Introduction: Light pollution, also referred to as photo pollution, occurs when excessive artificial light from human-made sources enters the atmosphere, particularly the troposphere. It contributes to environmental degradation, disrupts circadian rhythms, affects nocturnal wildl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7978
Pollination is a fundamental ecological process that supports angiosperm reproduction, biodiversity maintenance, ecosystem stability, agricultural productivity, and food security. Plant–pollinator interactions have evolved through long-term ecological and evolutionary relationshi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7975
Rivers are considered sacred and remain lifelines in India and other countries. However, river-water pollution, including pollution of the Ganga, has become a serious environmental concern in India. The discharge of large quantities of organic and inorganic pollutants contributes...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7972
Aims: Despite increasing pressures from tin mining and oil palm plantations, limited studies have explored how Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) contributes to the sustainable management of freshwater swamp forests in Indonesia. This study aimed to examine the role of LEK and comm...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7973
Heavy metal contamination of freshwater ecosystems is a major environmental concern because metallic pollutants are persistent, toxic, bioaccumulative and capable of inducing oxidative stress in aquatic organisms. Aquatic macrophytes exposed to metal pollution may experience exce...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7974
Soil is one of the most functionally complex components of any terrestrial ecosystem, mediating nutrient cycling, water purification, carbon storage, and food production on a planetary scale. Yet soil health itself—understood here as the sustained capacity of soil to function as...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7971
U. E. Enenebeaku, S. Onuru, A. U. Ugenyi, C. N. Ehumadu, J. O. Eboh, V. C. Igiri, O. C. Ihejirika & C. K. Enenebeaku·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2026
Research interest in developing alternative energy sources, such as biogas generation, has been stimulated by the high cost of renewable energy technologies in Nigeria and concerns about the depletion of fossil fuels and the associated ecological consequences. Biogas contains met...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7970
Groundwater from hand-dug wells is the primary source of domestic water for residents of Iree Township in Osun State, Nigeria. This study integrates hydrochemical analysis and geospatial modelling to evaluate groundwater suitability for domestic use and quantify public-health ris...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7969
Halima Usman Nasir, Abdulaziz Adamu Ali, Mohammed Mallam Mohammed, Hafizu Muhammed, Samson Tesfaye Gebre, Nanzip Freeman Miri & Muhammad Kabir Usman·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2026
Malaria, cholera and schistosomiasis remain major public health concerns in Nigeria, and their transmission is closely connected with freshwater ecosystems. This review examined how climate change, hydrological regime shifts and freshwater ecosystem degradation may influence the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7968
Bengaluru, India's foremost technology hub and the capital of Karnataka state, has experienced one of the most rapid urban expansions in South Asian history, transforming its physical landscape, energy demand, and atmospheric composition over barely four decades. This critical na...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i7966