Journal article
Biogeochemical and community ecology responses to the wetting of non-perennial streams
Nature water, Vol.2(9), pp.815-826
19/09/2024
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Abstract
Transitions between dry and wet hydrologic states are the defining characteristic of non-perennial rivers and streams, which constitute the majority of the global river network. Although past work has focused on stream drying characteristics, there has been less focus on how hydrology, ecology and biogeochemistry respond and interact during stream wetting. Wetting mechanisms are highly variable and can range from dramatic floods and debris flows to gradual saturation by upwelling groundwater. This variation in wetting affects ecological and biogeochemical functions, including nutrient processing, sediment transport and the assembly of biotic communities. Here we synthesize evidence describing the hydrological mechanisms underpinning different types of wetting regimes, the associated biogeochemical and organismal responses, and the potential scientific and management implications for downstream ecosystems. This combined multidisciplinary understanding of wetting dynamics in non-perennial streams will be key to predicting and managing for the effects of climate change on non-perennial ecosystems.
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- Title
- Biogeochemical and community ecology responses to the wetting of non-perennial streams
- Creators
- Adam Nicholas Price - USDA Forest ServiceMargaret Ann Zimmer - University of California, Santa CruzAnna Bergstrom - Karolinska InstitutetAmy Jo Burgin - University of KansasErin Cedar Seybold - University of KansasCorey Anne Krabbenhoft - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkSam Zipper - University of KansasMichelle Hope Busch - University of OklahomaWalter Kennedy Dodds - Kansas State UniversityAnnika Walters - University of WyomingJane Sarah Rogosch - Texas Tech UniversityRachel Stubbington - Nottingham Trent UniversityRichard Harry Walker - Upper Iowa UniversityJames Christian Stegen - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Terrestrial and Aquatic Integration Team, Richland, WA, United StatesThibault Datry - Archéologie et ArchéométrieMathis Messager - McGill UniversityJulian Olden - University of WashingtonSarah Elizabeth Godsey - Idaho State UniversityMargaret Shanafield - Flinders UniversityDavid Lytle - Oregon State UniversityRyan Burrows - The University of MelbourneKendra Elena Kaiser - Boise State UniversityGeorge Henry Allen - Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesMeryl Christine Mims - Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesJonathan Douglas Tonkin - University of CanterburyMichael Bogan - School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJohn Christopher Hammond - Colorado State UniversityKate Boersma - University of San DiegoAllison Nicole Myers-Pigg - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryAmanda DelVecchia - Duke UniversityDaniel Allen - Pennsylvania State UniversitySongyan Yu - Griffith UniversityAdam Ward - Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Publication Details
- Nature water, Vol.2(9), pp.815-826
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 12
- Identifiers
- 991013337877702368
- Copyright
- © The Authors. Parts of this work were authored by US Federal Government authors and are not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply 2024
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article