期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 16, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abd9f5
关键词
pollution; riparian buffers; nitrogen; milldams; dam removal; denitrification; dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium
资金
- NSF Hydrologic Sciences Program Awards [1929747, 1901787]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Earth Sciences [1929747, 1901787] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Milldams and their legacies have significant impacts on fluvial processes and geomorphology, but their effects on riparian nitrogen processing are less understood. The potential effects of existing and breached milldams on riparian nitrogen cycling are uncertain and require further investigation.
Milldams and their legacies have significantly influenced fluvial processes and geomorphology. However, less is known about their effects on riparian zone hydrology, biogeochemistry, and water quality. Here, we discuss the potential effects of existing and breached milldams on riparian nitrogen (N) processing through multiple competing hypotheses and observations from complementary studies. Competing hypotheses characterize riparian zone processes that remove (sink) or release (source) N. Elevated groundwater levels and reducing soil conditions upstream of milldams suggest that riparian zones above dams could be hotspots for N removal via denitrification and plant N uptake. On the other hand, dam removals and subsequent drops in stream and riparian groundwater levels result in drained, oxic soils which could increase soil nitrification and decrease riparian plant uptake due to groundwater bypassing the root zone. Whether dam removals would result in a net increase or decrease of N in riparian groundwaters is unknown and needs to be investigated. While nitrification, denitrification, and plant N uptake have typically received the most attention in riparian studies, other N cycle processes such as dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) need to be considered. We also propose a novel concept of riparian discontinuum, which highlights the hydrologic and biogeochemical discontinuities introduced in riparian zones by anthropogenic structures such as milldams. Understanding and quantifying how milldams and similar structures influence the net source or sink behavior of riparian zones is urgently needed for guiding watershed management practices and for informed decision making with regard to dam removals.
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