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Environmental Sciences
Jacob Coppolino, Kimber E. Munford, Merrin Macrae, Susan Glasauer
Summary: Losses of phosphorus from soil to surface waters in agricultural areas have been linked to substantial declines in water quality. Riparian wetlands have the potential to intercept phosphorus before it reaches waterways, but their capacity to buffer against downstream losses of P is poorly understood. This study investigated phosphorus dynamics during the spring thaw to summer period and found that reactive phosphorus and microbial biomass phosphorus increased with distance from the river. Temperature monitoring showed no freeze-thaw cycling in the wetland soil. Experimental studies demonstrated that multiple freeze-thaw cycles were necessary to increase the pool of reactive soil phosphorus.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Tomasz Berezowski, Daniel Partington
Summary: This study used a hydrological model and the Hydraulic Mixing-Cell method to examine the long-term impact of climate change on water signatures and their spatial distribution in the Biebrza River Catchment in Poland. The results showed that water sources were relatively stable in the past, but future impacts varied depending on the scenario. The study also highlighted the need for protective and preservation strategies of floodplain wetlands.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
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Ecology
Stefano Barchiesi, Alice Alonso, Marco Pazmino-Hernandez, Juan M. Serrano-Sandi, Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Christine Angelini
Summary: In the Palo Verde National Park wetlands, wetland condition metrics and temporal fluctuations play a crucial role in predicting the abundance of waterbird species of high conservation value. The study found that mean NDVI and wetland extent fluctuations best predicted four of the five waterbird species of high conservation value as well as overall waterbird species richness and diversity.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Julio Cesar Calvo-Alvarado, Cesar Dionisio Jimenez-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Solano, Oscar Arias-Rodriguez
Summary: Seasonal wetlands in the tropics serve as important habitats for bird species. Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica has one of the most significant wetlands in Central America. The invasive plant species Parkinsonia aculeata L. has impacted both bird habitats and wetland hydrology.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Xi Dong, Chunming Hu
Summary: By integrating remote sensing data with ground hydrological observation data, this study introduces the water inundate guarantee rate (WIGR) as a new tool to characterize the inundation probability in river floodplain areas more accurately. The results of a comparative study between WIGR and WIF in the Yimin River show that WIGR covers a larger area in regions with very low assurance rates, and the algorithm is systematic, continuous, and has potential for further application in related studies.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Kelly L. Hondula, C. Nathan Jones, Margaret A. Palmer
Summary: Methane emissions from small freshwater ecosystems are a major uncertainty in the global methane budget. The study found that inundation extent and duration, as well as the direction of water level change, are major drivers of methane emissions in seasonally inundated forested wetlands. Modeling the hydrologic regime of these wetlands can lead to more accurate estimation of methane emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jing Li, Xiaorong Lu, Xuelei Wang, Vijay P. Singh, Chao Yang, Liang Chen, Yihang Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the impact mechanism of cascade hydropower development on the inundation process of floodplain wetlands. Results show significant alterations in the inundation frequency and area of floodplain wetlands due to the construction of upstream dams, as well as increased fluctuations in downstream water discharge.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Tomasz Berezowski, Martin Wassen
Summary: Distinctive zones of inundation water during floods in major floodplains around the world were found to originate from different sources. This study used a fully-coupled groundwater-surface water integrated hydrological model to provide standard hydrological predictors and the extent of inundation zones having a certain water source. The model that used both water source extent and standard predictors performed the best overall and was sensitive to future trends.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel Kaplan, Ralph Nichols, Chen Xu, Peng Lin, Chris Yeager, Peter H. Santschi
Summary: Recent studies in a riparian wetland in South Carolina, USA, showed strong seasonal fluctuations in groundwater radioiodine (I-129) concentrations, with higher concentrations in summer than in winter. These fluctuations were observed only in the wetlands and only with I-129, not with other contaminants. The study proposed a hypothesis that the fluctuations were a result of coupled processes involving hydrology, water temperature, microbiology, and chemistry. The findings underscore the importance of understanding the seasonal variations of contaminants for effective long-term monitoring programs in wetlands.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Natalie K. Rideout, Zacchaeus G. Compson, Wendy A. Monk, Meghann R. Bruce, Donald J. Baird
Summary: Human modification of floodplains can disrupt natural hydrological fluctuations and alter habitat diversity, impacting nutrient and metal retention as well as the composition of macrophyte communities. Understanding historical influences on floodplain wetlands can provide insights into ecosystem responses to future conditions like climate change.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Kexin Chen, Pifu Cong, Limei Qu, Shuxiu Liang, Zhaochen Sun, Jianbo Han
Summary: This study aimed to quantify biological connectivity in the Liaohe Delta wetland using three complementary approaches. The results showed a decline in habitat quality, vegetation connectivity, and bird species connectivity over time, with human activities identified as the main driver.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xin-Sheng Chen, Ying Huang, Yun-He Cai, Zhi-Yong Hou, Zheng-Miao Deng, Feng Li, Ye-Ai Zou, Yong-Hong Xie
Summary: Both seed and bud banks are important for the recruitment and maintenance of macrophyte communities. Seed banks mainly consist of annual species and a few perennials, while bud banks are composed of dominant perennials. Bud banks regulate the demography of dominant perennials, while seed banks contribute to the recruitment and dispersal of annual species. Therefore, the bud banks of dominant perennial species should be widely used in wetland restoration and management.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sara H. Knox, Sheel Bansal, Gavin McNicol, Karina Schafer, Cove Sturtevant, Masahito Ueyama, Alex C. Valach, Dennis Baldocchi, Kyle Delwiche, Ankur R. Desai, Eugenie Euskirchen, Jinxun Liu, Annalea Lohila, Avni Malhotra, Lulie Melling, William Riley, Benjamin R. K. Runkle, Jessica Turner, Rodrigo Vargas, Qing Zhu, Tuula Alto, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, Mathias Goeckede, Joe R. Melton, Oliver Sonnentag, Timo Vesala, Eric Ward, Zhen Zhang, Sarah Feron, Zutao Ouyang, Pavel Alekseychik, Mika Aurela, Gil Bohrer, David Campbell, Jiquan Chen, Housen Chu, Higo J. Dalmagro, Jordan P. Goodrich, Pia Gottschalk, Takashi Hirano, Hiroki Iwata, Gerald Jurasinski, Minseok Kang, Franziska Koebsch, Ivan Mammarella, Mats B. Nilsson, Keisuke Ono, Matthias Peichl, Olli Peltola, Youngryel Ryu, Torsten Sachs, Ayaka Sakabe, Jed P. Sparks, Eeva-Stiina Tuittila, George L. Vourlitis, Guan X. Wong, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Benjamin Poulter, Robert B. Jackson
Summary: This study presents the first multi-site synthesis of predictors of CH4 fluxes in freshwater wetlands across different time scales, utilizing various statistical methods. The dominant predictors of FCH4 were found to be soil and air temperature at the seasonal scale, while water table depth played a significant role in wetlands with smaller temperature variations. Additionally, atmospheric pressure was identified as an important predictor at the multiday scale, showing synchronous releases of CH4 with drops in pressure at peat-dominated sites.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ying Huang, Xin-sheng Chen, Feng Li, Zhi-yong Hou, Xu Li, Jing Zeng, Zheng-miao Deng, Ye-Ai Zou, Yong-hong Xie
Summary: Changes in flood regimes, floodwater quality, and macrophyte types may affect sediment characteristics post-flooding in the Dongting Lake wetland. The study found that the soil total phosphorus and total nitrogen increased during the study period. Changes in sediment variables post-flooding showed a parabolic trajectory along the inundation duration, with negative correlation for sediment with low inundation duration and positive correlation for sediment with high inundation duration. Changes in sediment bulk density and sediment organic matter post-flooding were positively influenced by the total phosphorus content in the floodwater. These findings highlight the significant influence of flooding regime and water quality on sediment properties in the wetland.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Remote Sensing
Juliette Kool, Stef Lhermitte, Markus Hrachowitz, Francesco Bregoli, Michael E. McClain
Summary: This study reproduces the seasonal inundation pattern of the Mara Wetland in Tanzania for 2017-2019 using remotely sensed data. The wetland is classified using a Random Forest algorithm and the water balance is estimated using hydrological field-data. The results show a consistent bi-modal regime of seasonal expansion and contraction of the wetland, with river flow and local precipitation playing important roles in water availability fluctuations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Blanca Bernal, J. Patrick Megonigal, Thomas J. Mozdzer
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2017)
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Soil Science
Blanca Bernal, Duncan C. McKinley, Bruce A. Hungate, Paul M. White, Thomas J. Mozdzer, J. Patrick Megonigal
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2016)
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Engineering, Civil
Blanca Bernal, Christopher J. Anderson, William J. Mitsch
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING
(2017)
Article
Ecology
Jorge A. Villa, Blanca Bernal
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Timothy R. H. Pearson, Blanca Bernal, Stephen C. Hagen, Sarah M. Walker, Lindsay K. Melendy, Grace Delgado
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
James R. Holmquist, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Blanca Bernal, Kristin B. Byrd, Steve Crooks, Meagan Eagle Gonneea, Nate Herold, Sara H. Knox, Kevin D. Kroeger, John McCombs, J. Patrick Megonigal, Meng Lu, James T. Morris, Ariana E. Sutton-Grier, Tiffany G. Troxler, Donald E. Weller
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stephen Crooks, Ariana E. Sutton-Grier, Tiffany G. Troxler, Nathaniel Herold, Blanca Bernal, Lisa Schile-Beers, Tom Wirth
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2018)
Article
Ecology
Pei Ma, Li Zhang, William J. Mitsch
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Ecology
BingBing Jiang, William J. Mitsch
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Justyna Lozynska, Julita A. Dunalska, Agnieszka Bankowska-Sobczak, Li Zhang, William J. Mitsch
Summary: The study found that both LECA and LS mineral aggregates significantly improved orthophosphate removal from water extracted from eutrophic lakes, especially when 75% LS was added to the LECA bed. However, it is not feasible to install a full-scale bed made of these mineral aggregates in real-life conditions due to the large required size.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Roseli Frederigi Benassi, Tatiane Araujo de Jesus, Lucia Helena Gomes Coelho, Werner Siegfried Hanisch, Mercia Regina Domingues, Ricardo Hideo Taniwaki, Thais Araujo Goya Peduto, Danilo Oliveira da Costa, Marcelo Luiz Martins Pompeo, William J. Mitsch
Summary: The study indicates that shallow urban polluted reservoirs in tropical regions can be hotspot for CO2 and CH4 emissions, with nutrient-rich conditions leading to increased greenhouse gas emission. High concentrations of nutrients in the water column support the production of autotrophic biomass that contribute to CH4 emission. The findings highlight the importance of water quality improvement and eutrophication mitigation in highly urbanized reservoirs in tropical regions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bingbing Jiang, William J. Mitsch, Chris Lenhart
Summary: The western basin of Lake Erie is facing annual harmful algal blooms due to nutrient discharges, leading to significant water quality issues. A new agricultural land management approach, 'wetlaculture', was studied to reduce the need for fertilizers and prevent nutrient fluxes. The wetlaculture mesocosm experiment showed good retention effects for phosphorus and nitrogen, with water level and other hydrologic conditions playing a key role in nutrient retention.
Article
Plant Sciences
Lauren N. Griffiths, William J. Mitsch
Summary: This study investigated the impact of hurricane Irma on mangrove functions, finding increased aboveground biomass and decreased soil carbon storage as a result. Mangrove swamps may have a feedback on climate change by losing their ability to store carbon in belowground pools. However, the study also showed that mangrove swamps remain resilient to tropical storms in the long term and can recover their carbon storage capacity in the years following a storm.
Article
Plant Sciences
Lauren N. Griffiths, Elix Hernandez, Elvira Cuevas, William J. Mitsch
Summary: This study investigates the soil carbon dynamics in hydrologically altered mangrove swamps in Puerto Rico and finds that there are different patterns of carbon storage among sites with varying levels of disturbance. The results suggest that mangroves have the potential to retain their carbon storage capacities despite hydrologic alterations, but mass carbon storage within mangrove forests can be spatially variable in hydrologically altered conditions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Blanca Bernal, Lara T. Murray, Timothy R. H. Pearson
CARBON BALANCE AND MANAGEMENT
(2018)