Availability of accurate and objective landslide susceptibility maps depicting zones defined on the basis of probability of occurrence of landslides is one of the critical inputs in assessing risk to property and lives in any mountainous region, particularly in the Himalayas. The aim of this study is to assess the utility of soft computing tools, namely, neural network, fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy ap...

The current state of the mangrove ecosystem on Bangka Island requires urgent attention from local government to protect, restore, and conserve remaining areas. Hence, this study endeavors assess species composition mangroves Island, examining their correlation with edaphic factors shedding light zonation pattern within region. We examined composition, factors, patterns along 20 m × 100 transect...

Golestan Province is one of the most vulnerable areas to catastrophic flood events in Iran. The severity this region has grown dramatically during last decades, demanding a major investigation. Accordingly, an authentic map providing detailed information on floods required reduce future disasters. Three ensemble models produced by combination Evaluation Based Distance from Average Solution (EDA...

Abundance, species composition, and distribution of buried seeds in a San Francisco Bay salt marsh were studied by collecting soil samples in October and February and observing seedling emergence in the greenhouse. Results were compared with existing vegetation patterns and field germination. Average numbers of buried viable seed down to a 5-cm depth were 380/ m2 in October and 700/m2 in Februa...

Basalts erupted to form the atolls and guyots of the Western Pacific have been altered in various ways, ranging from hydrothermal alteration to subaerial weathering by meteoric waters in a tropical environment. Subaerial weathering has been moderate to extreme. Moderate subaerial weathering is expressed by dissolution or replacement of primary minerals (olivine, pyroxenes, plagioclase feldspar)...