Multifunctional forest management should provide the opportunity to create, conserve, modify or eliminate forest roads. Within protected areas, it is difficult to make a single assessment of the degree of accessibility to different forest areas, having to mediate among productive forestry,...

Fungal ability in production of organic acid has a crucial role in discoloration and degradation of different types of stone in culture heritages. Additionally, stone objects may support novel communities of microorganisms that are active in the biodeterioration process. This investigation focuses...

Schools in England remain a valued and important site of climate change education for secondary school pupils (aged 11-18 years). Drawing on focus group data (n = 85) from young people based in eight schools in England, we explored the language pupils used about climate change. We found that young...

This special issue presents a collection of 8 papers offering fresh perspectives on early plant use and management in southwest Asia. The papers cover a wide range of topics, from epipalaeolithic plant exploitation to the early neolithic, challenging conventional notions of agricultural origins and ...

Kerala, renowned for its rich biodiversity, is endowed with home garden based agroecosystems which act as a reservoir to satisfy the escalating food, nutritional and economic demands of the people. The home gardens on the high range area are of typical, with complex biodiversity profile, peculiar...

The main sources of air-breathing and attractive fish species in the Brahmaputra basin are the wetland or the floodplain lakes. A significant number of riverine species are transported in the wetland areas by the flood impulse of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries. Various types of ornamental fish ...

The Field Studies Council (FSC) BioLinks project aims to engage people who have an existing interest in biological recording, such as amateur naturalists (in areas such as photography, conservation/environmental education), biodiversity sector professionals looking to develop their skills, and...

The importance of marine protected areas (MPAs) in protecting marine habitats and biodiversity, especially for coral reefs, is acknowledged among conservationists, managers, and policy-makers. However, the socio-economic and ecological benefits of MPAs are understated and overshadowed by the...

The present study reports the plant biodiversity in and around the Singanaiiur Lake which is one o f the iconic water body of Coimbatore. As a result of extensive field work for the period of 15 months at different season total of 453 plant species belonging to 304 genera and 84 families were...

Community-based research on the Potential and Development Strategy of the Tanjung Dewa Beach Tourism Object in Tanah Laut Regency aims to determine the potential of flora and fauna, natural attractions and community involvement around beach tourism objects. The object of study in this study is the...