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Environmental Sciences
Junghyung Ryu, Kam-biu Liu, Thomas A. Bianchette, Terry McCloskey
Summary: This study presents ecological shifts in a freshwater wetland environment in the Mississippi River delta plain, based on a sediment core retrieved from an intermediate marsh in southeastern Louisiana since 3500 BP. External forcing agents driving each deltaic environmental transition are identified, including fluvial processes, sediment supply, freshwater flow, and human activities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
John R. White, Brady Couvillion, John W. Day
Summary: Coastal systems around the globe are being re-integrated with adjacent river systems to restore the natural hydrologic connection to riparian wetlands. This study analyzed the effects of river reconnection on wetland land change and found a net land gain in the receiving areas of the Davis Pond Diversion.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Donald R. Schoolmaster, Camille L. Stagg, Courtney Creamer, Claudia Laurenzano, Eric J. Ward, Mark P. Waldrop, Melissa M. Baustian, Tiong Aw, Sergio Merino, Rachel Villani, Laura Scott
Summary: Coastal wetlands have high potential for carbon sequestration, but excessive flooding can lead to wetland loss and potential soil carbon loss. Research shows that soil carbon losses following wetland submergence occur over long periods of time rather than immediately.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
D. J. Jensen, K. C. Cavanaugh, D. R. Thompson, S. Fagherazzi, L. Cortese, M. Simard
Summary: A wetland's ability to vertically accrete is crucial for countering soil subsidence and sea level rise. The changing sea level, land elevation, primary productivity, and sediment accretion in coastal Louisiana are destabilizing wetland ecosystems. This study utilizes remote sensing data to estimate local accretion rates and develops a model that predicts wetland vulnerability and loss.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Angelina M. Freeman, James W. Pahl, Eric D. White, Summer Langlois, David C. Lindquist, Richard C. Raynie, Leigh Anne Sharp
Summary: Louisiana has lost a significant amount of coastal land since 1932, prompting a large-scale effort to restore and reduce flood risk in the region. Utilizing science-based planning processes, the state aims to address uncertainties and effectively implement restoration projects to sustain coastal environments and communities.
Article
Environmental Studies
Xin Jing, Yuefei Zhuo, Zhongguo Xu, Yang Chen, Guan Li, Xueqi Wang
Summary: Coastal wetlands, a unique type of wetland that connects terrestrial and marine ecosystems, play a crucial role in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and the advancement of human culture. However, increasing human activity poses a threat to coastal wetland ecosystems, leading to a growing interest in wetland restoration and reconstruction. This study utilized the InVEST model and ArcGIS to analyze the spatiotemporal changes in ecosystem services before and after the implementation of coastal wetland restoration policies, resulting in the identification of ecological restoration patterns and corresponding strategies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tyler Hardy, Wei Wu
Summary: The study aimed to develop a framework to investigate the impact of different restoration methods on wetland loss in Louisiana. Results showed that hydrological alteration significantly reduced wetland loss, while the effects of other restoration methods were not significant.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Esther Lee, Joshua M. Epstein, Matthew J. Cohen
Summary: Depressional wetlands play a crucial role in wetland landscapes by storing and releasing water, providing habitat, and influencing carbon and nutrient cycling. The frequency and importance of surface connectivity in these wetlands is poorly understood, but our research shows that it is vital for the export of water-borne materials and numerous hydrologic and habitat services. Understanding and quantifying this surface connectivity is essential for evaluating the restoration of wetland landscape functions.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Ecology
S. Alex McClellan, Tracy Elsey-Quirk, Edward A. Laws, Ronald D. DeLaune
Summary: The study compared two different restoration approaches in Louisiana and found that marshes formed from sediment diversions have the potential to rival or outpace marshes created using dredge sediment in terms of vegetation and soil organic matter development.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bernardo A. Bastien-Olvera, David Batker, Jared Soares, John Day, Luke Boutwell, Tania Briceno
Summary: Despite increased hurricane intensity, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast has experienced population growth, but areas with wetland loss in coastal Louisiana have witnessed population declines. Wetland loss has a significant and persistent negative effect on population growth in coastal Louisiana, with an average reduction of approximately 1000 persons for every hectare lost.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Swades Pal, Pankaj Singha
Summary: This study introduces a new approach that utilizes satellite image-driven hydrological data to address the scarcity of wetland data. The analysis reveals a decline in water depth, hydro-period, and water presence frequency over time, with this trend expected to continue in the future. The Random Subspace (RS) model performs the best in predicting wetland restoration and conservation sites. The study highlights the importance of prioritizing wetland areas away from main streams and the fringe for restoration efforts.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiuxiu Yan, Jing An, Yongchao Yin, Chengcheng Gao, Baoyu Wang, Shuhe Wei
Summary: This study demonstrates that using local wetland plants is an effective approach for remedying heavy metal pollution in coastal soil. By selecting and planting specific plants, the ecological risk of heavy metal pollution in Jinzhou Bay was reduced, leading to improved regional environmental quality and increased microbial diversity in the rhizosphere soil. The results highlight the importance of utilizing suitable vegetation in restoring contaminated coastal areas.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Judith Z. Z. Drexler, Helen Raine, James D. D. Jacobi, Sally House, Pulama Lima, William Haase, Arleone Dibben-Young, Bret Wolfe
Summary: Hawaiian coastal wetlands are important for endangered waterbirds and Native Hawaiian culture, but they have been degraded and need restoration. This study used various methods, including a GIS analysis incorporating community preferences, to prioritize wetland restoration sites. This is the first study to combine community preferences, endangered bird habitat criteria, and sea-level rise in wetland restoration prioritization.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaolan Wu, Xiaoyan Bu, Suocheng Dong, Yushuang Ma, Yan Ma, Yarong Ma, Yulian Liu, Haixian Wang, Xiaomin Wang, Jiarui Wang
Summary: Drawing upon the SDGs, an index system and an SDG-PSR-EES model were constructed to assess the wetland ecosystem health in the Yinchuan Plain. The results showed a significant increase in the wetland ecological health index, from 0.26 to 0.67, indicating an improvement in the health level from poor to sub-healthy. Factors limiting the healthy development of wetland ecology included wetland construction, investment, population density, tourist numbers, and fertilizer use.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Songjie He, Kanchan Maiti, Neha Ghaisas, Kiran Upreti, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy
Summary: This study investigates methane fluxes in the Mississippi River Delta Plain and finds that all wetland habitats are net sources of atmospheric methane throughout the year, with the highest fluxes occurring at 20 degrees Celsius. The recently formed delta system (Wax Lake Delta, WLD) has higher methane flux rates compared to Barataria-Lake Cataouatche (BLC), suggesting that soil organic matter may not be the sole determining factor in methane flux. Further research is needed to expand the understanding of methane fluxes in different wetland habitats.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
S. Palomino-Angel, R. F. Vazquez, H. Hampel, J. A. Anaya, P. Mosquera, S. W. Lyon, F. Jaramillo
Summary: This study develops a novel approach using DInSAR to detect water level changes in small lakes, based on subsequential pixel-wise observations of the Sentinel-1B sensor. The study findings show that the DInSAR-derived water level changes are consistent with precipitation and capture the peak of the wet seasons. Furthermore, the accumulated water level changes can be explained by differences in lake area.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luigi Piemontese, Rick Nelson Kamugisha, Jennie Barron, Joy Margaret Biteete Tukahirwa, Nicole Harari, Fernando Jaramillo
Summary: Upgrading smallholder agriculture in Uganda is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals, with investing in Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM) practices showing significant economic benefits alongside social and environmental advantages, potentially generating billions of dollars in revenue annually.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaochen Zhao, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Chunyan Li, Ivan A. Vargas-Lopez, Robert V. Rohli, Z. George Xue, Edward Castaneda-Moya, Carlos Coronado-Molina
Summary: This study investigated temperature differences in the mangrove-saltmarsh ecotones in coastal areas of Louisiana and Florida. The results showed that the canopy played a buffering role in temperature changes, while inundation depth did not affect soil temperature. The interaction between frequency and duration of inundation modulated soil temperature, and extreme weather events influenced canopy buffering. These findings highlight the importance of measuring the interaction between ecological and climatic processes in coastal areas.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Dongxiao Yin, Z. George Xue, Daoyang Bao, Arezoo RafieeiNasab, Yongjie Huang, Mirce Morales, John C. Warner
Summary: In this study, the WRF-Hydro modelling system was used to simulate the flood simulation of Hurricane Florence in the Cape Fear River basin in the United States. A series of diagnostic experiments were conducted to assess the influence of initial soil moisture and precipitation magnitude on flood simulation. The results showed that the modulation effect of initial soil moisture on the flood peak is non-linear and weakens as precipitation magnitude increases. Model spin-up process contributes to the model uncertainty, which can be minimized once the model reaches the 'practical' equilibrium.
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2022)
Review
Forestry
Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Xiaochen Zhao, Hongqing Wang, Zuo George Xue
Summary: Modeling tools for mangrove wetlands, important sources of ecosystem services, have been lacking. Spatial and statistical models are most commonly used, while mechanistic models are least used. More model development and application are needed to advance mangrove management and restoration projects.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Daoyang Bao, Z. George Xue, John C. C. Warner, Melissa Moulton, Dongxiao Yin, Christie A. A. Hegermiller, Joseph B. B. Zambon, Ruoying He
Summary: This study presents a dynamical coupling method to investigate the evolution of hurricane-induced compound flooding in the estuary. The coupled model, integrating a processes-based hydrological model and a two-dimensional regional ocean model, was evaluated against observed data and used to quantify the contributions from different processes to water level variations. The study found that the estuary acts as a buffer for surges from the ocean side.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yonghao Dong, Xudong Wang, Han Sun, Hongmin Zhang, Xiaochen Zhao, Lei Wang
Summary: The synthesis of a unique 0D/3D AgI/MOF-808 composite showed that one-photon excitation pathway improved photon utilization effectiveness. The composite exhibited excellent adsorption and photocatalytic properties for tetracycline hydrochloride degradation.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Heng Peng, Jianqiang Wang, Chiyang Liu, Hongge Zhao, Lei Huang, Xiaochen Zhao, Shaohua Zhang, Chao Liang, Zhao Wang, Xiaoqin Jiao, Long Zhang, Tianbing Zhang, Dongdong Zhang, Massimiliano Zattin, Silvia Catto
Summary: The study of sedimentary hiatus and exhumation in intraplate basins is important for understanding their tectonic development, morphodynamics, and petroleum occurrence. New data from borehole samples in the Ordos Basin reveal multiple cooling events and unconformities. These findings provide insights into the basin's erosion and burial history, as well as the tectonic and climatic events in East Asia.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jose A. Posada-Marin, Paola A. A. Arias, Fernando Jaramillo, Juan F. F. Salazar
Summary: Through a 40-year forward tracking simulation and composite analysis, it has been found that El Nino significantly affects terrestrial moisture recycling (TMR). The impact of El Nino on TMR varies in different regions, with increased TMR in the Southern Hemisphere and decreased TMR in the Northern Hemisphere and tropics. The changes in TMR can help explain the precipitation changes caused by El Nino globally.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Water Resources
Mehri Tabarmayeh, Mehdi Zarei, Fernando Jaramillo, Okke Batelaan
Summary: This research investigates an aquifer experiencing severe groundwater stress, aiming to identify the main causes and understand the impacts of climate change and human activities. The results indicate that declining groundwater levels are mainly caused by expanding vegetation cover rather than changing hydro-climatic variables.
HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Qiang Gao, Bin Hou, Jianzhong Zhao, Chi Zhang, Xiaochen Zhao
Summary: Coalbed methane (CBM) is an important unconventional natural gas that is considered as an essential energy source and a substitute for traditional fossil fuels. Gas separation technology based on the hydrate approach is considered suitable for recovering methane from CBM. In this study, CBM hydrate separation experiments were performed using ordered mesoporous materials, SBA-15 and MCM-41. The results showed that MCM-41 had a higher hydrate synthesis rate while SBA-15 had a higher gas storage capacity. These findings provide a better understanding for studies on separating and purifying CBM to achieve energy efficiency.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Acoustics
Shang Li, Zhenfei Zang, Shiqi Zhang, Xiaochen Zhao
Summary: This paper introduces a duct noise control device based on HQ tube and electro-mechanical coupling. The device includes a main duct segment and connected loudspeakers, acting as a side-by tube in a traditional HQ tube. The acoustic waves can be transmitted between loudspeakers via the connecting circuit, providing a fast track for wave transmission compared to the fluid medium in the main duct. The effectiveness of the device is verified through theoretical predictions and simplified experiments.
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Zhiyong Liu, Beier Miao, Xiaojun Wang, Xiaohong Chen, Kairong Lin, Fernando Jaramillo, Linyin Cheng, Lili Yao
Summary: Analyzing changes in watershed evapotranspiration in global basins between 1930-1970 and 1971-2008, it was found that the changes were mainly caused by underlying characteristics rather than climate variation, and a tradeoff was identified between the contributions of climate and underlying characteristics. This suggests that climate can offset the effect of underlying characteristic-related changes, enhancing hydrological resilience.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Wenwen Yu, Haicun Zhou, Xueliang Feng, Xiaoqin Liang, Dengwen Wei, Tianhong Xia, Bin Yang, Long Yan, Xiaochen Zhao, Hongbin Liu
Summary: Anastomotic leakage is a serious complication following gastrointestinal surgery, and there are currently no reliable treatment options available. However, recent studies have shown that stem cell-derived secretome can enhance anastomotic healing. In this study, a fibrin glue delivery system loaded with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-derived secretome was developed and shown to significantly promote healing of intestinal anastomosis, with great potential for clinical translation.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lan Wang-Erlandsson, Arne Tobian, Ruud J. van der Ent, Ingo Fetzer, Sofie te Wierik, Miina Porkka, Arie Staal, Fernando Jaramillo, Heindriken Dahlmann, Chandrakant Singh, Peter Greve, Dieter Gerten, Patrick W. Keys, Tom Gleeson, Sarah E. Cornell, Will Steffen, Xuemei Bai, Johan Rockstrom
Summary: This Perspective proposes the addition of a green water planetary boundary based on root-zone soil moisture and demonstrates that widespread green water modifications now present increasing risks to Earth system resilience.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)