Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ana Previsic, Marina Vilenica, Natalija Vuckovic, Mira Petrovic, Marko Rozman
Summary: The study provides evidence of the transfer of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors through the aquatic-terrestrial habitat by emerging aquatic insects. Adult Trichoptera, an important food source for riparian predators, showed increased body burden of these contaminants. The transfer of these contaminants from aquatic primary producers to terrestrial predators may impact their physiology and population dynamics.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Liam N. Nash, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Gustavo Q. Romero, Paula M. de Omena, Pavel Kratina
Summary: Tropical aquatic ecosystems are impacted by warming, leading to a decrease in connectivity between terrestrial and aquatic habitats, as well as a reduction in the flux of aquatic resources to terrestrial ecosystems and variable effects on the breakdown of terrestrial resources in aquatic ecosystems. This could potentially impact consumers in both ecosystem types and disrupt cross-ecosystem dynamics in an interconnected tropical landscape.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
David R. Thompson, Philip G. Brodrick, Kerry Cawse-Nicholson, K. Dana Chadwick, Robert O. Green, Benjamin Poulter, Shawn Serbin, Alexey N. Shiklomanov, Philip A. Townsend, Kevin R. Turpie
Summary: The study highlights the significant impact of spectral calibration on the SBG's aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem objectives, requiring more accurate calibration than historical missions. Errors in calibration may lead to systematic errors larger than instrument noise, impacting atmospheric correction and hindering comparisons between ecosystems.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joan P. Casas-Ruiz, Pascal Bodmer, Kelly Ann Bona, David Butman, Mathilde Couturier, Erik J. S. Emilson, Kerri Finlay, Helene Genet, Daniel Hayes, Jan Karlsson, David Pare, Changhui Peng, Rob Striegl, Jackie Webb, Xinyuan Wei, Susan E. Ziegler, Paul A. del Giorgio
Summary: This Perspective presents an integrative framework to improve estimates of land-atmosphere carbon exchange by considering the accumulation of carbon in the landscape and its export through rivers. The framework uses the watershed as the fundamental spatial unit and integrates all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The application of this framework can bridge the gap between land and atmosphere-based approaches and enhance communication and collaboration among research communities.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Benoit Pichon, Elisa Thebault, Gerard Lacroix, Isabelle Gounand
Summary: Species dispersal and resource spatial flows have significant impacts on the dynamics of connected ecosystems. This study investigates the role of subsidy stoichiometry in mediating the response of a meta-ecosystem to subsidy flows. The results demonstrate the potential for positive feedback loops and increased production at the meta-ecosystem scale through spatial complementarity. However, accentuating the stoichiometric mismatch between local resources and basal species needs can also have a negative impact on production.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mengqi Shi, Zhe Yuan, Xiaoliang Shi, Mingxin Li, Fei Chen, Yi Li
Summary: Droughts caused by global warming have a severe impact on the development of terrestrial vegetation ecosystems. This study analyzes the drought characteristics in the Yangtze River Basin using the Standardized Water Supply-Demand Index (SSDI) and finds that most regions show an increasing trend in drought. Accurate analysis of these characteristics is crucial for drought risk assessment and sustainable water resource development.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lin Wang, Songhao Shang, Wenzhi Liu, Dongli She, Wei Hu, Yi Liu
Summary: The study investigated the variation of nitrogen components in different aquatic ecosystems and found that nitrogen removal occurred during water flow, with a reduction rate of up to 43%. The heterogeneity in eco-stoichiometric characteristics of nitrogen components was higher in ditches and ponds compared to rivers and reservoirs. Ditches and ponds showed stronger interactions between overlying water and sediment, with higher rates of denitrification and anaerobic ammonium oxidation. The findings emphasize the importance of focusing on the upper reaches of agricultural catchments for nitrogen removal and developing region-specific conservation strategies to mitigate nitrogen pollution and protect water resources.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xudan Zhu, Liang Chen, Jukka Pumpanen, Anne Ojala, John Zobitz, Xuan Zhou, Hjalmar Laudon, Marjo Palviainen, Kimmo Neitola, Frank Berninger
Summary: This study investigated the impacts of climate change-induced terrestrial productivity increase and hydrology changes on DOC concentrations in boreal catchments. The combined effects of terrestrial productivity and discharge explained 62% of aquatic DOC variations, with different impacts observed in catchments of varying sizes. Increasing RE always made a positive contribution to DOC concentration, highlighting the importance of DOC fluxes in regulating ecosystem C budgets.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Eoin J. O'Gorman, Irina Chemshirova, Orla B. McLaughlin, Rebecca I. A. Stewart
Summary: The study found that the biomass and diversity of aerial invertebrates from terrestrial origin landing on the streams increased with temperature, as did the biomass of ground-dwelling invertebrates falling into the streams. However, the biomass and diversity of terrestrial invertebrates drifting in the streams decreased with temperature.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Seamus Doherty, Frederik Saltre, John Llewelyn, Giovanni Strona, Stephen. E. E. Williams, Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Summary: The biosphere is undergoing rapid changes due to human activities. These changes have direct and indirect effects on ecological communities, making it necessary to develop accurate tools for predicting the impacts and guiding conservation strategies.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lokesh P. Padhye, Tahereh Jasemizad, Shiv Bolan, Olga Tsyusko, Jason M. Unrine, Basanta Kumar Biswal, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Yingyu Zhang, Tao Zhang, Jian Zhao, Yang Li, Joerg Rinklebe, Hailong Wang, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Nanthi Bolan
Summary: Silver is a rare and precious metal found in minerals and released into the environment through weathering and mining activities. It also enters the environment through manufacturing and use of silver compounds. Silver nanoparticles have become a significant source of anthropogenic silver in the environment. Most silver in soil and water is sorbed to particles and precipitated as various compounds. Humans and animals can be exposed to silver through inhalation and consumption of contaminated food and water. Remediation of silver-contaminated soil and water can be achieved through immobilization and mobilization processes. This review provides an overview of the sources, geochemistry, health hazards, remediation practices, and regulatory mandates of silver contamination in complex environmental settings, and discusses knowledge gaps and research priorities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ceara J. Talbot, Diogo Bolster, David Medvigy, Stuart E. Jones
Summary: This study develops a conceptual framework of lateral carbon transport (LCT), focusing on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) transport, and operationalizes it with a coupled terrestrial-aquatic carbon and hydrology model. The research finds that climate is the strongest driver of LCT-DOC, with precipitation positively related and temperature inversely related to LCT-DOC at continental scales. Plant traits, especially water use efficiency, also interact strongly with climate and have a measurable influence on LCT-DOC.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elena Gissi, Londa Schiebinger, Elizabeth A. Hadly, Larry B. Crowder, Rosalia Santoleri, Fiorenza Micheli
Summary: The response of organisms to climate change can vary based on their biological sex. Understanding the interactive effects of sex and climate change at individual and population levels, as well as the cascading effects on communities, is crucial for improving climate adaptation and mitigation strategies.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Neil Saintilan, Jeffrey J. Kelleway, Debashish Mazumder, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Li Wen
Summary: The environmental flow releases in lowland Australian rivers are currently timed to avoid high-carbon production on floodplains, while return flows are avoided to prevent introducing deoxygenated blackwater into the main channel. By studying blackwater flows in the lower Murrumbidgee floodplain, researchers found that floodplain vegetation contributes significantly to the blackwater dissolved organic carbon, which can in turn contribute to algal production and increase in-stream productivity.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Robert Stryjecki, Andrzej Zawal, Tomasz Krepski, Edyta Stepen, Edyta Buczynska, Pawel Buczynski, Stanislaw Czachorowski, Lukasz Jankowiak, Joanna Pakulnicka, Anna Sulikowska-Drozd, Vladimir Pesic, Grzegorz Michonski, Michal Grabowski, Aleksandra Jablonska, Magdalena Achrem, Tomasz Olechwir, Lech Pietrzak, Agnieszka Szlauer-Lukaszewska
Summary: This study compared the responses of different invertebrate groups to dredging intervention, showing an increase in habitat diversity and species diversity for most investigated groups after the dredging.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ceara J. Talbot, Elena M. Bennett, Kelsie Cassell, Daniel M. Hanes, Elizabeth C. Minor, Hans Paerl, Peter A. Raymond, Rodrigo Vargas, Philippe G. Vidon, Wilfred Wollheim, Marguerite A. Xenopoulos
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shan Zuidema, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Madeleine M. Mineau, Mark B. Green, Robert J. Stewart
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(2018)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Chao Song, Walter K. Dodds, Janine Ruegg, Alba Argerich, Christina L. Baker, William B. Bowden, Michael M. Douglas, Kaitlin J. Farrell, Michael B. Flinn, Erica A. Garcia, Ashley M. Helton, Tamara K. Harms, Shufang Jia, Jeremy B. Jones, Lauren E. Koenig, John S. Kominoski, William H. McDowell, Damien McMaster, Samuel P. Parker, Amy D. Rosemond, Claire M. Ruffing, Ken R. Sheehan, Matt T. Trentman, Matt R. Whiles, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Ford Ballantyne
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wenchao Li, Limei Zhai, Qiuliang Lei, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Jian Liu, Hongbin Liu, Wanli Hu, Tianzhi Ren, Hongyuan Wang, Shen Liu
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Charles S. Hopkinson, James T. Morris, Sergio Fagherazzi, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Peter A. Raymond
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tim P. Covino, Adam N. Wlostowski, Michael N. Gooseff, Wilfred M. Wollheim, William B. Bowden
Summary: Over the past 30 plus years, the Arctic has warmed at a rate of 0.6 degrees C per decade, leading to permafrost thaw and changes in hydrological and biogeochemical processes. Recent studies show increased inorganic nutrient fluxes in larger Arctic rivers due to warming-induced active layer expansion and newly exposed subsurface source areas. Headwater streams in the Arctic demonstrate the ability to control downstream transport of phosphorous, but not dissolved inorganic nitrogen.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Limnology
Andrew L. Robison, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Bonnie Turek, Cynthia Bova, Carter Snay, Ruth K. Varner
Summary: Research in lowland headwater streams in the temperate northeastern United States found that CH4 ebullition rates exhibit temporal and spatial heterogeneity, increasing with temperature. Land use was found to have a weak predictive power on this heterogeneity, with factors like water depth and sediment organic matter content and quality playing a more significant role.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tao Huang, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Stephen H. Jones
Summary: Fecal contamination is a major cause of global water quality impairment, and aquatic ecosystems play a crucial role in removing fecal contamination. Understanding the mechanisms of fecal contamination removal in river networks under different flow conditions is essential. A river network model, FrAMES-Ecoli, was used to study the removal of fecal indicator bacteria in New England watersheds during summers. The results showed that river networks can effectively remove fecal indicator bacteria, with removal rates influenced by hydrologic conditions, watershed size, and source distribution. These findings highlight the importance of considering river network removal in managing fecal contamination in downstream receiving waters.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wilfred M. Wollheim, Tamara K. Harms, Andrew L. Robison, Lauren E. Koenig, Ashley M. Helton, Chao Song, William B. Bowden, Jacques C. Finlay
Summary: River networks play an important role in biogeochemical processes of the earth system. Here the authors show that cumulative river network function increases faster than watershed size for many biogeochemical processes, particularly at higher river flow, indicating large rivers contribute disproportionately to network function in the Earth System.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Evelyn E. Gaiser, John S. Kominoski, Diane M. McKnight, Christie A. Bahlai, Chingwen Cheng, Sydne Record, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Kyle R. Christianson, Martha R. Downs, Peter A. Hawman, Sally J. Holbrook, Abhishek Kumar, Deepak R. Mishra, Noah P. Molotch, Richard B. Primack, Andrew Rassweiler, Russell J. Schmitt, Lori A. Sutter
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted human activity, leading to changes in human-ecosystem interactions, known as the anthropause. The effects of the anthropause on ecosystem states and functions, as well as its feedback to human systems through ecosystem services, are still uncertain. This study proposes new investigation pathways using a disturbance framework to capture the effects of the anthropause through coordinated, long-term social-ecological research. Although it is still early to comprehensively evaluate these effects, case studies using long-term data show changes in air and water quality, as well as wildlife populations and behavior coinciding with the anthropause. These findings highlight the importance of long-term data in understanding the impacts of the anthropause and separating them from natural variation and long-term trends.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Robert J. Johnston, Klaus Moeltner, Seth Peery, Tom Ndebele, Zhenyu Yao, Stefano Crema, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Elena Besedin
Summary: Households' willingness to pay for water quality improvements depends on the location of the improvements, with higher values found for improvements near their homes or iconic areas. This study found that there are specific areas in New England where improvements hold high value for individual households, which can be identified through map interactions. The results highlight the importance of considering spatial heterogeneity in willingness to pay for water quality improvements.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christopher T. Whitney, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Arthur J. Gold, Joshua M. Buonpane
Summary: This study conducted an N mass balance in eight small reservoirs in coastal New England over annual time periods, considering both inorganic and organic forms of N. It found that small reservoirs have high capacity for dissolved inorganic N retention during low and moderate discharge, but are roughly in balance for DIN at higher discharge. Dissolved organic N was also evident during low flow late in the warm season. These findings highlight the importance of considering the transformations between inorganic and organic N when evaluating the effect of small reservoirs on TDN fluxes over seasonal and annual timescales.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hannah D. Conroy, Erin R. Hotchkiss, Kaelin M. Cawley, Keli Goodman, Robert O. Hall Jr, Jeremy B. Jones, Wilfred M. Wollheim, David Butman
Summary: Headwater stream networks contribute significantly to the terrestrial carbon dioxide flux due to turbulence and interaction with terrestrial environments. Measuring and scaling these emissions is challenging due to limited monitoring points. Our study found that the stream network had higher carbon emissions under high flow conditions compared to low flow conditions. Winter stream emissions accounted for a larger percentage of the forest net ecosystem exchange than in summer, highlighting the importance of considering flow regime in annual estimates of stream network emissions.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Mark E. Borsuk, Georgia Mavrommati, Nihar R. Samal, Shan Zuidema, Wilfred Wollheim, Shannon H. Rogers, Alexandra M. Thorn, David Lutz, Madeleine Mineau, Curt Grimm, Cameron P. Wake, Richard Howarth, Kevin Gardner
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Susana Bernal, Anna Lupon, Wilfred M. Wollheim, Francesc Sabater, Silvia Poblador, Eugenia Marti
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2019)
