Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahdi Akbari, Ali Mirchi, Amin Roozbahani, Abror Gafurov, Bjorn Klove, Ali Torabi Haghighi
Summary: This paper investigates the hydro-climatic reasons behind the desiccation of the Hamun Lakes in the Iran-Afghanistan border. The major cause of desiccation is upstream water regulation and the construction of reservoirs by Iran. There is a discernible shift in the relation between river flow and upstream precipitation, and the lakes' shrinkage places socio-economic stress on the region.
JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Limnology
David J. Suggett, Matthew R. Nitschke, David J. Hughes, Natasha Bartels, Emma F. Camp, Nicole Dilernia, John Edmondson, Sage Fitzgerald, Amanda Grima, Ayla Sage, Mark E. Warner
Summary: Active chlorophyll a fluorometry, a tool for diagnosing coral functional state, has not been developed as a rapid phenotyping platform. This study used Light-Induced Fluorescence Transient-Fast Repetition Rate fluorometry to identify coral phenotypes, and found variations in light niche plasticity among different coral taxa, which can inform stock selection for different light environments.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. S. Nanditha, Vimal Mishra
Summary: Floods in India have a disproportionate impact on the socioeconomic well-being of millions of people, and nonstructural measures such as flood early warning systems play a crucial role in mitigating these impacts. This study examines the drivers of floods in Indian river basins under observed and projected future climate conditions and finds that multiday precipitation is the predominant flood driver. The frequency of major flood drivers is projected to increase in the future, posing a greater risk to agriculture and infrastructure.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
M. J. Paul, S. D. LeDuc, M. G. Lassiter, L. C. Moorhead, P. D. Noyes, S. G. Leibowitz
Summary: Wildfires have increased in frequency and have significant impacts on water quality, including physical, chemical, and biological changes. These effects typically last less than 5 years, but can extend up to 15 years or more in certain cases. Studies on pollutants mobilized from wildfires in urban areas are limited.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dapeng Feng, Jiangtao Liu, Kathryn Lawson, Chaopeng Shen
Summary: This paper introduces a differentiable and learnable process-based model (delta model) that approaches the performance level of purely data-driven deep learning models (such as LSTM) in predicting hydrologic variables. Experimental results show that the delta model performs similarly to LSTM in simulating variables like streamflow and can also output other untrained variables, such as soil and groundwater storage.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Limnology
Xiangjin Shen, Ming Jiang, Xlanguo Lu
Summary: Understanding the spatiotemporal variation in vegetation phenology of freshwater marshes and its response to climate change is important. This study found that the start date of vegetation growing season in freshwater marshes of the Tibetan Plateau has been advancing. The increase in spring daytime and nighttime temperatures can advance the vegetation growing season, but the effects of temperature on different altitudes are divergent.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Limnology
Frederic Olivier, Mathilde Gigot, Delphine Mathias, Youenn Jezequel, Tarik Meziane, Christophe L'Her, Laurent Chauvaud, Julien Bonnel
Summary: Noise pollution from human activities has increased in the oceans, yet there is limited research on its impact on marine invertebrates. To address this gap, researchers developed the Larvosonic system, a laboratory tank equipped with acoustic assets, to assess the effects of noise on young stages of marine invertebrates. They found that different types and levels of noise influenced the growth of scallops, with interactive effects between noise level/spectra and trophic environment.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS
(2023)
Article
Limnology
Michael W. Thayne, Benjamin M. Kraemer, Jorrit P. Mesman, Bastiaan W. Ibelings, Rita Adrian
Summary: The study analyzed the effects of 25 extreme wind storms on a shallow lake ecosystem and found that antecedent lake conditions were more important than storm characteristics in explaining variation in lake ecosystem resistance and resilience. Factors such as duration, mean precipitation, shear stress intensity, and time between storms were found to influence the resistance and resilience of lake ecosystems.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Isabel Pestana da Paixao Cansado, Paulo Alexandre Mira Mourao, Joao Manuel Valente Nabais, Barbara Tita, Teresa Batista, Telmo Rocha, Catia Borges, Gilda Matos
Summary: This study reported the production of activated carbons from dirty plastic wastes, utilizing physical or chemical activation methods, which contributes to the valorization of waste plastics. The activated carbons produced had high surface area and pore volume, and showed good adsorption performance for specific organic compounds in liquid phase.
WATER AND ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Jason D. Thiem, Lee J. Baumgartner, Ben Fanson, Aleksey Sadekov, Zeb Tonkin, Brenton P. Zampatti
Summary: Understanding the spatial and temporal scales of key population processes is crucial for effective recovery actions in fisheries management. The study on three potamodromous species in the Darling River showed that golden perch were mainly locally spawned, while Murray cod were mainly lifelong residents and silver perch mostly immigrated from the Murray River. Recovery actions in the Darling River should consider the relevant spatial and temporal scales of life history processes.
MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Naser Valizadeh, Vahid Karimi, Batool Fooladi Heleileh, Dariush Hayati, Masoud Bijani
Summary: This study developed and validated a perceptual scale for small-scale farmers in arid regions, identifying five latent dimensions related to farmers' perceptions of climate change. It was recommended that climate change social interventions focus on improving farmers' episodic memory to enhance their awareness and response to climate change.
WATER AND ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiao Yang, Tamlin M. Pavelsky, Matthew R. Ross, Stephanie R. Januchowski-Hartley, Wayana Dolan, Elizabeth H. Altenau, Michael Belanger, Danesha Byron, Michael Durand, Ian Van Dusen, Hailey Galit, Michiel Jorissen, Theodore Langhorst, Eric Lawton, Riley Lynch, Katie Ann Mcquillan, Sayali Pawar, Aaron Whittemore
Summary: People have built various obstructions in rivers for different purposes, but due to the long and complex history of construction and removal, there is a lack of consistent global record. By using a consistent method and high-resolution images, a Global River Obstruction Database was established, recording different types of obstructions, with high classification consistency for obstructions fully intersecting rivers but lower consistency for partial obstructions.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Stefan Krause, Benjamin W. Abbott, Viktor Baranov, Susana Bernal, Phillip Blaen, Thibault Datry, Jennifer Drummond, Jan H. Fleckenstein, Jesus Gomez Velez, David M. Hannah, Julia L. A. Knapp, Marie Kurz, Joerg Lewandowski, Eugenia Marti, Clara Mendoza-Lera, Alexander Milner, Aaron Packman, Gilles Pinay, Adam S. Ward, Jay P. Zarnetzke
Summary: Hyporheic zones play a crucial role in enhancing the resilience of freshwater ecosystems to hydrological extremes and global environmental change. However, current conceptualizations of hyporheic exchange and biogeochemical cycling in streambed sediments do not fully capture the complexity observed in streams and rivers. This article seeks to identify the key drivers and controls of hyporheic exchange flow (HEF) and biogeochemical processes, and improve the conceptualization of these processes at different spatial scales. This improved understanding will inform future river research and watershed management strategies.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Limnology
Yun Li, Rong Wang, Haojie Su, Jianjun Wang, Ping Xie, Feizhou Chen
Summary: Anthropogenic activities such as eutrophication and fishing have significant impacts on freshwater ecosystems. A study of zooplankton communities in subtropical shallow lakes in eastern China revealed that nutrient enrichment and predation have joint effects on biodiversity and ecological networks. Our findings show that nutrient conditions negatively affect alpha diversity, while beta diversity and network skewness are influenced by nutrients and omnivorous fish, with top-down effects dominating the structural adjustment of zooplankton communities.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ceilidh Mackie, Rachel Lackey, Jana Levison, Luciana Rodrigues
Summary: There is limited comprehensive research in Ontario regarding the contribution of chloride in groundwater to surface water systems. This review aims to fill knowledge gaps by synthesizing existing groundwater chloride research in the Lake Ontario Basin and assessing its potential as a source of road salt contamination to surface water. Few studies have evaluated the explicit contribution of groundwater to Lake Ontario, and there is a need for further research to understand the magnitude of groundwater chloride issues.
JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Limnology
Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Eban Bean, Audrey Goeckner, Jeffrey W. Matthews, Michael O'Driscoll, Monica M. Palta, Ariane L. Peralta, Alexander J. Reisinger, Gabriela J. Reyes, Ashley R. Smyth, Marie Stofan
Summary: The study highlights the widespread occurrence of salinization and eutrophication in watersheds with human activity. The researchers emphasize the lack of understanding on how the freshwater salinization syndrome (FSS) affects wetland biogeochemistry. They propose mechanistic hypotheses on how elevated ionic strength and changing ionic composition alter urban wetland sediment biogeochemistry, and predict that FSS diminishes nutrient removal capacity.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Paolo Benettin, Nicolas B. Rodriguez, Matthias Sprenger, Minseok Kim, Julian Klaus, Ciaran J. Harman, Ype van der Velde, Markus Hrachowitz, Gianluca Botter, Kevin J. McGuire, James W. Kirchner, Andrea Rinaldo, Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Summary: This study reviews the recent developments in water transit time research, focusing on water-age-balance approaches and data-based approaches. Various methods, including StorAge-Selection functions, well/partially mixed compartments, and direct transit time estimates, are discussed and compared. The study aims to unify the heterogeneity in the literature and highlight the remaining open questions in transit time research.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bridget B. Baker, Alex S. Haimbaugh, F. Gianluca Sperone, Destiny M. Johnson, Tracie R. Baker
Summary: Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) have been detected in urban surface waters within the Great Lakes. The study focuses on understanding the health consequences of environmentally-relevant exposures to CECs, especially as complex mixtures. The results show that compound mixtures become more complex downstream, indicating the dominance of wastewater effluent in the Lake Huron to Erie corridor and a mixed urban, suburban, and agricultural landscape in Lake St. Clair.
JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
D. Pena-Angulo, S. M. Vicente-Serrano, F. Dominguez-Castro, J. Lorenzo-Lacruz, C. Murphy, J. Hannaford, R. P. Allan, Y. Tramblay, F. Reig-Gracia, A. El Kenawy
Summary: This study presents a new data set of gauged streamflow for Europe and assesses changes in the characteristics of hydrological droughts across different regions. Results reveal complex spatial patterns of hydrological droughts in Europe over the past six decades, with more frequent and severe droughts in southern and central Europe and opposite trends in northern Europe.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tianfang Xu, Qianqiu Longyang, Conor Tyson, Ruijie Zeng, Bethany T. Neilson
Summary: This study presents a hybrid modeling approach that combines a physically based snow model with a deep learning karst model to predict streamflow in mountainous karst watersheds. The approach is tested on a watershed in northern Utah and shows high accuracy in simulating streamflow. The deep learning model captures the spatiotemporal recharge and discharge patterns and provides valuable insights into hydrologic responses influenced by complex surface and subsurface properties.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
