alfred Achieng; Balagizi Akonkwa; Christian Albrecht; Charles Balagizi; James Barasa; Rafiki Abel Bashonga; Alexis Bashonga Bishobibiri; Harvey Bootsma; Alberto V. Borges; Geoffrey Chavula; Tallent Dadi; Els L.R. De Keyzer; Patrick J. Doran; Nestory Gabagambi; Robert Gatare; Andrew Gemmell; Abebe Getahun; Lloyd H. Haambiya; Scott N. Higgins; Béni L. Hyangya; Ken Irvine; Mwapu Isumbisho; Carlos Jonasse; Cyprian Katongo; Sergei Katsev; James Keyombe; Ismael Kimirei; Tchalondawa Kisekelwa; Mary Kishe; Simon Otoung A. Koding; Jeppe Kolding; Benjamin M. Kraemer; Peter Limbu; Evans Lomodei; Shigalla B. Mahongo; John Malala; Stella Mbabazi; Pascal M. Masilya; Matt McCandless; Modesta Medard; Zephaniah Migeni Ajode; Hillary D. Mrosso; Eric R. Mudakikwa; N'sibula Mulimbwa; Déo Mushagalusa; Fabrice A. Muvundja; Angela Nankabirwa; David Nahimana; Benjamin P. Ngatunga; Maxon Ngochera; Sharon Nicholson; Muderhwa Nshombo; Gaspard Ntakimazi; Chrispine Nyamweya; Joyce Ikwaput Nyeko; Daniel Olago; Tekle Olbamo; Catherine M. O'Reilly; Natacha Pasche; Harris Phiri; Nina Raasakka; Anham Salyani; Claver Sibomana; Greg M. Silsbe; Stephanie Smith; Robert W. Sterner; Wim Thiery; Janviere Tuyisenge; Martin Van der Knaap; Maarten Van Steenberge; Paul A.M. van Zwieten; Erik Verheyen; Mulugeta Wakjira; John Walakira; Oscar Ndeo Wembo; Theodore Lawrence
Source:
Journal of Great Lakes research 2022 pp. -
ISSN:
0380-1330
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; climate; data collection; humans; politics; research;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... To ensure the long-term sustainable use of African Great Lakes (AGL), and to better understand the functioning of these ecosystems, authorities, managers and scientists need regularly collected scientific data and information of key environmental indicators over multi-years to make informed decisions. Monitoring is regularly conducted at some sites across AGL; while at others sites, it is rare or ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jglr.2022.01.016

18. Anthropogenic pressures enhance the deleterious effects of extreme storms on rocky shore communities

Author:
Carlos Sanz-Lazaro; Nuria Casado-Coy; Aitor Navarro-Ortín; Marc Terradas-Fernández
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.817 pp. 152917
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; climate change; eutrophication; littoral zone; storms;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Climate change is not only changing the mean values of environmental parameters that modulate ecosystems, but also the regime of disturbances. Among them, extreme events have a key role in structuring biological communities. Ecosystems are frequently suffering multiple anthropogenic pressures which can cause effects that are not additive. Thus, the effects of extreme events need to be studied in c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.152917

19. Impact of human disturbance on temporal partitioning within carnivore communities

Author:
Anthony Sévêque; Louise K. Gentle; José Vicente López‐Bao; Richard W. Yarnell; Antonio Uzal
Source:
Mammal review 2022 v.52 no.1 pp. 67-81
ISSN:
0305-1838
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; Carnivora; Didelphimorphia; carnivores; humans; interspecific competition;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Interspecific competition is an important evolutionary force, influencing interactions between species and shaping the composition of biological communities. In mammalian carnivores, to reduce the risks of negative encounters between competitors, species can employ a strategy of temporal partitioning, adapting activity patterns to limit synchronous activity. This strategy of non‐human competitor a ...
DOI:
10.1111/mam.12265

20. Adsorption behaviour of pollutants: Heavy metals, radionuclides, organic pollutants, on clays and their minerals (raw, modified and treated): A review

Author:
Raman Novikau; Galina Lujaniene
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.309 pp. 114685
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
anthropogenic activities,   etc   ; adsorption; clay; pollution; toxicity; waste management;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The increasing anthropogenic pressure results in environmental pollution and thus adversely affects the integrity of ecosystems. Consequently, various methods of removing pollutants from effluents have been developed and used to minimise this negative impact, with adsorption on clay minerals identified as the most promising approach. This review examines the adsorption of heavy metals, radionuclid ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114685