Climate and Land-Use Change Reshape Invasion Risk in Tanzania’s Lake Zone, Study Finds
A new study combining CMIP6 climate scenarios with land-use projections shows that climate-only models overestimate invasion risk for three major ...
Tag: land use change
Andean Soils Lose Vast Carbon Reserves When Páramo and Forests Are Converted
A field study across Chimborazo Province reveals that converting páramo grasslands and native Andean forests to farmland releases an average ...
Vanishing Farmland Leaves the American West More Exposed to Wildfire
New research analyzing nearly 10,000 Western wildfires finds that irrigated cropland acts as a landscape-scale fire buffer, meaning drought-driven farmland ...
As a Chinese Lake Shrinks, Its Wetlands Are Quietly Leaking Carbon
A four-decade study of China's Daihai Lake reveals that wetland loss driven by shifting climate, terrain, and human pressures has ...
Draining Wetlands for Farms Yields Poor Harvests and Soaring Flood Risk
A global satellite-based analysis finds that croplands converted from wetlands since 2000 contribute only 0.1 percent of world crop production ...
When People Leave Cities: The Hidden Ecological Costs and Surprises of Counter-Urbanisation
A new review argues that the growing movement of people from cities to the countryside reshapes ecosystems through two distinct ...
Massive tree-planting schemes may backfire by stripping away cooling clouds
A new climate modeling study finds that large-scale idealized forest and bioenergy expansion can accelerate the loss of cooling low-level ...
Groundwater Is Sinking Beneath a Pakistani City, and the Usual Suspects Don’t Fully Explain It
A 13-year study of 39 wells in Multan, Pakistan, finds groundwater declines of up to 19 meters in some watershed ...
Antibody Signatures in Guinean Hunters Point to Silent, Ongoing Filovirus Spillover from Wildlife
A six-year serological study of wildlife hunters in forested Guinea has detected antibody signatures against multiple filoviruses, including Ebola, Bundibugyo ...
Trees on Farms Boost Tropical Soil Carbon and Fertility, Landmark Ecuador Study Finds
A study of 187 farms in Ecuador's Amazon found that cacao and coffee agroforestry and silvopastoral systems store 20 to ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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