Giant Burrowing Mayfly (suggested common name) Hexagenia limbata (Serville 1829) (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Ephemeroidea: Ephemeridae) by Alexander Benjamin Orfinger, Andrea Lucky

“… The giant burrowing mayfly, Hexagenia limbata (Serville, 1829) (Figure 1) is one of the most widespread mayflies in North America and is well known for its importance in ecosystem health and water quality monitoring. The mayflies (order Ephemeroptera) are an ancient lineage of aquatic insects originating more than 300 million years ago (Merritt and Cummins 2008). …”
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Economic Contributions of the Forest Industry and Forest-based Recreation in Florida in 2016 by Christa Dean Court, Alan W Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani

“…In addition to industrial forest-related activity, public forestlands in Florida support a variety of recreational activities, attract a significant number of recreational visitors, and provide many non-marketed environmental or ecosystem services. This 4-page fact sheet written by Christa Dean Court, Alan W Hodges, and Mohammad Rahmani and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department describes a study that analyzed the economic contributions of the forest industry and forest-based recreation activities to the state of Florida in 2016. …”
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On Wale Ogunyemi’s Translation of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart into Yoruba, Ìgbésí Ayé Okonkwo: A ‘within-to-within’ Approach of its Challenges by Gabriel Ayoola

“…Doing so preserves the languages and cultures, the sustainability which Akinwumi Isola (2010) refers to as Literary Ecosystem. That is a way of giving back to the society from which the author got inspired. …”
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Giant Burrowing Mayfly (suggested common name) Hexagenia limbata (Serville 1829) (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Ephemeroidea: Ephemeridae) by Alexander Benjamin Orfinger, Andrea Lucky

“… The giant burrowing mayfly, Hexagenia limbata (Serville, 1829) (Figure 1) is one of the most widespread mayflies in North America and is well known for its importance in ecosystem health and water quality monitoring. The mayflies (order Ephemeroptera) are an ancient lineage of aquatic insects originating more than 300 million years ago (Merritt and Cummins 2008). …”
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What are urban mangroves? by Gabriela Reyes, Ashley Smyth, Laura Reynolds

“…While urban mangroves may be highly impacted by humans, they continue to provide important ecosystem services, or benefits to society. In fact, due to their location, more people may benefit from these urban mangroves than from pristine mangroves, which are often located in protected areas. …”
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Have you seen a skinny alligator in south Florida? [trifold brochure] by Michiko Squires, Avishka Godahewa, Justin R. Dalaba, Laura A. Brandt, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…The Florida Everglades is a highly modified system, so monitoring health of alligators can inform how different areas of this large ecosystem are doing. Based on an increase in reports of very skinny alligators, biologists and natural resource managers are seeking help from the public to better understand where and when this problem occurs. …”
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A decade of open access policy at the Gates Foundation based on experimentation, evidence and evolution by Ashley Farley

“…Now, in response to the ever-evolving needs of the scholarly ecosystem, the foundation is updating its policy again to strive for broader impact and to support practices that drive greater inclusion of scientists around the world, particularly those from low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Rotala: A New Aquatic Invader in Southern Florida by Lyn A. Gettys, Carl J. Della Torre

“…Extremely dense submersed populations and large thick mats dominate the surface of the water, greatly reducing ecosystem services, because oxygen level and light penetration are hampered. …”
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Design, evaluation, and future projections of the NARCliM2.0 CORDEX-CMIP6 Australasia regional climate ensemble by G. Di Virgilio, G. Di Virgilio, J. P. Evans, J. P. Evans, F. Ji, F. Ji, E. Tam, J. Kala, J. Andrys, C. Thomas, D. Choudhury, C. Rocha, S. White, Y. Li, M. El Rafei, R. Goyal, M. L. Riley, J. Lingala

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Levying evidence of the impact of Triphala in the mildly constipated human colon microbiota by Elizabeth Goya-Jorge, Pauline Bondue, Irma Gonza, Samiha Boutaleb, Caroline Douny, Marie-Louise Scippo, Joël Pincemail, Patrice Chiap, Jeoffrey Christyn de Ribaucourt, Fabienne Crahay, Véronique Delcenserie

“…However, it also raises concerns about some harmful effects of Triphala in the gut microbial ecosystem of people suffering from mild constipation.…”
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Getting the best of carbon bang for mangrove restoration buck by Jingfan Zhang, Zhe Lu, Jinge Zhou, Guoming Qin, Yicheng Bai, Christian J. Sanders, Peter I. Macreadie, Jiacan Yuan, Xingyun Huang, Faming Wang

“…Abstract Mangrove loss has reduced its carbon (C) sink function and ecosystem services. To effectively allocate climate finance for mangrove restoration, a thorough assessment of restoration potential is necessary. …”
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Effect of Biogas Slurry on the Nutrient Cycling and Micro-organisms Community in Two Types of Soil by Pengcheng Li, Dongqi Jiang, Shuqiang Wang, Xianying Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yonghuan Wang, Zhenhua Chen, Nan Jiang

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Ecological security driving mechanisms and optimization of zoning in Chinese urban agglomerations: A case study of the central plains urban agglomeration by Jinyuan Zhang, Xuning Qiao, Yongju Yang, Liang Liu, Yalong Li, Shengnan Zhao

“…This study examines 271 counties within the CPUA, utilizing both objective and subjective weighting methods to assess ecological security from a three-dimensional perspective, encompassing ecosystem health, landscape ecological risk, and ecosystem services over the period from 2000 to 2020. …”
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Septic Systems and Springs Water Quality: An Overview for Florida by Mary Lusk, Andrea Albertin, Whitney Elmore, William Lester, James Moll

“… Wastewater carries pathogens, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), and trace organic chemicals that may be harmful to human health and ecosystem functioning. Thus, proper treatment of wastewater is crucial. …”
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Economic Value of the Services Provided by Florida Springs and Other Water Bodies: A Summary of Existing Studies by Sara Wynn, Tatiana Borisova, Alan Hodges

“…In these studies, economists measure the value of ecosystem services in dollar terms to assist management decisions concerning natural resources. …”
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Scaling Up Effective Peer Feedback in a Large-enrollment Project-based Course by Logan Paul, Alexis Peirce Caudell

“…This suggests that this system can positively impact student learning and behavior when used within a comprehensive course feedback ecosystem. …”
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Economic Value of the Services Provided by Florida Springs and Other Water Bodies: A Summary of Existing Studies by Sara Wynn, Tatiana Borisova, Alan Hodges

“…In these studies, economists measure the value of ecosystem services in dollar terms to assist management decisions concerning natural resources. …”
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Microbiome interactions and their ecological implications at the Salton Sea by H Freund*, M Maltz*, M Swenson, T Topacio, V Montellano, W Porter, E Aronson

“…Although the Salton Sea was once a thriving destination for humans and wildlife, it has now degraded to the point of ecosystem collapse. Increases in local dust emissions have introduced aeolian (wind-blown) microorganisms that travel, along with contaminants and minerals, into the atmosphere, detrimentally impacting inhabitants of the region. …”
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Effects of climate warming and precipitation change on the relationship between plant diversity and community productivity and its stability in grassland by A Wang1, 2, 2, 2, 2, LÜ Wangwang, SUN Jianping, LI Bowen, WANG Shiping

“…[Objective] Under the background of climate warming and changing precipitation pattern, how to ensure the sustainable and stable function of grassland ecosystem and their ability to provide ecological services depends on comprehensive study of the relationship between biodiversity and productivity and its stability. …”
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Sharing in Action: The Systemic Concept of the Environment in Aleksandr Bogdanov by Rispoli Giulia

“…On the one hand, the environment favours biological organisms best adapted to its conditions; on the other hand, the environment is seen as a portion of space (ecosystem) in which populations live and continuously modify the biogeochemical conditions of that system. …”
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