The growing number of artificial structures in estuarine, coastal and marine environments is
causing “ocean sprawl”. Artificial structures do not only modify marine and coastal …

Biodiversity losses can lead to global environmental crisis. Humans utilize biodiversity for a
variety of ecosystem services. However, what drives biodiversity losses have become a …

Nowadays, a variety of methodologies are available to assess local, regional and global
impacts of human activities on ecosystems, which include Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) …

This research is concerned with the following environmental research questions: socio-
ecological system complexity, especially when valuing ecosystem services; ecosystems …

The accumulation of fine sediments in rivers is a pernicious problem with wide‐ranging
consequences for the healthy functioning of rivers throughout the world. It is linked to a …

This paper explores the representation of goods and services from the subsurface, as
defined by the concept of geosystem services, in contemporary ecosystems literature. A …

Bioturbation is recognized as a deterministic process that sustains the physicochemical
properties of the freshwater ecosystem. Irrigation, ventilation, and particle reworking …

This study assesses the pollution levels of Dal Lake in Kashmir, India, focusing on the
spatial distribution, abundance, and risk of heavy metals in surface sediments …

Chemical pollution impinges on the quality of water systems and the ecosystem services
(ESs) they provide. Expression of ESs in monetary units has become an essential tool for …

Oceans play critical roles in the lives, economies, cultures, and nutrition of people globally,
yet face increasing pressures from human activities that put those benefits at risk. To …