Understanding the relationship between landscape pattern and ecological processes constitutes the foundation of landscape ecology. Generally, a set of landscape metrics is derived from land cover maps, and subsequently related with a measured ecological response by statistical methods to assess their prediction power. Here, I reviewed several concepts regarding these pattern-process interaction...

the remarkable development of sciences and technologies in the world of]o today has apparently brought mankind comfort and well-being, but it has also created new problems for humans including environmental pollution, widespread changes in world weather conditions, etc. fossil fuels cause numerous environmental pollutions. in other words, on the one hand poisonous gases enter the environment fo...

Recent advances in pollution control and monitoring technologies, improved analytical capability, changes in government priorities and results of scienti®c studies have substantially changed our views and perceptions towards marine pollution in the last two decades. Globally, the problems caused by eutrophication, water borne pathogens and xenobiotic compounds are likely to be exacerbated and p...

lead and zinc production is one of the main predisposing factors of excessive greenhouse gases emissions, air pollution and water consumption. in this paper, the environmental problems of lead and zinc production in calcimin plant are expressed and life cycle assessment of this plant is assessed. the data regarding the amount of induced global warming and pollution, acidification, and depletion...

Abstract: Marine macro-algae are very important biological indicators of the ecological status of the marine environment because they are first to react to the pollution entering the sea including nutrients which determine the trophy of the ambient of the environment. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the present trophic level and the health status of the sampling stations according to the E...

background: groundwater nitrate pollution is an important environmental problem in water resources management. in this regard, specific measures aiming at prevention of water pollution will be helpful to managers and decision-makers. identification of aquifers’ vulnerable areas and determination of groundwater protection zones using most widely used models, such as drastic and cd, are one of th...

Rice is the major source of food for half of the world’s population. Paddy production entails use of costly resources a quarter to one third of world’s annual fresh water supply, fossil fuels and synthetic fertilizers leading to high ecological foot prints. Paddy fields also emit greenhouse gases to global warming, soil and water pollution. The system of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an answer ...