Landscape transformation reduces the size of remaining natural patches and intensifies edge effects. These effects alter environmental conditions and vegetation structure, degrading remnant habitats. Amphibians and reptiles (herpetofauna) are especially vulnerable to edge effects because of their ecophysiological traits (e.g., critical temperatures, dehydration rates), making them valuable indicators of habitat change. We eval...

Purpose Systematic collection and analysis of antimicrobial resistance data from key bacterial pathogens is essential to contribute to control antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The aim of this work was to survey the drug resistance on clinically relevant organisms stratified according to age, gender, clinical specimens and facilities. Methods Microbiological data were collected from 55 centers across 24 states in Mexico between...

Guava ( Psidium guajava L.) is a key crop for food security and economic livelihoods in Colombia, where it supports thousands of families and holds a designation of origin for its derived products. However, heavy metal (HM) contamination in soils poses risks to agricultural productivity, food safety, and export potential. The objective was to determine how soil factors and environmental conditions influence the accumulation of...

The salinity structure in the Magdalena River estuary results from a massive river discharge and a micro-tidal regime over a narrow-deep channel. Both environmental forcings are analyzed here to assess their effects on the temporal and spatial variability of the estuarine system. We investigated long-term (seasonal to interannual) and short-term (diurnal) changes in salinity structure and circulation through in situ measuremen...

Biosurfactants have been profiled as a sustainable replacement for chemical-based surfactants since these bio-based molecules have higher biodegradability. Few research papers have focused on assessing biosurfactant production to elucidate potential bottlenecks. This research aims to assess the techno-economic and environmental performance of surfactin production in a potential scale of 65m 3 , considering different product yi...

Fractures provide preferential flow paths and establish the internal “plumbing” of the rock mass. Fracture surface roughness and the matedness between surfaces combine to delineate the fracture geometric aperture. New and published measurements show the inherent relation between roughness wavelength and amplitude. In fact, data cluster along a power trend consistent with fractal topography. Synthetic fractal surfaces created u...

The Colombian Tropical Andes are one of the regions with highest bird diversity on Earth. However, information on bird morphology, reproductive phenology, and molt is particularly scarce in this region. Also, this region is heavily impacted by deforestation, and it is vulnerable to climate change. Hence, providing baseline information on life history and morphological traits will be essential to support future research on func...