Sustainable agriculture is based on the understanding of ecosystem services. It includes environment-friendly methods of farming that allow the production of crops or livestock without damaging human or natural systems. ...

Mangroves form a special habitat occupying the marine intertidal zone in tropical and sub-tropical regions. These forests are one of the highly productive ecosystems in the world. However, there are several factors affecting ...

Water bodies receiving contaminants from point and non-point sources incur changes in physicochemical features, degradation of water quality emanating from biochemical reactions between dissolved solids and microbionts. ...

Aquatic species show different capacities for metal uptake and can accumulate trace metals in roots, stems and/or leaves thereby improving the lake ecosystems. Present study compares the trace metal bioaccumulation and ...

Freshwater bodies are degraded by both natural and anthropogenic activities, which deteriorate their quality, and push them to the brink of extinction in the process of unplanned development, giving rise to the need for ...