The impact of tropical land-use change on downstream riverine and estuarine water properties and biogeochemical cycles: a review

Y Tanaka, E Minggat, W Roseli - Ecological Processes, 2021 - Springer
Tropical primary forests have been disappearing quickly to make use of the land for
commercial purposes. Land-use change has an impact on downstream aquatic processes …

[HTML][HTML] Citizen science participation in research in the environmental sciences: key factors related to projects' success and longevity

DGF Cunha, JF Marques, JC Resende… - Anais da Academia …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
The potential impacts of citizen science initiatives are increasing across the globe, albeit in
an imbalanced manner. In general, there is a strong element of trial and error in most …

Relationships between land use and stream nutrient concentrations in a highly urbanized tropical region of Brazil: thresholds and riparian zones

F Tromboni, WK Dodds - Environmental management, 2017 - Springer
Nutrient enrichment in streams due to land use is increasing globally, reducing water quality
and causing eutrophication of downstream fresh and coastal waters. In temperate …

Land use influence on raw surface water quality and treatment costs for drinking supply in São Paulo State (Brazil)

DGF Cunha, LP Sabogal-Paz, WK Dodds - Ecological engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic disturbances to the environment can compromise valuable ecosystem
services, including the provision of potable water. These disturbances decrease water …

Leaf decomposition and ecosystem metabolism as functional indicators of land use impacts on tropical streams

EF Silva-Junior, TP Moulton, IG Boëchat, B Gücker - Ecological Indicators, 2014 - Elsevier
Organic matter decomposition and ecosystem metabolism have been suggested as
promising functional indicators of stream ecosystem integrity, but tests of their applicability to …

Bigger is better: Improved nature conservation and economic returns from landscape-level mitigation

CM Kennedy, DA Miteva, L Baumgarten… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Impact mitigation is a primary mechanism on which countries rely to reduce environmental
externalities and balance development with conservation. Mitigation policies are …

Long-term effects of land-use change on water resources in urbanizing watersheds

A Talib, TO Randhir - PLoS Water, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The changes in energy balance resulting from land-use change may significantly affect the
amount and timing of water loss to the atmosphere as evapotranspiration (ET). Also, these …

Urbanization affects food webs and leaf-litter decomposition in a tropical stream in Malaysia

CM Yule, JY Gan, T Jinggut, KV Lee - Freshwater Science, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
Urbanization is occurring rapidly in southeastern Asia where streams are increasingly
pressured. We assessed the ecological integrity of Ampang River in Kuala Lumpur by …

[HTML][HTML] Calculation of seasonal agricultural grey water footprint in monsoon region based on river reference conditions

P Cheng, M Sun - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Grey water footprint accounting is of great significance to water resources management. The
two important parameters of grey water footprint accounting, the natural background …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrological services in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil: An ecosystem-based adaptation using ecohydrological monitoring

D Taffarello, M do Carmo Calijuri, RAG Viani… - Climate Services, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) involves using services on which human well-
being depends to help people adapt to the impacts of climate change. Aiming at …