Urbanization significantly influences local climate conditions, particularly through the intensification of the Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) effect. Understanding the spatial and temporal variations in SUHI is essential for effective urban planning and environmental management. This study investigated the dynamics of SUHI in Tehran, examining its correlations with land surface temperature (LST), vegetation coverage, land u...

High concentration of labile metals in soil directly affects soil quality, water health and human safety. Decreasing mobility of metals, especially in contaminated soils, by cost-effective amendments may alleviate environmental problems. Natural diatomite was investigated to immobilize toxic elements of zinc, lead, copper and cadmium in a contaminated calcareous soil. The diatomite was characterized using X-ray fluorescence sp...

Accelerating the description of biodiversity is a major challenge as extinction rates increase. Integrative taxonomy combining molecular, morphological, ecological and geographical data is seen as the best route to reliably identify species. Classic molluscan taxonomic methodology proposes primary species hypotheses (PSHs) based on shell morphology. However, in hyperdiverse groups, such as the molluscan family Turridae, where...