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Earth, Volume 5, Issue 4

December 2024 - 27 articles

Cover Story: Species distribution modeling (SDM) has become an essential tool for understanding how species interact with their environments and for predicting their distributions under changing conditions. This review explores the evolution of SDM techniques from 1985 to 2023, with a focus on key approaches like MaxEnt and the integration of artificial intelligence. Highlighting the importance of global collaboration, the study addresses critical challenges such as biodiversity loss and climate change. By linking methodological advances with practical applications, this work aims to guide more effective conservation efforts and promote ecological resilience in a rapidly changing world. View this paper
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Articles (27)

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,798 Views
15 Pages

Influence of Biochar Feedstocks on Nitrate Adsorption Capacity

  • Riad Eissa,
  • Lordwin Jeyakumar,
  • David B. McKenzie and
  • Jianghua Wu

23 December 2024

The demand for intensive agriculture to boost food and crop production has increased. High nitrogen (N) fertilizer use is crucial for increasing agricultural productivity but often leads to significant nitrate losses, posing risks to surface and grou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,724 Views
28 Pages

Measuring Livelihood Resilience in Multi-Hazard Regions: A Case Study of the Khuzestan Province in the Persian Gulf Coast

  • Abdulsalam Esmailzadeh,
  • Mahmoud Arvin,
  • Mohammad Ebrahimi,
  • Mohammad Kazemi Garajeh and
  • Zahra Afzali Goruh

20 December 2024

Assessing community-level resilience and implementing strategies to enhance it are essential for maintaining fundamental community functions, coping with and mitigating risks, effectively reducing hazards, and promoting sustainable regional developme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,779 Views
29 Pages

Evaluation of Meteorological Drought Using SPI and SPEI on Wheat Yield in Southwestern Iran

  • Arash Adib,
  • Mahsa Amiri,
  • Morteza Lotfirad and
  • Hiwa Farajpanah

20 December 2024

The objective of this research is to determine the meteorological drought index and the effective rainfall model that exhibit the highest correlation with the yield of rainfed wheat in the Karkheh watershed. Additionally, using spatial statistics ana...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,044 Views
18 Pages

Depth Gradient and Radon Activity Concentration in Soil Gas in the Zone of a Potentially Active Fault

  • Timofey Leshukov,
  • Konstantin Legoshchin,
  • Kirill Avdeev,
  • Elizaveta Baranova and
  • Aleksey Larionov

11 December 2024

The study specifies the changes in radon activity concentration (RAC) in soil gas with depth and emphasizes the significance of the meteorological factor for deeper boreholes. Radon activity concentration was measured in 0.6 m, 1 m and 1.5 m borehole...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,552 Views
15 Pages

9 December 2024

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) can involve injecting available surface water into an unconfined aquifer and then extracting it to provide secondary water for irrigation. This study demonstrates a method for evaluating the appropriateness of stead...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,221 Views
27 Pages

Advances and Challenges in Species Ecological Niche Modeling: A Mixed Review

  • Rodrigo N. Vasconcelos,
  • Taimy Cantillo-Pérez,
  • Washington J. S. Franca Rocha,
  • William Moura Aguiar,
  • Deorgia Tayane Mendes,
  • Taíse Bomfim de Jesus,
  • Carolina Oliveira de Santana,
  • Mariana M. M. de Santana and
  • Reyjane Patrícia Oliveira

6 December 2024

Species distribution modeling (SDM) is a vital tool for ecological and biogeographical research, allowing precise predictions of species distributions based on environmental variables. This study reviews the evolution of SDM techniques from 1985 to 2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,875 Views
18 Pages

SAR Data and Harvesting Residues: An Initial Assessment of Estimation Potential

  • Alberto Udali,
  • Henrik J. Persson,
  • Bruce Talbot and
  • Stefano Grigolato

1 December 2024

The increasing demand for large-scale, high-frequency environmental monitoring has driven the adoption of satellite-based technologies for effective forest management, especially in the context of climate change. This study explores the potential of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,873 Views
17 Pages

27 November 2024

The Lobo reservoir, designed to supply water to the Daloa city population (central west of Côte d’Ivoire), is facing the phenomenon of eutrophication due to the agricultural plots located upstream of the reservoir inputs. Studies have hig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,845 Views
23 Pages

25 November 2024

The Irawan Watershed in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, is an important resource that supports domestic, agricultural, and industrial water needs. This study applies the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model to project the impacts of climate chang...

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