Frogs play crucial roles in ecosystems as both predator and prey within food webs. The decline in their populations is attributed, in part, to modern, intensive rice farming practices. In the Tajima region of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, a subset of …

Ecosystem service values are divided into three categories: direct use values, indirect use values, and non-use values. In this research, the economic value of ecosystem services in canola (Brassica napus L.) fields was investigated during …

The functional connectivity of nature reserve networks affects species dispersal, conservation effectiveness and even the integrity of local ecosystems. Drastic land transformation might bring about challenges in the formation of nature reserve …

The framework proposed in this article has investigated the effects of physical and vegetational features of tall building scapes on restoration likelihood. This framework focuses on the form of window openings and gaps in the building and, in the …

Homestead windbreaks are used on the Ryukyu Islands to protect houses from the tidal water blowing from the sea, strong typhoons in the summer, and monsoonal winds in the winter. The homestead windbreak landscape is believed to have been …

In response to the constant loss of biodiversity in European ecosystems, which is partly due to the impacts of climate change, the European Commission urges member states to include Green Infrastructure (GI) in their land-use plans. However …

Owing to the rare occurrence of tsunamis in the Arabian Sea, and the lack of reliable records on them, tsunami preparedness has not been prioritized in plans for the development of coastal cities in the Middle East. However, an increase in the …

Coastal forests on sandy beaches in Japan are mainly established by Pinus thunbergii Parl.. These forests prevent and mitigate disasters such as wind, sand, tide, and tsunami. But Pinus thunbergii die-off is progressing nationwide in Japan and the …

Wild boars (Sus scrofa Linnaeus) damage human activities by invading farmlands and farms in South Korea. Recently, research has been conducted to predict their mobility to prevent damage. This study predicted the movement of wild boars in Jinju-si …

The UK has a long history of providing and managing urban parks. The formal park and garden, developed as a morally improving ‘place apart’ in the city, can inform people’s idea of what a park is. This paper aims to explore the legacy of this …

The underuse of natural resources in the Satoyama landscape, a Japanese socio-ecological production landscape, is one of the factors causing a crucial biodiversity loss in Japan. For biodiversity conservation in the Satoyama landscape, how to …

This study employed machine learning to generate hypotheses about the factors (and their combinations) that induce activities in green spaces in neighborhoods from the perspective of behavioral change. A cross-sectional study was conducted in …

In Japan, secondary forests associated with agriculture (satoyama) had been maintained traditionally by small-scale clearcutting and short-rotation coppice forestry. After forest management was discontinued due to modernization, shade-intolerant …