Article
Environmental Sciences
Weiwei Jiang, Huimin Pan, Nan Yang, Henglin Xiao
Summary: This study quantitatively evaluated the limiting factors for riparian vegetation restoration in reservoirs and found that inundation duration had a significantly greater effect on vegetation distribution, cover, and diversity compared to other environmental factors. Inundation for 5 months is close to the tolerance limit of most plants and poses a significant limitation on the vegetation restoration in reservoir riparian areas.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Valentina Bau', Alistair G. L. Borthwick, Paolo Perona
Summary: This study examines the irreversibility of river floodplains to recover their status, which may be explained by the dynamics of riparian water-tolerant plant roots. The developed model provides a quantitative tool for predicting the impact of changing flow regimes on long-term river floodplain dynamics.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kai Yue, Pieter De Frenne, Dario A. Fornara, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Wang Li, Xin Peng, Xiangyin Ni, Yan Peng, Fuzhong Wu, Yusheng Yang, Josep Penuelas
Summary: Globally, the partitioning of incident rainfall into interception, stemflow, and throughfall varies among different biomes due to factors such as plant composition, canopy structure, and macroclimate. The relative stemflow is more influenced by plant traits, while relative interception and throughfall are influenced by plant traits and meteorological variables.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Heather Kropp, Michael M. Loranty, Susan M. Natali, Alexander L. Kholodov, Adrian Rocha, Isla Myers-Smith, Benjamin W. Abbot, Jakob Abermann, Elena Blanc-Betes, Daan Blok, Gesche Blume-Werry, Julia Boike, Amy L. Breen, Sean M. P. Cahoon, Casper T. Christiansen, Thomas A. Douglas, Howard E. Epstein, Gerald Frost, Mathias Goeckede, Toke T. Hoye, Steven D. Mamet, Jonathan A. O'Donnell, David Olefeldt, Gareth K. Phoenix, Verity G. Salmon, A. Britta K. Sannel, Sharon L. Smith, Oliver Sonnentag, Lydia Smith Vaughn, Mathew Williams, Bo Elberling, Laura Gough, Jan Hjort, Peter M. Lafleur, Eugenie S. Euskirchen, Monique M. P. D. Heijmans, Elyn R. Humphreys, Hiroki Iwata, Benjamin M. Jones, M. Torre Jorgenson, Inge Gruenberg, Yongwon Kim, James Laundre, Marguerite Mauritz, Anders Michelsen, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Ken D. Tape, Masahito Ueyama, Bang-Yong Lee, Kirsty Langley, Magnus Lund
Summary: Soils are warming in the Arctic and Boreal region as temperature rises, with tall shrubs and trees expanding in the tundra. Ecosystems with tall-statured shrubs and trees have warmer shallow soils compared to short-statured tundra vegetation, indicating that ground thermal regimes in the cold season are critical for predicting soil warming. The expansion of tall shrubs and trees into tundra regions can amplify shallow soil warming and increase potential for increased seasonal thaw depth, soil carbon cycling rates, carbon dioxide loss, and permafrost thaw.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christopher Sargeant, Michael Bliss Singer
Summary: This study highlights the distinct seasonal water use differences and significant source switching between two riparian tree species with contrasting rooting depths under different water availability conditions. Riparian trees become more dependent on locally controlled soil moisture with increasing distance downstream, making them more vulnerable to local temperature increases.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Eleonore Mira, Alain Rousteau, Regis Tournebize, Marie Robert, Andre Evette
Summary: This study aimed to characterize the performance and biotechnical traits of native Caribbean species potentially compatible with soil and water bioengineering. In a shadehouse experiment, ten native Caribbean shrub and tree species were tested for their survival rate, biomass production and root growth. The results provide practical guidance for the integration of native species in soil and water bioengineering in the Caribbean and the Neotropics at large.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jie Zheng, Muhammad Arif, Songlin Zhang, Zhongxun Yuan, Limiao Zhang, Jiajia Li, Dongdong Ding, Changxiao Li
Summary: This study utilized data from the riparian zone of the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir in China to investigate the response of plant communities to flooding stress. Results showed that species richness and diversity decreased under higher flooding stress, while cover of perennial and native plant groups increased. Community composition varied with elevation, exhibiting impacts of both environmental and dispersal filtering.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Leanna A. Stackhouse, Nicholas C. Coops, Joanne C. White, Piotr Tompalski, Jeffery Hamilton, Donald J. Davis
Summary: This study used airborne laser scanning data and field-based measurements to differentiate and describe riparian and upland vegetation in two watersheds on Vancouver Island, Canada. Machine learning models were used to determine the most important laser scanning features for discriminating between these vegetation zones. The results showed that airborne laser scanning data can effectively characterize the characteristics and extent of riparian vegetation.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Kai Zhu, Yiguo Ran, Maohua Ma, Wenjuan Li, Yaseen Mir, Jiaojiao Ran, Shengjun Wu, Ping Huang
Summary: This study examined the effects of different land use and flooding intensity on soil aggregate stability and organic C and N contents along the Three Gorges Reservoir riparian zone in China. The results showed that the coupling effects of land use and flooding intensity were crucial in explaining the variability in soil stability. Maintaining higher levels of organic carbon and nitrogen through appropriate land use strategies was found to promote soil aggregate formation and stability. The study suggests that different land use practices should be implemented at different elevations to enhance soil stability and organic C and N accumulation in riparian zones with similar conditions.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eliyajrj Kujur, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Dhiraj Kumar Yadav, Arnab Banerjee
Summary: Assessment of riparian vegetation ecology revealed significant variation between two rivers, with higher diversity observed in lower vegetation layers in Machhli river and in tree and herb layers in Maini river. The study highlights the importance of species-oriented plantation practices for successful restoration and conservation of riparian vegetation ecosystems.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Dong Yan, Lin Chen, Huaiwei Sun, Weihong Liao, Haorui Chen, Guanghui Wei, Wenxin Zhang, Ye Tuo
Summary: This study defines ecological water rights based on the elasticity and relative importance of ecological water use in different regions of a basin, and proposes a method for allocating these rights. The application of this method in the mainstream watershed of Tarim River in China shows that it can meet the ecological water demand of vegetation in important areas when the overall available ecological water is 77% of the demand. However, the demand in non-important areas must be reduced.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
B. Stammel, C. Damm, C. Fischer-Bedtke, A. Rumm, M. Gelhaus, P. Horchler, S. Kunder, F. Foeckler, M. Scholz
Summary: Natural floodplains are diverse ecosystems threatened by human activities. To improve sustainable management, it is necessary to develop an assessment index for their ecological value. This index can be combined with existing methods to evaluate floodplain plants.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Review
Forestry
Philippe Balandier, Anders Marell, Bernard Prevosto, Lucie Vincenot
Summary: Plant interactions play a crucial role in forest ecosystem dynamics, with both overstorey and understorey plants influencing each other's growth and development. Competition for light is well-studied, but competition for water and nutrients by overstorey trees has a more significant impact on understorey vegetation. In addition, mycorrhizae and large mammalian herbivores also shape above- and belowground resources and play a role in over- and understorey interactions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eliyajrj Kujur, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Dhiraj Kumar Yadav, Arnab Banerjee
Summary: In this study conducted in two riparian sites in India, it was found that the vegetation diversity and biomass distribution varied between Maini and Machhli rivers. The tree and herb layers had higher diversity indices in Maini river, while the sapling, seedling, and shrub layers had higher diversity indices in Machhli river. Overall, riparian vegetation made significant contributions towards biomass accumulation, carbon storage, and CO2 mitigation.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Eleonore Mira, Alain Rousteau, Regis Tournebize, Marie Robert, Andre Evette
Summary: The study aimed to identify riparian forest understory species suitable for use in soil and water bioengineering techniques. The results showed that several herb and shrub species displayed adequate growth vigor for inclusion in these techniques, while pteridophytes performed poorly.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Adrian Jesus Garcia, Beatriz Gonzalez-Rodrigo, Sara Martinez, Ruben Martinez, Miguel Marchamalo
Summary: This study evaluates the feasibility of applying PSI technology in challenging scenarios in old city centers, proposes novel classification indexes for assessing building health and activity impact, and validates the applicability of these techniques and indexes in underground construction monitoring.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIGITAL EARTH
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ruben Sancho Gomez-Zurdo, David Galan Martin, Beatriz Gonzalez-Rodrigo, Miguel Marchamalo Sacristan, Ruben Martinez Marin
Summary: This study confirms the feasibility of using drone photogrammetry for deformational control of terrain and structures, highlighting the importance of precise control points and drones with integrated RTK systems. The case study demonstrates satisfactory precision in monitoring large structures, opening possibilities for further applications in infrastructure monitoring.
INFORMES DE LA CONSTRUCCION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pablo Cisneros-Araujo, Teresa Goicolea, Maria Cruz Mateo-Sanchez, Juan Ignacio Garcia-Vinas, Miguel Marchamalo, Audrey Mercier, Aitor Gaston
Summary: Ecological modeling requires high spatial resolution and careful selection of environmental variables for good predictive performance. Developing models from datasets with different coverage and accessibility can provide powerful information for estimating habitat and connectivity.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Marta Gonzalez del Tanago, Vanesa Martinez-Fernandez, Francisca C. Aguiar, Walter Bertoldi, Simon Dufour, Diego Garcia de Jalon, Virginia Garofano-Gomez, Dejan Mandzukovski, Patricia Maria Rodriguez-Gonzalez
Summary: River hydromorphology has been significantly impacted by anthropogenic pressures, highlighting the importance of improving river conditions for sustainable management. Riparian vegetation plays a crucial role in sustaining river hydromorphology, yet it is often neglected in assessment protocols. This paper reviews the relevance of riparian vegetation in river hydromorphology and proposes approaches to integrate it into monitoring and assessment practices.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jessica Esteban, Alfredo Fernandez-Landa, Jose Luis Tome, Cristina Gomez, Miguel Marchamalo
Summary: Analyzing time series of Landsat-derived vegetation indexes with the BFAST algorithm allows for characterization of forest stand changes caused by different harvesting practices, with improved accuracy when ALS data is acquired after the changes occur.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Diaz-Redondo, Miguel Marchamalo, Felipe Morcillo, James J. King
Summary: This study evaluates the initial effects of opening barrage gates on instream habitats in the Manzanares River in Madrid. The results show a substantial reactivation of habitat heterogeneity, with newly-emerging conditions promoting potential preferential habitats for native fish fauna.
RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Alp, Ramon J. Batalla, Maria Dolores Bejarano, Isabel Boavida, Herve Capra, Mauro Carolli, Roser Casas-Mulet, Maria Joao Costa, Jo Halvard Halleraker, Christoph Hauer, Daniel S. Hayes, Atle Harby, Markus Noack, Antoni Palau, Matthias Schneider, Lennart Schonfelder, Diego Tonolla, Davide Vanzo, Terese Venus, Damia Vericat, Guido Zolezzi, Maria Cristina Bruno
Summary: The increase in demand for renewable energy is leading to more hydropower development and its integration with variable renewable energy sources. However, flexible hydropower production can cause artificial flow fluctuations in rivers, known as hydropeaking, which have multiple impacts on riverine habitats. Mitigating hydropeaking requires an interdisciplinary approach, and the HyPeak network aims to enrich research initiatives and support hydropower planning and policy. It seeks to integrate members from different countries and continents to provide expert advice on hydropeaking to policymakers, researchers, stakeholders, and practitioners.
RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alejandro Baladron, Maria Dolores Bejarano, Judith M. Sarneel, Isabel Boavida
Summary: This study investigated the impact of hydropeaking on common plant species in riparian areas. The results showed that half of the species performed worse under hydropeaking conditions, but no specific hydropeaking scenario was more disruptive than others. Some species, such as Betula pubescens, Alnus incana, and Filipendula ulmifolia, were more vulnerable to hydropeaking, while others, like Carex acuta, were resistant. The plants exposed to perturbed scenarios accumulated more C-13, indicating physiological stress.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Manuel Almestar, Susana Sastre-Merino, Paloma Velon, Margarita Martinez-Nunez, Miguel Marchamalo, Carlos Calderon-Guerrero
Summary: Schools and their environments can play a crucial role in urban transformation, particularly in addressing challenges like climate change. Climate action educational programs serve as a tool for multi-stakeholder collaboration, fostering collective efficacy and driving transformative and behavioral changes. This research analyzes practical strategies to address the sustainability challenges of such programs through the case study of the Ecology at your Doorstep project.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Davide Vanzo, Maria Dolores Bejarano, Isabel Boavida, Mauro Carolli, Terese E. Venus, Roser Casas-Mulet
RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Miguel Marchamalo-Sacristan, Antonio Miguel Ruiz-Armenteros, Francisco Lamas-Fernandez, Beatriz Gonzalez-Rodrigo, Ruben Martinez-Marin, Jose Manuel Delgado-Blasco, Matus Bakon, Milan Lazecky, Daniele Perissin, Juraj Papco, Joaquim J. Sousa
Summary: This study validates the monitoring of the Beninar Dam using Multi-Temporal Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (MT-InSAR) and dam modeling, opening the way to enhanced integrated monitoring systems. MT-InSAR proves to be a reliable and continuous monitoring system for dam deformation, surpassing previously installed systems in terms of precision. The study concludes that MT-InSAR and dam modeling are important elements for the integrated monitoring systems of embankment dams.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Miguel Urena-Pliego, Ruben Martinez-Marin, Beatriz Gonzalez-Rodrigo, Miguel Marchamalo-Sacristan
Summary: Artificial intelligence is used in the construction engineering sector to calculate building heights from street-view imagery, utilizing a semantic segmentation machine learning model. The model achieves fast runtime and state-of-the-art results on standard semantic segmentation tasks. Average building heights on a pilot street in Germany were satisfactorily estimated with a maximum error of 3 m. The research discusses further alternatives and the difficulties of obtaining training data for countries with no datasets and different urban conditions. This line of research is important for characterizing buildings and estimating attributes essential for seismic risk assessment using automatically processed street-view imagery.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Carlos Garcia-Lanchares, Miguel Marchamalo-Sacristan, Alfredo Fernandez-Landa, Candela Sancho, Vrinda Krishnakumar, Belen Benito
Summary: The analysis of deformation dynamics in Guatemala city and its surrounding region is highly relevant due to vulnerability to natural disasters and rapid urbanization, lacking InSAR and deformation studies. Using the SNAP-StaMPS processing chain, 226 SAR images from Sentinel-1 A and B satellites were processed. The study identified four active areas with subsidence velocities greater than 10 mm/yr and provides valuable insights for disaster management, decision-making, and urban planning in Central American countries.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. L. Thieme, D. Tickner, G. Grill, J. P. Carvallo, M. Goichot, J. Hartmann, J. Higgins, B. Lehner, M. Mulligan, C. Nilsson, K. Tockner, C. Zarfl, J. Opperman
Summary: Policy solutions and development pathways exist to navigate trade-offs to meet climate resilience, water, food, and energy security goals while safeguarding free-flowing rivers. Over 260,000 kilometers of rivers worldwide could lose their free-flowing status if proposed hydropower projects are built. Proposed solutions include avoidance, minimization, restoration, and mitigation strategies within the mitigation hierarchy framework.
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Information Systems
C. Sancho, M. Bakon, A. J. Garcia, R. Czikhardt, A. Fernandez-Landa, J. Papco, R. Martinez, J. Barlak, M. Marchamalo, M. Rovnak, P. Adamisin
Summary: Cities and built-up areas are the main environment of human civilization in the 21st century. The quick development of Space industry and processing capabilities enable near-real time monitoring of large target areas in cities. City-EYE is a platform for the surveillance and management of built-up areas and infrastructures that integrates different datasets from various SAR sensors and data dating from 1992 to present.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES 2020 (CENTERIS/PROJMAN/HCIST 2020)
(2021)