Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
R. K. Braghiere, J. B. Fisher, R. A. Fisher, M. Shi, B. S. Steidinger, B. N. Sulman, N. A. Soudzilovskaia, X. Yang, J. Liang, K. G. Peay, T. W. Crowther, R. P. Phillips
Summary: The study found that the distribution of mycorrhizal fungi has a significant impact on global carbon and nutrient cycling. As soil nitrogen becomes more limited, the costs for plants to acquire nitrogen through mycorrhizae have increased at a faster rate, suggesting that nutrient acquisition will increasingly rely on a higher portion of assimilated carbon to support productivity.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Christopher E. Ndehedehe, Vagner G. Ferreira, Nathan O. Agutu, Alex O. Onojeghuo, Onuwa Okwuashi, Habtamu Tilahun Kassahun, Ashraf Dewan
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the variability of hydrological stores and their response to drought intensity in semi-arid regions of Australia using multiple indicators. Results show the relationship between climate hotspots, climate modes, and the impact of indicators on agricultural systems. Additionally, extreme events such as droughts and floods affect the distribution of surface water.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Stefan Geisen, Shunran Hu, Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz, G. F. (Ciska) Veen
Summary: The study reveals that fast-growing protists play a significant role in decomposition processes, especially at lower temperatures; Predator-prey interactions in microbial communities may affect their composition and functioning.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Marie Arnoux, Philip Brunner, Bettina Schaefli, Rebecca Mott, Fabien Cochand, Daniel Hunkeler
Summary: Alpine environments are highly vulnerable to climatic warming, with future water resources management and streamflow behavior in these areas strongly influenced by groundwater storage, geology, and the distribution of unconsolidated quaternary deposits. The buffering capacity of groundwater, particularly in quaternary deposits, plays a critical role in the seasonal storage of water and can impact future summer low flows. Catchments with high groundwater contribution relative to precipitation are likely to experience slower decreases in discharge in response to climate change, highlighting the importance of considering geological factors in water resource management in alpine regions.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wouter R. Berghuijs, Louise J. Slater
Summary: The importance of soil moisture in triggering river floods is increasingly recognized. However, groundwater from the deeper, saturated zone plays a significant role in river flow and flooding, although its effects are not well understood. Analyzing hydroclimatic records of North American watersheds from 1981 to 2018, it is found that baseflow, which is groundwater-sustained river flow, influences the magnitude of annual flooding at different timescales. Floods are mainly caused by the combination of high precipitation and baseflow, with flood magnitudes more closely related to changes in baseflow than in soil moisture and short-term extreme precipitation. Additionally, long-term trends in flood magnitude and decadal variations align more with groundwater storage and baseflow trends rather than changing precipitation extremes and soil moisture, indicating the importance of groundwater in shaping North American river floods.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weifeng Gao, Dawen Gao, Liquan Song, Houcai Sheng, Tijiu Cai, Hong Liang
Summary: Non-growing season nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from permafrost regions are an essential component of annual emissions, contributing significantly to the annual budget. The driving factors of non-growing season N2O emissions differ from those of the growing season and the entire observation period, mainly influenced by soil temperature.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Arlete S. Barneze, Jan Willem van Groenigen, Laurent Philippot, David Bru, Diego Abalos, Gerlinde B. De Deyn
Summary: The effect of plant communities on nitrogen cycling and N2O fluxes under flooding conditions was investigated. Mixing grasses with legumes reduced nitrogen losses and enhanced plant nitrogen uptake in flooded conditions. However, the presence of legumes increased N2O fluxes due to increased soil nitrate availability.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Leonard Dupont, Priscilla Le Mezo, Olivier Aumont, Laurent Bopp, Corentin Clerc, Christian Ethe, Olivier Maury
Summary: Despite the ecological and economic importance of high trophic levels (HTLs) in ocean carbon dynamics, their impact on passive and active processes is still largely unexplored, especially under climate change scenarios. This study compares two simulations of a global biogeochemical-ecosystem model with and without feedbacks from large marine animals, finding that these animals have little influence on anthropogenic carbon uptake under the RCP8.5 scenario but do affect low trophic level biomasses and ecosystem equilibrium.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Kevin Theis, Pierre Quevreux, Michel Loreau
Summary: Understanding ecosystems requires an integrative approach combining functional ecology and community ecology, with nutrient cycling having a significant impact on ecosystem dynamics and stability. Nutrient cycling has a destabilizing effect on perturbed species, while self-regulation generally stabilizes systems. Nutrient cycling and self-regulation have opposite effects, with nutrient cycling dampening the stabilizing effect of self-regulation.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoqing Cui, Ziyin Shang, Longlong Xia, Rongting Xu, Wulahati Adalibieke, Xiaoying Zhan, Pete Smith, Feng Zhou
Summary: The N2O emissions from croplands in China doubled between 1980 and 2017, but the growth rate has slowed since 1998, mainly due to a country-wide decrease in nitrogen fertilizer applications and changes in sowing structure. Policy interventions and agronomy practices have the potential to further reduce N2O emissions in China and other developing countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maya Costantini, Jeanne Colin, Bertrand Decharme
Summary: Understanding the response of groundwater to climate change is crucial for effective water management adaptation plans. Based on global climate simulations, we analyzed the evolution of groundwater levels in major basins worldwide and found a global average rise in groundwater levels, consistent with projected precipitation intensification. Regional disparities were observed, corresponding to patterns of precipitation changes. Human groundwater withdrawals and population projections were considered, revealing potential areas of depletion or rising levels in the future. These changes could affect a significant percentage of the world's population, leading to water scarcity or increased flooding risks.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paulo Ceppi, Peer Nowack
Summary: Global warming influences Earth's cloud cover, which plays a crucial role in the uncertainty of Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS). Through analyzing how clouds respond to environmental changes, global cloud feedback is constrained to 0.43 +/- 0.35 W·m-2·K-1, indicating a robust amplifying effect of clouds on global warming. This approach is expected to provide tighter constraints on climate change projections and its various socioeconomic and ecological impacts.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Dennis L. Hartmann, Brittany D. Dygert
Summary: Warming experiments were conducted using a uniformly insolated, non-rotating climate model with a slab ocean by increasing solar irradiance. The study found that as the global mean surface temperature varied, the sea surface temperature (SST) contrast first declined, then increased, and then declined again. Increasing SST contrast is associated with reduced climate sensitivity, while decreasing SST contrast is associated with enhanced climate sensitivity. The changing SST contrast and climate sensitivity are primarily related to the role of water vapor in clear-sky radiative cooling. Additionally, the study found that clouds in the convective region are more reflective than those in the subsiding region, leading to a reduction in SST contrast.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Jane M. Lucas, Bronte S. Sone, Dana Whitmore, Michael S. Strickland
Summary: Antibiotics and rising soil temperatures interact to disrupt bacterial assemblages and network structure, allowing for a rise in fungal dominance and change in soil nutrient stoichiometry. Antibiotics alone decrease bacterial diversity, abundance, total extractable N, and microbial carbon use efficiency, while increasing bioavailable C. Higher temperatures independently homogenize fungal community composition, decrease dissolved organic C and increase soil respiration rates.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhijun Jin, Xiaomei Wang, Huajian Wang, Yuntao Ye, Shuichang Zhang
Summary: This paper discusses the organic carbon cycle and the development of black shale from the perspective of Earth System Science. It proposes that black shale depositions are the result of interactions among various factors and can provide valuable information about Earth's oxygenation process and resources. Future research should adopt a more extensive perspective.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mehdi Darvishi, Georgia Destouni, Saeid Aminjafari, Fernando Jaramillo
Summary: The study revealed a negative relationship between water level changes and ground deformation using InSAR technology, which was consistent across different SAR sensors. This indicates that the ground surface has an elastic response to changes in water storage in the reservoir, as evidenced by both long-term and short-term variations in water levels and deformation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guillaume Vigouroux, Elina Kari, Jose M. Beltran-Abaunza, Petteri Uotila, Dekui Yuan, Georgia Destouni
Summary: The study in the Baltic Sea reveals that different coastal waters have varying levels of eutrophication impact and key influencing factors, highlighting the need to distinguish between more and less isolated coastal waters. Trends in eutrophication in open sea and coastal waters are related to climatic and hydrospheric drivers, while coastal waters are significantly influenced by anthropogenic land-based nutrient loads and sea ice cover duration.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Nandita B. Basu, Kimberly J. Van Meter, Danyka K. Byrnes, Philippe Van Cappellen, Roy Brouwer, Brian H. Jacobsen, Jerker Jarsjo, David L. Rudolph, Maria C. Cunha, Natalie Nelson, Ruchi Bhattacharya, Georgia Destouni, Soren Boye Olsen
Summary: Agricultural nitrogen legacies are causing delays in improving water quality, highlighting the need for comprehensive management strategies to address these issues and ensure better environmental outcomes.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Carla S. S. Ferreira, Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Georgia Destouni, Navid Ghajarnia, Zahra Kalantari
Summary: This paper examines the issue of soil degradation in the European Mediterranean region, highlighting the importance of soil resources and the current challenges they face. Suggestions are made for establishing a soil monitoring system to support decision making and achieve sustainable development goals.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Romain Goldenberg, Zahra Kalantari, Georgia Destouni
Summary: The study found that there is a robust relationship between urban population density and the realization of urban ecosystem services, with Western European cities performing better in this aspect. Additionally, the effectiveness of urban ecosystem service realization is closely related to socio-economic measures like the Human Development Index and GDP per capita.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Guillaume Vigouroux, Georgia Destouni
Summary: Coastal eutrophication is a significant global issue, including in the Baltic Sea, and effective management responses require a good understanding of the various interacting pressures and impacts. This study reviewed the existing research on Baltic coastal eutrophication and found that there is a focus on pressures and impacts, but less on characterizing the eutrophication itself. Furthermore, research on the interactions between land, coast, and sea is limited.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Imenne Ahlen, Josefin Thorslund, Peter Hamback, Georgia Destouni, Jerker Jarsjo
Summary: This study investigated the differences in water storage dynamics between wetlands within the same wetlandscape. The researchers found that wetlands in different positions exhibit two distinct storage behaviors. Headwater wetlands are able to store excess water to buffer floods, while downstream wetlands experience seasonal low water levels. The study also revealed that headwater wetlands have complex and patchy inundation patterns, while downstream wetlands are characterized by prolonged low-water states.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elisie Karesdotter, Georgia Destouni, Navid Ghajarnia, Richard B. Lammers, Zahra Kalantari
Summary: Population growth puts pressure on water resource availability. This study uses a water balance model to quantify the impact of human activities and climate change on different water variables globally. The results show significant variations in the effects of human activities across different regions.
Article
Water Resources
Davood Moshir Panahi, Georgia Destouni, Zahra Kalantari, Bagher Zahabiyoun
Summary: This study examined the decline of wetlands in Iran and found that non-climatic factors, particularly changes in land use and land cover, had a greater impact than climate change. The analysis also revealed that the increase in evapotranspiration and decrease in runoff were the main drivers of wetland decline.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jacopo Cantoni, Zahra Kalantari, Georgia Destouni
Summary: Legacy pollutants are identified as dominant contributors to water pollution in Sweden, including total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total organic carbon. The relationship between legacy concentrations of these pollutants and land use is tested and supported by catchment data. The data-driven approach of this study provides a useful tool for pollution mitigation and should be further tested for other chemicals worldwide.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Y. Ma, Z. Kalantari, G. Destouni
Summary: The climate sensitivity of infectious diseases is widely discussed, but there is a lack of quantitative basis for distinguishing and predicting their disease impacts. This study applies a scoping review approach to Lyme disease and cryptosporidiosis to assess research effort and identify key gaps. The research reveals important gaps in the roles of water-related and socioeconomic factors for Lyme disease, and land-related factors for cryptosporidiosis. Additionally, the interactions between host and parasite communities with climate and other driver-pressure factors are understudied, and there is a lack of research in Asia and Africa for Lyme disease and cryptosporidiosis, respectively.
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Ehsan Foroumandi, Hamid Moradkhani, Xavier Sanchez-Vila, Kamini Singha, Andrea Castelletti, Georgia Destouni
Summary: The emergence of large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, has attracted significant attention in academic and scientific circles. While ChatGPT holds promise for research and teaching purposes, there are also limitations and potential risks associated with its use. The article suggests that the academic community should adapt regulations and policies to harness the benefits of LLMs while mitigating their pitfalls.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wantong Li, Markus Reichstein, O. Sungmin, Carla May, Georgia Destouni, Mirco Migliavacca, Basil Kraft, Ulrich Weber, Rene Orth
Summary: Drought intensity and duration have increased in many regions recently. However, global understanding of the propagation of drought-induced water deficits through the terrestrial water cycle remains limited. In this study, the authors used machine learning-assisted upscaling of satellite and in-situ observations to analyze the response of evaporation and runoff to soil moisture droughts. They found that evaporation and runoff show contrasting responses in different climate regimes, with runoff strongly reduced in wet regions while evaporation is decoupled from soil moisture decreases and enhanced by sunny and warm weather. In drier regions, evaporation is reduced during droughts due to vegetation water stress, but runoff is largely unchanged due to low precipitation deficits and buffering from decreased evaporation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahdi Panahi, Khabat Khosravi, Fatemeh Rezaie, Carla S. S. Ferreira, Georgia Destouni, Zahra Kalantari
Summary: Flooding is a serious natural hazard that affects human life, property, and the environment. This study developed a deep learning approach for large-scale flood modeling in Sweden, using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and optimized versions combined with the Gray Wolf Optimizer (GWO) or the Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA). The results show high flood susceptibility in certain areas, with aspect being the most influential factor.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Daniel Althoff, Georgia Destouni
Summary: This research demonstrates that the green water flux is generally greater than the blue water flux. Expanding agricultural land and irrigation will result in more blue water being converted into green water, exacerbating the vulnerability of blue water to future climate change. These findings are crucial for guiding land-use planning to balance freshwater needs.
