{"title":"Combined regulation effects of peanut meal, superphosphate, and carbonized rice husk on green waste composting.","authors":"Xueqing Feng, Xueyong Ren, Lu Zhang, Wan Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126525","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126525","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The low degradation efficiency and inconsistent product quality of conventional green waste (GW) composting require technological innovation. This study aimed to optimize the use of organic and inorganic bulking agents to improve GW degradation efficiency and product quality. Compound organic and inorganic bulking agents were formulated using peanut meal (PM: 0, 10, and 20 %), superphosphate (SSP: 0, 5, and 10 %), and carbonized rice husk (CRH: 0, 2, and 4 %). Monitoring of composting parameters (temperature, organic matter degradation, humification, bacterial community) and product quality (nutrients, phytotoxicity) identified T5 (10 % PM + 5 % SSP + 4 % CRH) as the optimal compound bulking agent. Compared to the control, T5 significantly prolonged the thermophilic phase by 7 days and produced the highest-quality compost product within just 28 days. T5 extended the thermophilic phase by 7 days, increased the organic matter degradation rate by 27.6 %, reduced the NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N/NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>-N ratio by 52.0 %, and increased the HA/FA ratio by 59.4 %. Network analysis revealed that most bacteria have a positive correlation, indicating that symbiotic relationships may exist in the bacterial community. Among them, Sporosarcina is regarded as the dominant species. T5 enhanced the relative abundance of dominant species in the bacterial community, including Sporosarcina and norank_f_Bacillaceae, thus fostering a more uniform bacterial community and improving the biodegradation of GW. This study provided data for the use of PM, SSP, and CRH as organic and inorganic bulking agents, enhancing GW composting efficiency and product quality while offering a feasible solution for the sustainable utilization of agricultural by-products.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126525"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144648113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shengzhi Chu, Yiyang Wang, Jiang Liu, Xin-Chen Hong
{"title":"Pandemic-induced shifts in urban noise perception: A spatial-temporal analysis in a Chinese megacity.","authors":"Shengzhi Chu, Yiyang Wang, Jiang Liu, Xin-Chen Hong","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126584","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered urban noise perception, with prolonged lockdowns in China producing lasting effects on residents' noise experiences. This study examines the spatiotemporal evolution of noise perception and its relationship with green space distribution in Hangzhou, China, using six years of noise complaint data from 2018 to 2023. Findings reveal a dynamic trajectory of noise complaints: initial diffusion, intensified agglomeration in core areas during lockdowns, followed by re-diffusion post-restriction. Residential areas exhibited the highest noise complaint levels, driven by dense urbanization and insufficient green infrastructure. Spatial analyses showed that green space construction in new urban areas more effectively mitigated noise complaints compared to older urban areas, with core regions benefiting more than peripheries. Larger green spaces were particularly effective in reducing complaints, while transportation noise remained the dominant source. Geographically weighted regression highlighted spatial heterogeneity in green space impacts, highlighting the influences of urban form and land use. These findings underscore the importance of integrating green space planning with noise mitigation strategies, particularly in high-density urban cores and transit-adjacent zones. Building on these insights, this study proposes targeted strategies for enhancing urban noise management.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126584"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144648132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fei Wang, Wanjie Huang, Feng Shi, Yeni Li, Yanyan Li, Qingyang Zhang, Yunxiao Shang, Ning Chen, Wei Xu, Qi Cheng
{"title":"Critical exposure windows of PM2.5-Meteorological interactions triggering pediatric mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemics: An age-stratified distributed lag nonlinear modeling approach.","authors":"Fei Wang, Wanjie Huang, Feng Shi, Yeni Li, Yanyan Li, Qingyang Zhang, Yunxiao Shang, Ning Chen, Wei Xu, Qi Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126533","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The rising prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection (MPI) in children, a leading cause of severe pneumonia and mortality, highlights the need to clarify impacts of air pollution and meteorological factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study analyzed associations of PM2.5, temperature, and humidity with outpatient MPI, inpatient MPP, and severe MPP (SMPP). Data on 391,559 children from 15 Northeast China hospitals (2017-2023) were analyzed using a distributed lag nonlinear model, with sensitivity analysis after 2020 (COVID-19 onset).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PM2.5 (60-100 μg/m<sup>3</sup>) showed nonlinear associations with outpatient MPI (7-15-day lag, RR = 2.28 at 100 μg/m<sup>3</sup>, 10-day lag), especially in preschoolers. Temperature correlated positively with outpatient MPI (peaks at 20 °C/30 °C, 7-10-day lag; RR = 1.82 at 30 °C, 10-day lag), with high temperatures increasing female MPP/SMPP risk. Humidity had a U-shaped association with outpatient MPI (20 %/100 % humidity increased risk 2.75/2.18-fold at 15-day lag), with high humidity elevating female/school-age SMPP risk (RR = 5.32). Trends were consistent pre/post-COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High PM2.5, high temperature, and extreme humidity correlate with increased childhood MPI cases and severity, emphasizing targeted strategies for extreme conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126533"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144641393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xi Shu, Xue Qiao, Ya Tang, Philip K Hopke, Qi Ying, Junfeng Wang, Bin Han, Zhongjun Xu, Zhonglin Xia, Yinhong Ma, Yuan Dai, Jun Leng
{"title":"Enclosed-terrain urbanized areas require vertically stratified air quality management: Insights from particulate matter vertical observations in China's Sichuan Basin.","authors":"Xi Shu, Xue Qiao, Ya Tang, Philip K Hopke, Qi Ying, Junfeng Wang, Bin Han, Zhongjun Xu, Zhonglin Xia, Yinhong Ma, Yuan Dai, Jun Leng","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126564","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Urbanized basins are widely recognized as hotspots of particulate matter (PM) pollution. Characterizing the vertical stratification of PM in these regions is essential to elucidate the influence of regional air pollutant transport, dynamics of planetary boundary layer, and pollution-meteorology feedbacks. Using Mount Emei (500-3100 m a.s.l.) as a natural observation tower, this study investigated the composition and sources of PM, along with the six criteria pollutants (PM<sub>2.5</sub>, PM<sub>10</sub>, O<sub>3</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub>, CO, and NO<sub>2</sub>) across three atmospheric layers within the Sichuan Basin (SCB). The monitoring sites are located in the planetary boundary layer (M-base: 550 m a.s.l.), the cloud/fog-active layer (M-upper: 2400 m a.s.l.), and the free troposphere (M-summit: 3100 m a.s.l.). The results revealed that PM at M-base exhibited typical urban pollution characteristics, with SNA (i.e., SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>, NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>, and NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>) accounting for ∼60 % of total suspended particles (TSP) mass annually, primarily driven by anthropogenic emissions. Autumn/wintertime PM extremes at M-base resulted from the synergistic effects of increased emissions, stagnant meteorology, and enhanced aqueous-phase reactions under high relative humidity (>80 %). As altitude increased, PM concentrations declined, primarily due to more effective wet scavenging and reduced anthropogenic influence. At M-upper and M-summit, the contributions of SNA reduced to ∼35 % of TSP mass annually, whereas contributions from biomass burning and crustal dust increased. Unlike M-base, PM concentrations at M-summit peaked in spring, primarily due to transboundary influences, particularly the biomass burning in neighbouring countries and dust from Gobi/desert in northwestern China. Overall, the deep-basin topography imposed three regulatory mechanisms on PM pollution, including ground-level PM enhancement through chemical-meteorological interactions, upper-altitude cloud/fog/precipitation and PM interactions, and dominance of transboundary pollutant transport in the upper/free-troposphere. This study provides a mechanistic basis for vertically stratified air quality management in the SCB, as well as other similar terrain regions worldwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126564"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144641404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yueyi Feng, Yixuan Zheng, Chuchu Chen, Wenxin Cao, Yamei Sun, Wei Liu, Jinyu He, Miao Ning, Yu Lei, Gang Yan
{"title":"Fairly sharing environmental targets in China: A multicriteria decision-making framework for provincial PM<sub>2.5</sub> target allocation.","authors":"Yueyi Feng, Yixuan Zheng, Chuchu Chen, Wenxin Cao, Yamei Sun, Wei Liu, Jinyu He, Miao Ning, Yu Lei, Gang Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126498","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A fair allocation of air quality improvement responsibilities to subnational governments is critical to achieving China's national air quality targets. However, the target allocation process still lacks a transparent and broadly accepted decision-making approach. This study develops a multicriteria decision-making framework to distribute national fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) reduction targets across provinces, integrating three ethical principles-responsibility, capability, and potential-to promote equity and attainability. We use China's 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP, 2021-2025), which mandates a 10 % national reduction in PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration, as a case study to quantify provincial targets under various preference scenarios and compare them with the official allocation, illustrating how policymakers' choices shape target outcomes. Our findings show that under equal weighting of all principles, provincial reduction targets range from 7.7 % in Gansu to 22.1 % in Jiangsu. However, the results are highly sensitive to policy preferences. For instance, prioritizing capacity assigns Shanghai the most stringent target of 27.2 %. Notably, varying preferences can lead to differences of up to 10 percentage points in reduction requirements for provinces like Beijing and Shanghai, highlighting the challenge of balancing fairness and feasibility in target allocation. Furthermore, our analysis reveals that China's official allocation of PM<sub>2.5</sub> targets in the 14th FYP leans toward a capacity-oriented preference, imposing larger burdens on wealthier regions. We recommend that future strategies place greater emphasis on the responsibility principle, supported by financial transfer and interregional coordination mechanisms, to address disparities. In addition, stricter targets for northeastern and western regions, as well as the Fenwei Plain (FWP), are advised to prevent persistent inequalities in air quality and enhance local environmental governance. While tailored to China, this framework is adaptable to other regions grappling with air pollution, offering a reproducible model for equitable burden-sharing.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126498"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144666740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cleaner air, happier life? Evaluating the impact of air quality on migrants' subjective quality of life.","authors":"Qingjun Zhao, Yue Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126600","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drawing on a novel dataset from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS) 2017, along with air quality monitoring data and other city-level datasets, this study investigates the impact of air quality on labor migrants' subjective quality of life in China. Overall, we find an inverted U-shaped relationship between air quality levels and subjective well-being, with a threshold for AQI compliance rate at 75.75 %. This indicates that the marginal benefit of improved air quality diminishes beyond this point. Specifically, this observed pattern is mainly driven by two opposing effects: the positive health effect and potential income loss due to industrial upgrading. Furthermore, we reveal that men, the elderly, married individuals, and more educated migrant workers are more sensitive to air quality improvements.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126600"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144673639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Satya Brat Tiwari, Sourabh Dixit, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Andrei Veksha, Teik-Thye Lim, A A Kazmi
{"title":"Comparative evaluation of mechanistic models for biogas production in DIET-enhanced anaerobic digestion.","authors":"Satya Brat Tiwari, Sourabh Dixit, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Andrei Veksha, Teik-Thye Lim, A A Kazmi","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126614","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Statistical modelling serves as a valuable tool for predicting biogas production during the anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic substrates. This study offers a comparative analysis of three widely used models, specifically, the first-order kinetic model, the modified Gompertz model, and the Chen and Hashimoto (CH) model. A novel dataset from co-AD of sewage sludge with wheat husk and enhanced by direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) was utilized for modelling. The fundamentals of machine learning (ML), such as model calibration, selection, sensitivity analysis, testing, and evaluation, were carried out. Model calibration employed optimization algorithms (L-BFGS-B, BFGS) to minimize the sum of squared errors using training data (days 1-30). Model selection based on root mean squared error from validation data (days 31-40) identified the CH model as optimal, with 40-67 % lower root mean square error compared to alternatives. Sensitivity analysis using Morris (local) and Sobol' (global) methods revealed that CH constant (K<sub>CH</sub>) exhibited the lowest primary influence on model output (μ∗ = 52.6, first-order Sobol index = 0.02), while ultimate biogas potential (G<sub>0</sub>) showed highest sensitivity (μ∗ = 191.5, first-order Sobol index = 0.84). Model evaluation on test data (days 41-51) demonstrated satisfactory predictive accuracy with R<sup>2</sup> and slopes approaching unity across all samples. The CH model shows specific applicability to the DIET-enhanced co-AD system. Broader conclusions regarding the applicability of the model across diverse AD processes would benefit from further ML-based investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126614"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144673640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanistic insights into biotransformation of sugarcane bagasse for mycosynthesis of silica nanoparticles using Aspergillus niger MSF3.","authors":"Mohini Yadav, Nancy George, Vagish Dwibedi, Hardeep Kaur","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126637","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126637","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The disposal of sugarcane bagasse, a high-volume by-product of sugarcane processing, presents significant environmental and resource management challenges due to limited reuse and improper disposal. This study investigates mycosynthesis of silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) from sugarcane bagasse using Aspergillus niger MSF3, and exploring the underlying mechanisms of silica solubilisation. Under biotransformation conditions, Aspergillus niger MSF3 achieved the release of 217 mg/L of silica from sugarcane bagasse on 14th day of inoculation representing a 2.4-fold increase in the silica release, when compared to the control. Structural and chemical characterization through FTIR, EDX, UV-visible spectroscopy, and FESEM confirmed the formation of spherical SiNPs, with particle sizes in the range of 200-300 nm. Further, the mechanism of silica solubilisation by the fungus was analysed with respect to production of organic acids, exopolysaccharides, and involvement of silica solubilising proteins. The results of the study indicated towards the production of organic acids as the most prominent mechanism of silica solubilisation. The release of organic acids primarily isobutyric, propionic, acetic, carbonic and oxalic acid by the fungus lowered the pH of biotransformation medium to facilitate silica dissolution from the bagasse matrix. Though SiNP synthesis using various organic, inorganic and biological substrates has been investigated earlier, the potential of microbe mediated synthesis using sugarcane bagasse has not been explored before. The results of this study provides an opportunity to produce SiNPs from an agro-waste and further give insights into the mechanism of the fungus based silica solubilisation. These insights will deepen our understanding of SiNP mycosynthesis and support the sustainable valorization of agricultural waste. Overall, SiNPs have potential applications in agriculture, wastewater treatment, and drug delivery, and mycosynthesis of these nanoparticles from agro-waste represents a scalable, sustainable and low-cost alternative for SiNP synthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126637"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144666744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How do local communities perceive marine protected area governance, management, surrounding development, and outcomes? A systematic review.","authors":"Laura Enthoven","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126570","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The United Nations aims to protect 30 % of the ocean by 2030, requiring an over threefold expansion in marine protected area coverage (MPAs). Understanding local communities' perceptions - whose livelihoods are directly impacted by an MPA - is crucial for achieving this ambitious target. However, a systematic review of the literature on this topic has been lacking. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, this paper synthesises findings from 98 empirical studies. Three themes have received particular attention: perceptions of participation in MPA decision-making (investigated in 52 % of the studies), enforcement practices (46 %), and ecological outcomes, particularly changes in fish abundance (48 %). In contrast, perceptions of associated alternative livelihoods programmes (explored in 5 % of the studies) and socio-economic outcomes, including employment opportunities (7 %), food security (8 %), and subjective well-being (15 %), remain understudied. Geographically, most studies examined MPAs in East Asia and the Pacific (33 %), Sub-Saharan Africa (23 %), Latin America (20 %), and Europe (15 %), while fewer focused on MPAs in North America (7 %), South Asia (2 %), and none in North Africa and the Middle East. Future research should address these gaps, expand geographic representation, and identify actionable strategies to align actual MPA governance, management, and development with best practices. Decision-makers and practitioners should ensure that MPAs meet community expectations through regular consultation using appropriate tools. Ultimately, the success of MPAs relies not only on achieving measurable beneficial outcomes but also on how these outcomes, and the processes used to achieve them, are perceived by local communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"391 ","pages":"126570"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144673643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Damming induces convergence of riverscapes in the Nile, Yangtze, and Amazon Basin: The importance of localized watershed management.","authors":"Wanyu Qi, Wanyu Wang, Jinxia Huang, Reija Hietala, Shengjun Wu, Maohua Ma, Chundi Chen","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02160-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-025-02160-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding changes in riverscapes and their influencing factors is crucial for effective biological conservation. Although the impact of dams on riverscape changes has been investigated, comparative research is limited. This study first conducted a comparative analysis of riverscape configuration patterns from different perspectives using the Landscape Fragmentation Index of Configuration among three major global dammed rivers: the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, and the Jirau and Santo Antônio dams in the Amazon Basin. Subsequently, through the Analysis of Similarity of various indices, we identified a significant trend toward resemblance in the configurations across the three dammed rivers. Further, we found that this resemblance progressed in a trend similar to that of riverscape composition, with built-up and water land-use type being the primary factor explaining the similarity across these regions. These findings provide valuable insights for localized management measures in dam-affected areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":"1530-1548"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12307839/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143661813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}