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{"title":"Identifying Priority Science Information Needs for Managing Public Lands.","authors":"Sarah K Carter, Travis S Haby, Ella M Samuel, Alison C Foster, Jennifer K Meineke, Laine E McCall, Malia K Burton, Christopher T Domschke, Leigh D Espy, Megan A Gilbert","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02080-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02080-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Public lands worldwide provide diverse resources, uses, and values, ranging from wilderness to extractive uses. Decision-making on public lands is complex as a result and is required by law to be informed by science. However, public land managers may not always have the science they need. We developed a methodology for identifying priority science needs for public land management agencies. We relied on two core data sources: environmental effects analyses conducted for agency decisions and legal challenges to those decisions. We considered needs in four categories: data, science, methods, and mitigation measures. We classified topics as primary science needs when (1) the topic was analyzed frequently in agency environmental analyses, (2) our metric of quality/defensibility was low or mitigation measures were frequently included for the topic, and (3) the agency was challenged on its use of science for the topic. We applied our methodology to the Bureau of Land Management-the largest public land manager in the United States-in Colorado, a state with abundant and diverse public lands. Primary identified needs were data on vegetation; science about effects of oil and gas development and livestock grazing on multiple resources, including terrestrial wildlife; methods for analyzing environmental effects for many topics; and mitigation measures for protecting vegetation, soils, water quality, and archaeological and historic resources. Science needs often reflect needs for facilitating and supporting the use of existing science in agency decision-making. Our method can be applied across agencies, geographies, and timeframes to help strengthen science use in public lands decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142738127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Identifying Major Factors for Success and Failure of Conservation Programs in Europe.","authors":"Nina Farwig, Philipp P Sprenger, Bruno Baur, Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Angelika Brandt, Nico Eisenhauer, Götz Ellwanger, Axel Hochkirch, Alexandros A Karamanlidis, Marion Mehring, Martin Pusch, Finn Rehling, Nike Sommerwerk, Theresa Spatz, Jens-Christian Svenning, Sabine Tischew, Klement Tockner, Teja Tscharntke, Alice B M Vadrot, Julian Taffner, Christine Fürst, Sonja C Jähnig, Volker Mosbrugger","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02086-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02086-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Europe, various conservation programs adopted to maintain or restore biodiversity have experienced differing levels of success. However, a synthesis about major factors for success of biodiversity-related conservation programs across ecosystems and national boundaries, such as incentives, subsidies, enforcement, participation, or spatial context, is missing. Using a balanced scorecard survey among experts, we analyzed and compared factors contributing to success or failure of three different conservation programs: two government programs (Natura 2000 and the ecological measures of the Water Framework Directive) and one conservation program of a non-governmental organization (NGO; Rewilding Europe), all focusing on habitat and species conservation. The experts perceived the NGO program as more successful in achieving biodiversity-related aims than governmental conservation legislation. Among the factors perceived to influence the success of biodiversity conservation, several stood out: Biodiversity-damaging subsidies, external economic interests competing with conservation goals or policies conflicting with biodiversity conservation were recognized as major factors for the lack of conservation success. Outreach to raise societal interest and awareness as well as stakeholder involvement were perceived as closely related to the success of programs. Our expert survey demonstrated that external factors from economy and policy often hinder success of conservation programs, while societal and environmental factors rather contribute to it. This study implies that conservation programs should be designed to be as inclusive as possible and provides a basis for developing a standardized methodology that explicitly considers indirect drivers from areas such as economy, policy and society.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142694997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Application of High-pressure Carbon Dioxide in Japanese Anchovy Waste Recycling by Enzymatic Hydrolysis.","authors":"Tonghuan Yu, Tomoki Ohno, Hitoshi Iwahashi","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02091-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02091-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anchovy waste, a protein resource with high nutritional value and potential for recycling with a relatively high economic effect, is essential for the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Preventing microbial contamination during the recycling process, through enzymatic hydrolysis, ensures the safety of recycled products. High-pressure carbon dioxide is a novel non-thermal decontamination technology, which inactivates cells by breaking their membranes. Here, we selected 40 °C_5.0 MPa and 50 °C_1.0 MPa treatment conditions for effectively decontaminating anchovy samples during the hydrolysis process. Next Generation Sequencing and real-time PCR experiments showed that a microbial growth promotion stage existed at the beginning of 40 °C_5.0 MPa, which may threaten hydrolysates, as some microbial genera were detected from the metabolites produced. Treatment at 50 °C_1.0 MPa ensured a high safety level for hydrolysates but this is limiting for various enzymatic hydrolysis processes. Orientaaze OP was selected as an additional enzyme with the highest hydrolysis efficiency under 40 and 50 °C among 10 different industrial proteases. Compared with control samples without high-pressure carbon dioxide treatment, 40 °C_5.0 MPa and 50 °C_1.0 MPa treated samples presented higher total amino acid concentrations by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography. Hence, there was an increased enzyme activity by 40 °C_5.0 MPa and 50 °C_1.0 MPa treatments in endogenous or additional proteases hydrolytic processes. Despite the need for more future studies to be conducted, this research still provides essential information and instruction for industrial enzymatic hydrolysis applications on anchovy waste recycling.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142692485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Cleansing our waters: how riffle fish communities in the Spring River of Kansas responded to pollution legislation, mining remediation, and improved water quality.","authors":"Alexandra D King, James E Whitney, Kali L Boroughs, Joshua A Holloway, Aliyah N Clemens, Austin D Thompson","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02095-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02095-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Metal pollution from mining is a threat to lotic fishes, although legislation that requires improved water quality and provides funding for remediation has been enacted to combat this stressor. The Spring River in southeastern Kansas historically received inputs of cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc that reduced the prevalence of several sensitive and imperiled fishes. Long-term reductions in these toxic metals have occurred since the 1990's because of management activities, but presently it is unknown how riffle fish communities responded to improved water quality. As such, the objective of our research was to quantify changes in riffle fish community structure between 1993-1995 and 2019-2021 using a before-after-control-impact (BACI) study design. Responses were quantified with univariate analyses to examine the interactive effects of time period (i.e., historical versus contemporary), pollution tolerance classification (i.e., intolerant, moderately-intolerant, moderately-tolerant, and tolerant), and site position (i.e., above versus below the most severe historical metal pollution inputs) on relative abundance, occupancy, and species richness of riffle fishes. We used multivariate analyses to examine temporal changes in community structure above and below pollution inputs. Our findings indicated that intolerant fish species relative abundance increased between the historical and contemporary time periods throughout the Spring River. Occupancy of all fishes increased over time in the formerly metal contaminated portion of the Spring River, becoming similar to values in the reference reach. Changes in species richness depended on site position and pollution tolerance, as temporal increases of intolerant and moderately intolerant species richness were most pronounced in the lower Spring River below historical metal pollution inputs. Multivariate analyses revealed a significant interaction between time period and site position, as there was a shift in community structure over time in the lower reach that was less pronounced in the upper reach. Most of the intolerant species that increased in prevalence are of high conservation priority, thus our research suggested that legislation enacted to improve water quality produced a ripple effect that stimulated the recovery of imperiled fish species.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142692492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Biogeographic Considerations for Fish-Based Indices of Stream Health in Regions with High Species Richness and Endemism: A Perspective from the Southeastern US.","authors":"Bryson G Hilburn, Steven J Rider, Carol E Johnston","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02093-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02093-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Agencies monitoring aquatic ecosystems desire to accurately measure the similarity of species assemblages to undisturbed states to assess ecological \"health\". Over the past century, numerous fish-based indices have been developed to estimate the abstract property of stream health. The Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) is the predominant technique used by state and federal agencies in the United States and has been widely used by these agencies following its inception over 40 years ago. However, biogeographic patterns can often confound the application of traditional IBI frameworks in highly speciose regions. While nearly all regional IBI versions are developed to suit particular geographic regions, few measure contemporary biogeographic changes (such as loss or maintenance of endemic species) even though these properties are critical components of \"healthy\" ecosystems in highly diverse regions. Quantitative analyses from recent decades have shown that the proportion of endemic fishes may decline, but that other taxonomically and ecologically similar widespread (albeit native) species may replace them. Herein, we summarize challenges using traditional trait-based fish IBIs in the southeastern United States-a region with unparalleled fish species richness and endemism within the temperate world. In our experience, complex biogeographic patterns and scant biological information for many fish species in this region often hinder the ability of traditional fish-based biotic integrity indices to measure stream health. Tailoring indices and metrics to better suit biogeographic patterns and incorporating traits such as species identity and endemism may help to further refine stream health indices in highly diverse regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142692489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Exploring System Context Contributing to Emerging REDD+ Collaborative Governance Regime in Ghana: Stakeholders Perceptions at the National Level.","authors":"Misharch Kwadwo Osei","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02085-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02085-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since its emergence in 2007, the global mechanism for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in developing countries (REDD+) has raised hopes of providing cost-effective solutions to climate change. However, the design and implementation of REDD+ projects in many developing countries, including Ghana, have faced complex governance challenges. In recent years, a collaborative governance approach has been increasingly recommended for effective REDD+ implementation, but the impact of the dynamics of developing countries' context on collaboration success remains unclear. Using Ghana's Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP) as a case study, this paper aims to increase our understanding of how the dynamics of developing countries' context affect the drivers shaping the initiation of REDD+ collaborative regimes for transforming cocoa forest landscapes. Through qualitative content analysis of document reviews and semi-structured interviews with national program stakeholder groups, the results indicate that Ghana's dynamic context facilitates collaboration on REDD+ implementation when stakeholders feel uncertain about the future availability of forest resources and recognize their interdependence in responding to such issues. Additionally, the findings of the study indicate that strong political will for change, along with strategic windows of opportunity created by REDD+ funding mechanisms, play a vital role in shaping consequential incentives essential for aligning stakeholder interests and fostering cross-sector leadership for initiating the REDD+ collaborative governance regime. While the applicability and limitations of the IFCG framework are discussed, further in-depth studies at project levels are crucial to understanding local stakeholders' perspectives on the key elements necessary for successful collaboration.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Benchmarking Riparian Vegetation Quality in Recovering Rivers: Implications for Management of Novel Ecosystems.","authors":"Elisha Duxbury, Kirstie Fryirs, Michelle R Leishman","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02074-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02074-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anthropogenic disturbance has led to widespread vegetation clearing and geomorphic adjustment along most of the world's rivers. Over the past 50 years, riparian vegetation has been returning, unassisted, to rivers in eastern Australia that have been experiencing geomorphic river recovery. We used a novel rapid riparian assessment method to analyse vegetation condition on rivers undergoing geomorphic recovery. The rapid riparian assessment method incorporated vegetation cover, native species richness, the proportion of native to exotic species cover, and other features of vegetation health to produce a vegetation condition score that classifies sites as poor, moderate, or good. Vegetation condition was analysed along 36 river reaches in coastal catchments of New South Wales (NSW) in three different climatic regions (North, Mid and South coasts), covering three stages of geomorphic recovery (low, moderate and high) and for three geomorphic units (bars, benches and floodplains). Most reaches had a poor or moderate riparian vegetation condition, with only three sites assessed as being in good condition. Native species richness and proportion of native to exotic species cover were higher in the later stages of geomorphic recovery and on benches and floodplains, compared to bars. However, most of the riparian vegetation on recovering rivers consisted of a mixture of native and exotic species, highlighting that even in the later stages of recovery, novel communities are produced that do not resemble the pre-disturbance ecosystem. To improve vegetation quality at-scale (i.e. across catchments and regions) will require that vegetation management interventions are designed and adapted to work with these novel ecosystems, and that realistic rehabilitation targets and expectations are set to account for the geomorphic and vegetative recovery that is occurring along these rivers.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Identification of Ecological Hotspots Using the Eco-track: Case of Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India.","authors":"Garima Toor, Neha Goyal Tater, Tarush Chandra","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02087-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02087-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ecological conservation and sustainable land management are vital endeavors in the face of rising anthropogenic pressures and habitat deterioration. Accurate and effective evaluation techniques are essential for identifying regions that are of ecological relevance and concern. The present research introduces an innovative approach using geospatial tools to detect natural hotspots and deficits within a landscape. The research incorporates six essential ecological parameters, namely spatial variability, vegetation health, road network connectivity, fragmentation, biological richness, and habitat areas, obtained from existing literature studies. These parameters indicate the overall health of ecosystems and the extent of biodiversity present, which are crucial for developing effective strategies for ecological planning. The research project aims to use geospatial applications to identify the \"ecological rich\", \"ecological moderate\" or \"ecological deficit\" areas in the study area and to establish a model framework for automating the geospatial analysis. The resulting map offers a comprehensive and practical depiction of the ecological condition of the landscape, facilitating decision-makers in strategically allocating resources for conservation and restoration initiatives. The importance of this research resides in its capacity to streamline and automate what was previously a time-consuming and labor-intensive procedure. This innovative approach empowers conservationists, land managers, and policymakers with a powerful tool \"Eco-track' to identify and prioritize ecological hotspots and deficits, ultimately fostering more effective and targeted efforts in preserving the natural heritage.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142680356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Addressing Cumulative Effects through an Indigenous-led Assessment Process.","authors":"Lauren M Arnold, Kevin Hanna, Cynthia Fell, J P Laplante","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02084-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02084-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cumulative effects assessments are often expected to include an analysis of environmental and social effects despite a relative lack of clarity around how include a broad spectrum of social and cultural impacts. In Canda, these expectations are evolving in part in response to the need to consider the impacts of development on Indigenous communities, and the emergence of Indigenous-led Led Impact Assessment. Led by a team from the Tŝilhqot'in National Government and the University of British Columbia's Centre for Environmental Assessment Research, this project explored how to improve processes for assessing cumulative effects drawing from an Indigenous-led approach. We identify six guiding principles, and discuss how they are integrated in the Tŝilhqot'in Nation's evolving Impact Assessment and Cumulative Effects Assessment processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Exploring the Effect of Institutional Trust on the Relationship between Environmental Consciousness and Household Recycling Behavior.","authors":"Rim Hachana, Tharwa Najar, Silvester Ivanaj","doi":"10.1007/s00267-024-02090-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02090-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present paper identifies environmental consciousness and institutional trust as determinants of French households' recycling behavior. Based on Schwartz's altruistic behavior model, the study considers environmental consciousness as a multidimensional construct that would bring a richer explanation of household recycling behavior concept. Therefore, it considers the cognitive, attitudinal and behavioral dimensions as key predictors to reflect individuals' perceptions towards recycling. We provide an empirical illustration of the institutional trust role in the association between environmental consciousness and household recycling behavior. Based on the PLS-SEM modeling, we perform a survey among 1408 French respondents. The findings show a significant impact of the attitudinal and the behavioral dimensions on household recycling behavior. These outcomes extend the existing French households' recycling behavior determinants' literature. Also, institutional trust showed a significant positive direct and indirect effect (moderation) on household recycling behavior. The insignificance of the cognitive dimension has retracted some contextual insights into promoting the households' recycling behavior in France.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}