Anthropogenic habitat transformation has led to population declines and increasing isolation of populations of many species, particularly top predators, where small and fragmented populations often experience limited dispersal and reduced genetic diversity. Jaguars ( Panthera onca ), for example, have lost half of their historical range and most populations outside the Amazon biome are small, isolated and highly threatened. He...

Remote sensing has become a strategic tool for monitoring irrigation systems, especially in regions with a lack of local agroclimatic and field-scale management data. This study evaluated the water productivity and irrigation performance of soybean cultivation in Pratânia, in the midwestern region of São Paulo State, Brazil, comparing a center pivot system (72.77 ha) and three rainfed areas (with an area of 53.74 ha) over thre...

Kelp forests are among the most extensive and productive coastal ecosystems, yet they remain underrepresented in global conservation policy despite widespread declines driven by interacting global- (i.e., ocean warming, marine heatwaves) to local-scale stressors. At the same time, kelp conservation and restoration efforts are expanding rapidly across regions, but measures of success and syntheses tend to primarily focus on eco...

Shallow groundwater (SGW) is an additional water source for low-income farmers in water-scarce regions, yet its potential remains underexplored compared to surface-water resources, particularly at small scales. This study adopts a participatory approach to analyze the use of SGW for agricultural activities, the techniques employed, and the factors that facilitate or hinder its effective utilization in Zambezia, a Province in c...

Ironstone is a decorative stone widely used in landscaping projects. Due to the presence of iron in its structure, it presents itself as a potential material to be used as a catalyst in Fenton reactions. In this work, ironstone powder was first used as a photo-Fenton catalyst for the abatement of organic pollutants in water. Characterization techniques indicated that the material has a significant iron content (20 wt.%), being...

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...