Floodplains perform diverse functions, including attenuation of fluxes of water, solutes, and
particulate material. Critical details of floodplain storage including magnitude, duration, and …

In 1985, remedial action plan development was initiated to restore impaired beneficial uses
in 42 Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs). A 43rd AOC was designated in 1991. AOC …

Concerns over rapid widespread changes in social-ecological systems and their
consequences for biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, food security, and human livelihoods …

Interdisciplinary collaboration has become mainstream practice for sustainability
researchers. However, interdisciplinary research teams encounter numerous challenges for …

Research synthesis is the integration of existing knowledge and research findings pertinent
to an issue. The aim of synthesis is to increase the generality and applicability of those …

Scientific teams are increasingly diverse in discipline, international scope and
demographics. Diversity has been found to be a driver of innovation but also can be a …

We introduce a conceptual model of the urban forest patch as a complex social-ecological
system, incorporating cross-scale interactions. We developed this model through an …

Highlights•Environmental problems increasingly require integrated social and
environmental science.•Integrated science is facilitated by co-design, flexible management …

Climate change poses significant global challenges. Solutions require new ways of working,
thinking, and acting. Knowledge co‐production is often cited as one of the innovations …

Socio–environmental synthesis as a research approach contributes to broader sustainability
policy and practice by reusing data from disparate disciplines in innovative ways …