the University Grants Commission,New Delhi,India,for providing financial support in the form of the Junior Research Fellowship。
Rapid urbanization creates complexity,results in dynamic changes in land and environment,and influences the land surface temperature(LST)in fast-developing cities.In this study,we examined the impact of land use/land ...
A variety of factors affect air quality, making it a difficult issue. The level of clean air in a certain area is referred to as air quality. It is challenging for conventional approaches to correctly discover aberran...
Rapid urbanization has emerged as one of the most critical challenges to ecological sustainability in urban areas.In developing countries,the degradation of the ecosystem is more prominent due to the lack of urban pla...
Assessment of ecological risk(ER)is a key approach to adapting and mitigating ecological deterioration in cities of developing countries.In developing countries,the ecological landscapes such as vegetation cover,water...
Background:Wetlands provide diverse ecological services to sustain rich biodiversity,but they are recklessly exploited around the globe.East Kolkata Wetlands(EKW;Ramsar site No.1208,~125 km^(2))was once very rich in f...
Anthropogenic activities may affect species diversity and community structure.Butterfly species diversity in relation to human-impact gradient was evaluated in the Baruipur subdivision,outskirts of Kolkata metropolis,...
The authors would like to thank the Netaji Subhas Open Uni-versity,Kolkata,for providing the supportive research funding(No.AC/140/2021-22).
The East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) is located on the eastern periphery of the city of Kolkata and extends up to theBidyadhari-Matla River confluence. It is a Ramsar Site and acts as an absorber basin for a large number o...
The higher concentration of PM_(10) and PM_(2.5) in the lower atmosphere is severely harmful for human health and it also makes visibility diminution along with weather and climate modifications.The main objective is ...
In 2016 WHO reported that Kolkata is the second most polluted city inIndia behind Delhi. Albeit the number of registered vehicles in Kolkatais much less compare to Delhi. Kolkata has encountered a decade longbattle ag...
Urbanization contributes to extensive land use changes and environmental degradation which may influence changes in soil properties. These abiotic changes may aggravate invasions and favour the distribution and number...