Ecological Engineering

Papers
(The median citation count of Ecological Engineering is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Highly efficient co-removal of zinc and manganese during passive treatment of mine drainage: Mechanisms, microbiology and application156
The overall and phased nitrogen leaching from a field bioretention during rainfall runoff events85
Effects of meteorological variables and substrate moisture on evapotranspiration and thermal performance of a green roof in a subtropical climate78
Characteristics of bacterial communities in a rural river water restored by ecological floating beds with Oenathe javanica75
Forest eco-function restoration and its positive effects on biodiversity improvement in China's ecological conservation programs65
The effectiveness of weed control in a threatened plant community: A grassland case study63
Carbon supplementation and bioaugmentation to improve denitrifying woodchip bioreactor performance under cold conditions63
The native - exotic plant choice in green roof design: Using a multicriteria decision framework to select plant tolerant species that foster beneficial arthropods62
Performance evaluation of a channel rehabilitation project on the Lower Missouri River and implications for the dispersal of larval pallid sturgeon60
A Bayesian modeling framework to predict stormwater pollutant reduction in bioretention media60
Estimating phosphorus retention capacity of flow-through wetlands59
Biophysical simulation of wetland surface water flow to predict changing water availability in the Everglades58
Editorial: Pollutant dynamics and Wetlands (WETPOL 2023)56
Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance56
Spatiotemporal soil water storage variation comparison between newly formed and untreated gully land sites under a land restoration project and associated implications on land management51
Plant biomass production in large-scale constructed wetlands under tropical climate conditions51
Editorial Board47
Regional soil characteristics of young bioretention facility in China: Evidence-based guidelines for LID design and maintenance47
Identifying wetland restoration gaps and priorities from the perspective of wetland seasonality46
Karst restoration zoning based on fracture-modified minimum cumulative resistance model and ecological network resilience assessment: A case study in Guizhou, China45
Does ecological restoration really improve ecosystem stability? ——An empirical test based on the Minjiang River Basin of China45
The role of limpets in biodiversity patterns and bioerosion on coastal infrastructure: Insights from Plymouth Breakwater44
Wildflower strips in the agroecosystem for pollinator biodiversity restoration: Which plant species are capable of self-seeding?44
Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of two fishways with vertical slot openings in an Alpine River (Toce River, northern Italy)43
Comparison of constructed wetlands and package type sequencing batch biological treatment plants in rural areas in terms of efficiency and cost in a full-scale example43
The impact of socioeconomic factors on vegetation restoration in karst regions: A perspective beyond climate and ecological engineering42
Revegetation type affected soil C, N, P stocks and stoichiometry in a reclaimed mine area in Shanxi province, China42
The ecological benefits of adding topographic complexity to seawalls vary across estuarine gradients41
Can cheniers protect mangroves along eroding coastlines? – The effect of contrasting foreshore types on mangrove stability41
Technosols made of urban wastes are suitable habitats for flora and soil macrofauna37
Effect of N addition and litter manipulation on plant community productivity in the semiarid sandy grassland36
Identification of priority protected areas in Yellow River Basin and detection of key factors for its optimal management based on multi-scenario trade-off of ecosystem services36
Soil quality indicators are clearly plant species-specific: Implication for ecosystem management in a semi-arid landscape35
Exploring key drivers of Chinese sturgeon spawning sites fragmentation in the Yangtze River: Insights into spawning window35
Effects of intercropping peaches with Hylotelephium spectabile on Cd uptake, rhizosphere soil properties and phytoremediation efficiency34
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Recovery of post-fire forest sites with alder admixture—biodynamic principles and perspective33
Effect of surface area to catchment area ratio on pollutant removal efficiency in vegetation-type facilities32
Replenishment characteristics of riparian debris baits to rivers and the response to flow32
A trade-off approach to optimize nature-based flood defense designs: riparian willow forests as case study32
Enhancing the phytoremediation of petroleum-contaminated arid saline-alkali soil through irrigation-intercropping system combined with surfactants32
A 20-year systematic review of wave dissipation by soft and hybrid nature-based solutions (NbS)31
An intelligent multi-stage fishway integrating computer vision and adaptive hydraulic control31
Fish passage solution: European eel kinematics and behaviour in shear layer turbulent flows31
Mechanisms and benefits of segmented eco-geotechnical measures for debris flow mitigation30
Coping with wave effects: Plasticity in physiology and biomechanics of Suaeda salsa colonization in the Yellow River Delta30
Large-deformation simulations of root pull-out and breakage using material point method with a multi-level grid30
Improving the integrated efficacy of ecosystem restoration efforts by linking land degradation neutrality to ecosystem service enhancement from a spatial association perspective30
Targeted nutrient addition reduces the trade-offs between ecosystem services in degraded grasslands29
Plant survival and growth in bioretention cells under a cold climate29
Optimizing salt marsh restoration with context-dependent emergent trait mimicry and donor material selection29
Control performance of bioretention system on non-point source pollution in typical Chinese rural areas of Southeastern China28
Medium- and long-term independent contributions of climate change, management measures and land conversion to vegetation dynamics and inspiration for ecological restoration in Inner Mongolia, China28
Full scale performance evaluation of a partial-depth floating fish guidance bar rack28
Root-soil moisture relationships as sustainability indicators for vegetation management: Evidence from Caragana korshinskii in China's Loess Plateau28
Impact of vegetation restoration on soil organic carbon fractions: A global meta-analysis27
A review on constructed wetlands in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region of China: Application in water treatment, problem, and practical solution27
Settlement success of European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) on different types of hard substrate to support reef development in offshore wind farms26
Nature-based solutions for coastal dune restoration: The case study of AlgoBox in South Brittany, France26
Small-scale experiments: Using mesocosms and microcosms for testing hypotheses in treatment wetland research26
Application of multi-electron donor autotrophic denitrification (MEDAD) substrate in constructed wetlands for treating low carbon-to‑nitrogen ratio wastewater: A feasible framework26
Performance and ecological impacts of benthic barriers for the control of an invasive plant in a small urban lake26
Optimization schemes to significantly improve the upstream migration of fish: A case study in the lower Yangtze River basin26
Evaluation of treatment performance for one constructed wetland in a Swedish forest – A case study with emphasis on brownification mitigation26
Modelling the recovery time from peak loads in a full-scale horizontal flow wetland in Sicily25
Differential impacts of functional traits across 65 plant species on PM retention in the urban environment25
The effect of aboveground biomass harvesting on nutrients removal in a constructed wetland treating municipal sewage25
Use of reed stalk trap nests by insects within the reed beds and in nearby steppic habitats25
Investigation of moss species selection and substrate for extensive green roofs25
Benthic invertebrate biodiversity enhancement with reef cubes®, evidenced by environmental DNA analysis of sediment samples25
Vegetation restoration reduces the spatial heterogeneity of sediment transport in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, China25
Ecosystem service values support conservation and sustainable land development: Perspectives from four University of California campuses25
The spatiotemporal development of two shellfish populations and their associated filtration capacity on a living shoreline near Milford, Delaware, USA25
Screening of perfluoroalkyl substances and their environmental impact in sequencing batch reactors combined with nature-based solutions24
Limiting burrowing activity and overland dispersal of the invasive alien red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii by sophisticated design of watercourses24
A risk-based energy-structure balance development model for restoring the sustainability of energy-economy-ecological complex system24
Some like it dirty: Less frequent nursery cleaning can reduce reef restoration costs with limited negative effects on coral performance24
Restoration impacts on distributary slough floodplain inundation and connectivity24
New practices of land-sea coordination in coastal zone ecological security integration: A case study of Nantong23
Vegetation cover change and restoration potential in the Ziwuling Forest Region, China23
Direct evidence indicates that revegetation improves organic carbon limitation in sediment denitrification in a eutrophic headwater river23
The Prado Wetlands: 24 years of river diversion treatment wetlands reducing nitrate and phosphate while increasing an endangered bird23
A large-scale passage evaluation for multiple fish species: Lessons from 82 fishways in lowland rivers and brooks23
Evaluation of water depth and inundation duration on Typha domingensis sustainability in the Everglades Stormwater treatment areas: A test cell study23
Effects of long-term management measures on soil enzyme activity and microbial nutrient dynamics in an arid environment: A case study from the Southern Taklimakan Desert23
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Linking scale-dependent ecosystem service interactions with driver-based zoning strategies: A case study of the Songnen Plain22
Direct Seeding achieves rehabilitation objectives for an operational sand mine in Southeast Queensland: A case study22
Revitalizing coastal saline-alkali soil with biochar application for improved crop growth22
Cost-benefit analysis of sustainable coastal ecological setback zones: Multi-scenario analysis identifies optimal adaptive management strategies22
Evaluation of the impact of ecological poplar retreat on the net primary productivity of Lake Wetland22
Assessment of biodiversity and landscape changes during the Pinglu Canal construction and the benefits of ecological restoration based on Rao's Q index21
‘Eco-unit services’: Positive and negative ecological services provided by seawall enhancement units21
Predicting the distribution of critically endangered tree species Karomia gigas under climate change in Tanzania21
Impacts of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) straw mulch on post-fire soil erosion and ground vegetation recovery in a strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) stand21
Corrigendum to “A long-term case study indicates improvements in floodplain biodiversity after river restoration” [Ecological Engineering 198 (2024) 107143]21
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Stream restoration and ecosystem functioning in lowland streams21
The process and driving mechanism of abandoned terraces in mountain region at the watershed scale21
Peatland gully restoration with stone and timber dams (Kinder Plateau, UK)21
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Biodiversity assessment in a floating treatment wetland established in a stormwater pond21
Comparison of the interest of four types of organic mulches to reclaim degraded areas (Part 2): Microbial activities and abiotic factors20
Classification of grasses in the Mpumalanga coalfields region and assessment of their suitability to increase the pH of acid mine drainage, for potential use in passive acid mine drainage remediation 20
Improving footprint-based water use efficiency through planting structure optimization20
Rest grazing start from the critical period of soil thawing optimizes plant community characteristics and grassland grazing capacity in alpine meadows20
Ecological network construction and resilience optimization of coastal zones in megacity clusters: A case study of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area19
Structural characteristics and spatial heterogeneity of vegetation and below-ground habitat during the long-term succession of ecosystems in mining areas19
Combination of plant species and water depth enhance soil quality in near-natural restoration of reclaimed wetland19
Studies on the dynamic boundary of the fresh-salt water interaction zone of estuary wetland in the Yellow River Delta19
Seasonal and inter-annual changes in wave attenuation by a constructed salt marsh on a sloping bed19
The effects of cold frozen conditions on nitrogen removal and transformation in wetlands purifying wastewater: Insights from combined full- and pilot-scale observations19
Exploring the post-harvest ‘window of vulnerability’ to landslides in New Zealand steepland plantation forests19
Recovery assessment for earthquake-induced landslides in Central Taiwan: Changes, patterns, and mechanisms19
Spatial heterogeneity of urbanization impacts on ecosystem services in the urban agglomerations along the Yellow River, China18
Corrigendum to “Use of decomposition products of Pontederia crassipes Mart., Solms (water yacinth for inhibition of cyanobacteria growth A full-scale study” [Ecological Engineering (2023) 107098 /196]18
Recommended parameter combination of free water surface flow constructed wetlands based on seasonal fluctuation of hydraulic performance and purification effect18
The ecosystem-based marine comprehensive zoning practice and evaluation: A case study of Nantong, China18
Corrigendum to “Impacts of exotic weed invasion on surface runoff and sediment yield in Eucalyptus plantations on slopes in Central Yunnan, SW China” [Ecological Engineering 204 (2024) 107285]18
Evolving soil water replenishment and plant water-use strategies with degradation of restoration materials in vertical greenery systems18
Corrigendum to “Ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems in India: Science and practices” [Ecological Engineering 182 (2022) 106708]18
Zonal gaming and overall enhancement of ecosystem services: A case from the compound area of mine-city and agriculture-forestry-grass in loess region, China18
Effects of rice husk biochar on rill detachment capacity in deforested hillslopes17
Plant suitability for floating treatment wetland applications in brackish waters17
Potential of different buffer zones as nature-based solutions to mitigate agricultural runoff nutrients in the subtropics17
The effects of coastal marsh geometry and surge scales on water level attenuation17
Denitrifying bioreactor woodchip sourcing guidance based on physical and hydraulic properties17
Limited effects of control measures on soil recovery eight years after landslides in Northwestern China17
Responses of soil biochemical and microbial properties to vegetation combinations of quarry restoration strategies in mountainous areas in China17
Introduction to a special issue: Trend and status of restoration of wetlands and water resources in Korea17
Effects of a cascade reservoir system on runoff and sediment yields in a River Basin of southwestern China17
Comparative geotechnical analysis of slope stabilization through conventional, soil and water bioengineering, and combined solutions16
Effect of grazing exclusion on ecosystem services dynamics, trade-offs and synergies in Northern Tibet16
The impact of restoration of Lithuanian peatlands on the economic value of certain ecosystem services16
The importance of floodplain width on hydraulic variability and aquatic-riparian habitat in semi-confined, regulated river systems16
Artificial reef based ecosystem design and monitoring16
Characterization of soil properties and crop physiological changes in reclaimed mining areas with different reclamation years16
Variation of mean flow and turbulence characteristics within canopies of restored intertidal oyster reefs as a function of restoration age16
Damage mechanisms of small-to-medium-scale mines on ecological networks at watershed scale and systematic nature-based mine restoration pathways16
Applying ecological principles to maximize resistance to invasion in restored plant communities16
Can phytoremediation effectively restore damaged ecosystems in desert steppe open coal mines? An evaluation based on soil nematodes15
Adopting cost-effective restoration portfolios for multi-objective ecosystem service optimization: A case study from Northern Shaanxi, China15
Responses of soil labile organic carbon fractions and enzyme activities to long-term vegetation restorations in the karst ecosystems, Southwest China15
The corrosiveness of artificial soil may lead to the collapse of eco-engineering projects on rock slopes in mining areas15
Comprehensive study of the hydrodynamic effects of weirs installed in the bypass of bar rack systems to better guide downstream migrating fish15
Short-term effects of substrate surface structure on macroinvertebrates community structure and functional characteristics15
Revealing the long-term impacts of plant invasion and reclamation on native saltmarsh vegetation in the Yangtze River estuary using multi-source time series remote sensing data15
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of Salix vs. Phragmites australis constructed wetlands15
Changes in soil profile temperature, moisture content, and CO2 concentration during the initial stages of natural vegetation restoration of abandoned farmland in karst regions15
Are riparian buffer strips effective for nutrient retention under cold frozen conditions?15
Corrigendum to “Riparian vegetation surveys for roughness estimation” [Ecological Engineering volume 209 (December 2024) 107414]15
Are infiltration swales all-rounders? An interdisciplinary field study on multifunctionality15
Sediment transport evolution and impact on vegetation recovery in the Hanping village landslide–debris flow disaster chain in Shaanxi, China15
Biogeochemical recovery and role of ancient hydric soils in contemporary floodplain restorations15
Ecological restoration after management of invasive alien plants15
The effectiveness of a fish-friendly pumping station for critically endangered European eel; An assessment using live eels, fish-mounted sensors and passive sensors15
Giant reed from wetlands as a potential resource for biomethane production15
Combined management of olive mill wastewater and compost in olive grove: Effects on soil chemical properties at different layers depth15
Is it possible to grow a typical riparian species in iron ore tailings?15
Exploring the annual seasonal impacts on the ecological restoration of post-mining sites15
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The type of soil amendment during farming affects the restorability of peatlands14
Hydraulic characteristics of short-distance fishway and their influence on fish upstream migration behavior14
The effect of artificial reef design on the attraction of herbivorous fish and on coral recruitment, survival and growth14
Spatiotemporal dynamics and evolution relationships between land-use/land cover change and landscape pattern in response to rapid urban sprawl process: A case study in Wuhan, China14
Performance of carbon and nitrogen removal in a system combining an aerobic trickling filter followed by two stages of vertical flow treatment wetland14
Natural wastewater treatment system for a gastronomic tourism business in a flood-prone area: Performance and operational challenges14
Effect of using construction and demolition waste as substrate on methane and carbon dioxide emissions from green roofs14
Constant carbon dosing of a pilot-scale denitrifying bioreactor to improve nitrate removal from agricultural tile drainage14
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Artificial vegetation restoration patterns regulated soil multifunctionality via co-occurrence network complexity of multitrophic organism in degraded karst region14
Habitat change and interspecific associations mediate the response of riparian ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages to flooding in the Three Gorges Reservoir14
An approach to classify areas for appropriate rainfall-runoff risk management: A case study in Drevenica basin, Slovakia14
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Dredge-material created coastal marshes are more effective at improving water quality than natural marshes in early-stage development14
Trend and status of the NSFC funded projects for constructed wetlands in the last decade in China14
Influence of the outflow from constructed wetlands on selected streams draining the agricultural landscape at the end of summer14
How does land use transfer affect ecosystem services in Northwest China?14
Increasing the resistance of Mediterranean extensive green roofs by using native plants from old roofs and walls14
Challenges and avenues for acid mine drainage treatment, beneficiation, and valorisation in circular economy: A review14
Assessment and remediation model of eco-geo-environmental conditions in arid limestone mining areas14
Lake pollution control and restoration: A critical review of strategies and measures for plateau lakes in Southwestern China13
Impacts of forestland vegetation restoration on soil moisture content in humid karst region: A case study on a limestone slope13
Effects of different soil amendments on dredged sediment improvement and impact assessment on reed planting13
Differential effects of mangrove cover and engineered structures on benthic macrofauna and nekton assemblages in hybrid living shorelines13
Effects of terracing with Platycladus orientalis plantations on water budget in the dryland of Loess Plateau in China13
Assessment of carbon sequestration potential of tropical tree species for urban forestry in India13
Recovery of dry mixed grass prairie well sites 15 years after reclamation13
Species selection for optimizing mine land rehabilitation: Integrating functional traits with the minimum set prioritization technique13
Soil and Water Bioengineering (SWBE) in Africa: First experience and lessons-learned in Burundi13
Quantitative synthesis of the denitrifying bioreactor hydraulic retention time-nitrate removal efficiency relationship13
Assessment of wetland sustainability capacity of artificial mangrove wetland on landscape scale: A case of Luoyangjiang River Estuary, China13
Ecological drivers of aesthetic services provisioning by stormwater bioretention13
Restoration of degraded areas after bauxite mining in the eastern Amazon: Which method to apply?13
Revegetation of Elymus grasses suppresses invasive Rhamnus cathartica in deciduous forest understories13
Dynamics of self-regulatory processes in a lowland river due to seasonal changes in certain hydro-ecological and water quality factors13
Stormwater treatment areas of the Florida Everglades ecosystem: Science and applications – Everglades STAs special issue13
Aboveground wetland vegetation growth responses to simulated sediment diversion inundation scenarios13
Soil erosion control in tree plantations on steep slopes: Runoff water and sediment trapping efficiency of riparian grass buffer in mountainous humid tropics13
Post-treatment of an aerated facultative pond with constructed wetland: First two years of operation in a dairy industry13
Nutrient retention of newly restored wetlands receiving agricultural runoff in a temperate region of North America13
Assessing primary vegetation recovery from earthquake-induced landslide scars: A real-time kinematic unmanned aerial vehicle approach13
Plant and fauna biodiversity benefits from the combination of reclaimed and unreclaimed sites in heaps after uranium mining13
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Introduction to the special issue: Ecological restoration of river and wetland by soil bio- and eco-engineering12
Erosion resistance of vegetation-covered soils: Impact of different grazing conditions in salt marshes and analysis of soil-vegetation interactions by the novel DiCoastar method12
Overstorey-understorey interactions reveal trade-offs for achieving competing land-use goals in jarrah forest restored after bauxite mining: Initial prescription and targets affect restoration success12
Field-scale artificial floating islands reduces cyanotoxin from residential raw sewage treatment basin12
Environmental and spatial processes structuring macrophyte metacommunities in restored pondscapes12
Analysis of changes before and after forest fires with LAI, NDVI and ET time series: Focusing on major forest fires in Korea12
Comparative analysis of bioretention design strategies for urban runoff infiltration: a critical overview12
Quarry ponds are hotspots of amphibian species richness12
Intertidal seawall communities in Singapore: Are they all one and the same?12
Enhanced environmental and economic benefits of green roofs in a humid subtropical region under future climate12
Distributions and influencing factors of glomalin-related soil protein in aggregate following forest restoration12
The change pattern and spatiotemporal transition of land use carbon emissions in China's Three-North Shelterbelt Program Region12
Identifying failure mechanisms of native riparian forest regeneration in a variable-width floodplain using a spatially-distributed riparian forest recruitment model12
Mycorrhiza fungi application as a successful tool for worldwide mine land restoration: Current state of knowledge and the way forward12
Understanding how forest ecosystem services are affected by conservation practices and differences in elevation: A study in the Arasbaran biosphere reserve, Iran12
Phylogenetic and functional diversity consistently increase engineered ecosystem functioning under nitrogen enrichment: The example of green roofs12
Fire-sensitive and threatened plants in the Upper Paraguay River Basin, Brazil: Identifying priority areas for Integrated Fire Management and ecological restoration12
Contrasting two urban wetland parks created for improving habitat and downstream water quality12
An efficient fish migration modeling method integrating the random forest and Eulerian–Lagrangian–agent method for vertical slot fishways12
Seed ecology enlightens restoration of endemic species: A case study of Actaea kashmiriana from the Himalaya12
A case history of co-design and co-deployment of a nature-based solution (NbS) against erosion and slope instability11
Implementation of artificial substrates for Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi 1859) reef restoration: Testing different materials and topographic designs.11
Concrete seawalls: A review of load considerations, ecological performance, durability, and recent innovations11
A hydroponic vertical greening system for disposal and utilization of pre-treated Blackwater: Optimization of the operating conditions11
Different responses to artificial ventilation in two stratified coastal basins11
Ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems in India: Science and practices11
Evaluation of the impact of aquatic-animal excretion on nutrient recycling and retention in stormwater treatment wetlands11
Ecological indicators of forest regeneration in areas of Araucaria Forest in South Brazil11
Using plants to control buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica): Improved biotic resistance of forests through revegetation11
Seasonal variations in coupled nitrogen and phosphorus uptake across various NO3¯-N/NH4+-N addition ratios in a vegetated stream: The effect of hydromorphology11
Urban green corridor construction considering daily life circles: A case study of Wuhan city, China11
Is water resources management at the expense of deteriorating water quality in a large river-connected lake after the construction of a lake sluice?11
Addressing risks to bioretention performance: The potential for pollutant leaching and groundwater interactions to overshadow design features11
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Optimizing fish-friendly flow pattern in vertical slot fishway based on fish swimming capability validation11
Primary succession of microbial community and natural pedogenic process in two abandoned red mud depositories11
Vegetated intertidal mudflat and existing ecological restoration perspectives to control coastal erosion: Constraints and recommendations11
Ecological impact of single and semi-contiguous artificial rockpool installations on the assemblages and species richness of vertical seawalls11
Ecological restoration in the source region of Lancang River: Based on the relationship of plant diversity, stability and environmental factors11
Analysis of historical changes in planform geometry of a mountain river to inform design of erodible river corridor11
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Biomass and nutrient storage of aquatic plants along phosphorus gradients in everglades stormwater treatment areas11
Design, implementation, and evaluation of a short rotation coppice system for wastewater treatment and resource recovery in India11
Consequences of the senescence growth phase on the performance of treed bioretention cells11
Rangeland species potential mapping using machine learning algorithms11
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