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Link of dragonflies and damselflies with the aquatic environment is differently expressed in adult and larval stages

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100621

Edwin THM. Peeters , Anton AM. Gerritsen , Froukje Rienks , Michiel Wilhelm

{"title":"Link of dragonflies and damselflies with the aquatic environment is differently expressed in adult and larval stages","authors":"Edwin THM. Peeters , Anton AM. Gerritsen , Froukje Rienks , Michiel Wilhelm","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100621","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100621","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aquatic insects like dragonflies and damselflies link the aquatic and terrestrial world through their life-cycle. Adults and larvae are frequently regarded as indicators of good environmental quality. The relationship between adults and the water quality in a nearby water system is not well known as well as to what extent adults reflect the presence of their larvae in that water system. To explore these relationships, ideally adults and larvae should be recorded at the same time. In a Dutch citizen science project, adult Odonata were recorded while collecting aquatic macroinvertebrates in 364 sampling events in 2023.</div><div>Regression analyses showed that the presence of adult dragonflies was weakly correlated with the presence of their larvae in a nearby water system, while the presence of adult damselflies was a much better indicator. Damselfly larvae were associated with a moderate to reasonable biological water quality and dragonfly larvae with reasonable to good. Higher vegetation cover coincided with the presence of adult Odonata, but vegetation cover was insignificant to their larvae. Abiotic conditions were more important for larvae than biotic variables. Dragonfly larvae were better indicators of good water quality than damselfly larvae and adult Odonata were not at all associated with water quality in the nearby water system. However, adult Odonata do indicate the presence of aquatic vegetation in a nearby water system. Since volunteers frequently sampled other waters than professionals, public available data of these recordings can be very beneficial for water managers to know more about water quality in their areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100621"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143098933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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River water quality monitoring using machine learning with multiple possible in-situ scenarios

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100620

Dani Irwan , Saerahany Legori Ibrahim , Sarmad Dashti Latif , Chris Aaron Winston , Ali Najah Ahmed , Mohsen Sherif , Amr H. El-Shafie , Ahmed El-Shafie

{"title":"River water quality monitoring using machine learning with multiple possible in-situ scenarios","authors":"Dani Irwan , Saerahany Legori Ibrahim , Sarmad Dashti Latif , Chris Aaron Winston , Ali Najah Ahmed , Mohsen Sherif , Amr H. El-Shafie , Ahmed El-Shafie","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100620","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100620","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Water quality is influenced by a wide range of factors, but it is expensive and technically difficult to take into account every factor, which leaves out quality variations. The assessment process is made more difficult by the need for different evaluation indicators for various water uses. Furthermore, many water quality factors have complex nonlinear relationships that are difficult for these methods to handle. On the other hand, because machine learning can quickly identify underlying principles and handle complex data with efficiency, it offers a promising approach. The gap involves addressing complex relationship and environmental factors when predicting water quality in rivers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of estimating the Gombak River's Water Quality Index (WQI) using machine learning, and to identify appropriate models based on statistical performance metrics. The study looks into the possibility of estimating WQI solely using dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH as predictors because the chemical parameters in the current Malaysian WQI calculation method takes some time to compute. This research provides insight into the accuracy, precision, and general performance of these models in predicting water quality by looking at the residuals of various scenarios and evaluating performance metrics across different machine learning models. This study provides insights into the potential of machine learning for improving water quality assessment and management practices. Future studies should concentrate on resolving these issues and investigating other elements, such as environmental variables, land use patterns, and human activity, that may affect the forecast of water quality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100620"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143283598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Geosystem services from the subsurface: A literature review and a proposed set of indicators tailored to a Swedish setting

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100609

Emrik Lundin-Frisk , Lars O. Ericsson , Paula Lindgren , Lorena Melgaço , Fredrik Mossmark , Olof Taromi Sandström , Victoria Svahn , Tore Söderqvist , Yevheniya Volchko , Maria de Lourdes Melo Zurita , Jenny Norrman

{"title":"Geosystem services from the subsurface: A literature review and a proposed set of indicators tailored to a Swedish setting","authors":"Emrik Lundin-Frisk , Lars O. Ericsson , Paula Lindgren , Lorena Melgaço , Fredrik Mossmark , Olof Taromi Sandström , Victoria Svahn , Tore Söderqvist , Yevheniya Volchko , Maria de Lourdes Melo Zurita , Jenny Norrman","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100609","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100609","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, a literature review was conducted to identify indicators that can be utilised to assess and visualise the potential of the geophysical environment to deliver geosystem services. The literature review identified 24 studies and 22 technical reports, resulting in a list of 75 geosystem services indicators for 23 geosystem services associated with the subsurface. Building upon these findings, a country-specific set of 21 indicators pertinent to the geological setting of Sweden was developed. Each developed indicator was further subdivided into different ‘capacity classes’ to denote the potential of the geophysical environment to deliver a specific geosystem service. Most of these proposed indicators can be directly applied (19 out of 21), as there is readily available information in open-access maps and databases. However, some of the assigned capacity classes need to be adjusted according to the spatial scale of application. Furthermore, to convey the benefit or value of a given geosystem service, the proposed indicators must also be complemented with estimates of accessibility and societal importance of said service. Nonetheless, the proposed set of indicators represents an initial step towards a comprehensive mapping of geosystem services that can be used to highlight the multitude of ways the subsurface contributes to society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100609"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143283597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production?

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100619

Seyedeh Samira HabibTabar Shiadeh , Yaser Feizabadi , Armaghan Kosari-Moghaddam

{"title":"To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production?","authors":"Seyedeh Samira HabibTabar Shiadeh , Yaser Feizabadi , Armaghan Kosari-Moghaddam","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100619","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100619","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rapeseed (<em>Brassica napus</em> L.), ranked as the second most crucial oil crop globally, holds a prominent position in world agriculture, playing a pivotal role in meeting the increasing demand for edible oil and biodiesel. Pursuing sustainable goals in rapeseed production systems becomes paramount to addressing this growing demand. This study focuses on cultivar selection, a key factor for decision-makers striving to establish sustainable production systems. The investigation, conducted in Mazandaran province, Iran, the country's third-largest rapeseed producer, examines five commonly used cultivars: Zafar, Hyola, Traper, RGS003, and Neptune. Employing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with the IMPACT2002+ method, the study reveals varying environmental impacts among cultivars, contingent on the selected functional unit. Accordingly, based on one ton of harvested mass, RGS003 emerges as the most pollutant cultivar, while considering 1 ha of rapeseed farms, Traper exhibits the highest environmental impacts. nitrogen-based fertilizers stand out as major hotspots, contributing to over half of the negative effects across various categories. In conclusion, while factors like drought tolerance and disease resistance are crucial in cultivar selection, the environmental performance of cultivars also significantly influences the decision-making process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100619"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143428638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about wildlife governance in the Hwange Tsholotsho wildlife area in Zimbabwe: A multi-methods approach

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100615

Tanyaradzwa Mundoga, Walter Musakwa, Nelson Chanza

{"title":"Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about wildlife governance in the Hwange Tsholotsho wildlife area in Zimbabwe: A multi-methods approach","authors":"Tanyaradzwa Mundoga, Walter Musakwa, Nelson Chanza","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100615","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100615","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Local communities' knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions (KAP) are at the center of wildlife governance, particularly the discourse on conservation of megafauna such as the African savannah elephant. Yet, there is limited scholarship on (KAP) related to different levels of wildlife governance and the consequences, especially in the global South. Local KAP are likely diverse and multifaceted and often contradict higher-level perspectives. To contribute to the understanding of KAP of the local communities about wildlife governance, this study applied a multi-method approach utilizing the Q methodology and focus group discussions (FDG) in the Hwange Tsholotsho Wildlife Area of Zimbabwe. Fifty-nine (59) purposively selected participants sorted forty-nine (49) statements collected from related literature. Data from the Q-method was analyzed for factors and compared with emerging themes from the FGD. Four distinct clusters emerged i.e. the <em>progressive and collaborative perspective</em>; the <em>pro-multilateralism perspective</em>; the <em>disenfranchised and radical reforms perspective</em>; and the, <em>balanced perspective</em>. The clusters indicate that while respondents agree on the need for multilevel wildlife governance systems, there is a general concern about the restrictive and opaque nature of decisions outside their scope with little recognition of their views. While there is scope for collaborative approaches and best practices, local interests should guide decisions on concepts, conservation, and participation. This work adds to the dearth of scholarship on wildlife governance, particularly in Africa, through the use of mixed methods which exhibited potential for application in studies that address complex environmental management challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100615"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143098796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Characterizing the agroecological transition of Italian farming systems using FADN database

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100616

Sarah Stempfle , Simone Russo , Vincenzo Fiore , Ruggiero Sardaro , Piermichele La Sala , Luigi Roselli

{"title":"Characterizing the agroecological transition of Italian farming systems using FADN database","authors":"Sarah Stempfle , Simone Russo , Vincenzo Fiore , Ruggiero Sardaro , Piermichele La Sala , Luigi Roselli","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100616","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100616","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Common Agricultural Policy 2023–2027 encourages the transition towards sustainable agriculture in line with the goals of the European Green Deal. Agroecology is gaining recognition as a valuable approach to enhance the sustainability of faming systems. However, there is limited understanding of the <em>status quo</em> of the farming systems and their readiness for transition, especially at large scales such as the national one. This paper investigates the current uptake of agroecology across the Italian farming systems, by adapting the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) methodology to use secondary data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Besides, a panel between-variance regression was estimated to identify the key determinants of the transition degree. The results indicate that agroecology has not yet been widely adopted by the Italian farms. Additionally, factors such as the type of farming, farm management, farm economic and physical size, farm location, and farmer's socio-demographics play a significant role in explaining the variation in the transition intensity towards an agroecological production system. The findings provide a knowledgebase for developing targeted policies and monitoring progress in agroecological transition. The study confirms the viability of using the FADN to evaluate the degree of agroecological transition, while also revealing information gaps. Although essential environmental and social information will be included in the forthcoming Farm Sustainability Data Network, further integrative sources should be explored to capture multifaced aspects of agroecological transition within broader agri-food systems, while in-depth studies based on primary data collection could offer more detailed and nuanced insights.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100616"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143098935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Policy insights for drought adaptation: Farmers' behavior and sustainable agricultural development

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100603

Mostafa Moridi , Mehdi Rahimian , Rezvan Ghanbari Movahed , Homa Molavi , Saeed Gholamrezai , Kianfar Payamani

{"title":"Policy insights for drought adaptation: Farmers' behavior and sustainable agricultural development","authors":"Mostafa Moridi , Mehdi Rahimian , Rezvan Ghanbari Movahed , Homa Molavi , Saeed Gholamrezai , Kianfar Payamani","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100603","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100603","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Drought is arguably one of the most severe consequences of climate change. However, in Iran, the occurrence of drought predates the current climate crisis, making it a longstanding environmental challenge. While existing studies often emphasize the technical aspects and severity of drought, there is a pressing need to focus on policies that equip managers and policymakers to support farmers in adapting to these conditions. Sustainable agricultural development depends on transforming farmers' behaviors to effectively cope with crises such as drought. This study explores the responses of farmers in western Iran to drought through the lens of protection motivation theory. The findings demonstrate the utility of this model in understanding farmer adaptation behaviors. To strengthen drought resilience, the study highlights the importance of enhancing farmers' self-efficacy, refining response strategies, and addressing perceptions of vulnerability. By offering actionable recommendations, this research provides managers and agricultural policymakers with practical tools to improve drought management and foster adaptive behaviors among farmers, contributing to more sustainable and resilient agricultural systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100603"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143098797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Power generation expansion planning with high penetration of geothermal energy – Potential, prospects and policy

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100614

Muhammad Amir Raza , Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Khasawneh , Yahya Z. Alharthi , Muhammad Faheem , Raza Haider , Laveet Kumar

{"title":"Power generation expansion planning with high penetration of geothermal energy – Potential, prospects and policy","authors":"Muhammad Amir Raza , Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Khasawneh , Yahya Z. Alharthi , Muhammad Faheem , Raza Haider , Laveet Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100614","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100614","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate is changing due to greater carbon emissions with observable effects like severe weather events, shifts in precipitation patterns, rising sea levels, and warming oceans. Hence power generation expansion planning with high penetration of geothermal energy is proposed in Pakistan for sustainable climate environment. Pakistan is blessed with 100 GW of geothermal capacity and it is exploited using the Low Emissions Analysis platform (LEAP) software for the study period 2024 to 2060 by taking the base year 2023. The results revealed that for the year 2024 geothermal energy will be produced around 33.12 TWh which then increased to 58.07 TWh until 2027, 108.15 TWh units until 2030 to 364.56 TWh units until 2040, 787.91 TWh units until 2050 and 1599.99 TWh units until 2060. Further, the investment cost is forecasted that 1.07 US billion $ until 2024 which then enhanced to 2.13 US billion $ until 2027, 3.41 US billion $ until 2030, 9.83 US billion $ until 2040, 24.42 US billion $ until 2050 and 55.34 US billion $ until 2060. The forecasted capacity of geothermal is capable of reducing 30% carbon emissions until 2030 and further it reduces 50% and 100% carbon emissions until 2030 and 2040. This study provides zero-emission solutions, climate risk management, equity, and justice in the climate action goals worldwide.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100614"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143098877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Spatial-temporal baseline study of nutrients and trace elements characterization of a large tropical transition system in West Africa

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100610

Celso Paulo , João A. Carreiras , Susanne Tanner , Carmen Van-Dúnem dos Santos , Vanessa F. Fonseca , Bernardo Duarte

{"title":"Spatial-temporal baseline study of nutrients and trace elements characterization of a large tropical transition system in West Africa","authors":"Celso Paulo , João A. Carreiras , Susanne Tanner , Carmen Van-Dúnem dos Santos , Vanessa F. Fonseca , Bernardo Duarte","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100610","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100610","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Diogo Cao Bay is a massive transitional system northeast of Angola at the Congo/Zaire River mouth, the second-largest river in the world and the largest river in Africa, making it ideal for urban development. The Bay's physicochemical features, nutrients, and trace element contamination were evaluated to assess the system's anthropogenic pressure. Sediment and water samples were taken via a pressure gradient from Bocolo (BO), Moita Seca (MS), and Pululu (PLO). Water physicochemical characteristics (including nitrogen and phosphorus inorganic forms) varied seasonally, whereas sediments as trace element archives revealed a spatial variation pattern. DIN concentrations were between 8 and 140 times higher, and DIP concentrations were between 1 and 75 times higher than those in previous studies, highlighting the need for a comprehensive monitoring program. Pb and Hg Enrichment Factors (EF) and Sediment Quality Guideline-Quotient (SQG-Q) indicated the presence of anthropogenic contamination with high potential for specific adverse biological effects. Nevertheless, in terms of ecological risk, the majority of the samples were classified as having a low to moderate ecological risk. Within each of the surveyed abiotic compartments (water and sediment), the analyzed elements showed significant correlations with each other, indicating a shared source and accumulation mechanism. The pressure gradient revealed PLO as the most polluted area and BO as a potential reference site for future impact assessment studies. The current results provide key baseline information in a data-poor environment, serving as a stepping stone for future ecological health assessments and conservation efforts of this large transitional system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100610"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143098876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A systematic review of urban ecosystem disservices and its evaluation: Key findings and implications

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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2025.100612

Ruthi Veibiakkim, Anton Shkaruba, Kalev Sepp

{"title":"A systematic review of urban ecosystem disservices and its evaluation: Key findings and implications","authors":"Ruthi Veibiakkim, Anton Shkaruba, Kalev Sepp","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100612","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100612","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ecosystem functions generate both ecosystem services (ES) and ecosystem disservices (EDS). EDS are aspects of ecosystems that have a negative impact on human well-being. Despite growing recognition of EDS, comprehensive reviews exploring their nature across different geographical contexts and the evaluation methods utilized to study them remains scarce. This study addresses this gap through a systematic review and bibliometric analysis. A search in the Web of Science (WoS) database identified 1098 articles, from which 49 papers were selected using the ROSES flow diagram, including one pre-screened article from Google Scholar. The bibliometric analysis in VOSviewer revealed four clusters, highlighting key themes and hotspots in EDS research. The reviewed papers primarily used case study methodologies, focusing on European cities, with limited research from the global South, where socio-cultural and environmental differences may reveal different EDS dynamics. Our review identified 24 EDS types and various evaluation methods, including qualitative analysis, remote sensing and GIS, sampling method and mixed-methods which reveals a predominance of qualitative assessments of EDS, with limited quantitative approaches. Moreover, the impact of EDS on vulnerable groups are rarely explored, indicating a gap in urban environment research. This review calls for the development of evidence-based quantitative methods to assess EDS and urges their integration within ES frameworks for a more holistic understanding of urban ecosystem complexities. By bridging gaps in geographical coverage, addressing socio-cultural dimensions, and focusing on the needs of vulnerable populations, future research can guide urban planners towards more sustainable, equitable, and resilient cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100612"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143149382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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