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Is the Hyporheic Zone Relevant beyond the Scientific Community? [PDF]
Rivers are important ecosystems under continuous anthropogenic stresses. The hyporheic zone is a ubiquitous, reactive interface between the main channel and its surrounding sediments along the river network. We elaborate on the main physical, biological, and biogeochemical drivers and processes within the hyporheic zone that have been studied by ...
Jörg Lewandowski +41 more
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A Review of the Hyporheic Zone, Stream Restoration, and Means to Enhance Denitrification
The hyporheic zone is the subsurface area below and adjacent to a stream where groundwater mixes with stream water, through vertical, lateral, and longitudinal flows.
David J Tonjes
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Impact of hyporheic zones on nutrient dynamics [PDF]
Riverine sediments play a fundamental role within the fluvial system, since they represent potential removal zones of stream-borne pollutants and, in particular, nutrients derived by anthropogenic activities. The region of sediments where the exchange and mixing of surface and subsurface waters occurs is the hyporheic zone.
BIANCO, LORENZA +2 more
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The hyporheic zone considered as an ecotone
Physical, chemical, or biological exchanges that occur between the groundwater system and surface waters pass through the interstitial sediments underlying the river channel. This paper assesses the role these interstitial sediments can have in lotic ecosystem functioning.
Sabater, Francesc, B. Vila, Peter
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Transformation of Micropollutants in the Hyporheic Zone
Hyporheic zones (HZs) are reactive transition regions between rivers and aquifers which are thought to play an important role in the attenuation of micropollutants. Micropollutants are chemical substances such as pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals or personal care products that are found in trace concentrations in the environment and that can be ...
Posselt, Malte
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Deposition process and mechanism of colloidal particles in hyporheic zone
The hyporheic zone is a region where surface and subsurface water mix in rivers. It is an important area for the exchange of mass and energy and an essential habitat for aquatic organisms.
Zhongtian ZHANG +4 more
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Study of heterogeneous vertical hyporheic flux via streambed temperature at different depths [PDF]
The hyporheic flux can be characterized using the heat-tracing method. Based on the analytical solution of the one-dimensional steady-state heat transport equation under vertical groundwater discharge conditions, hyporheic flux was obtained via a curve ...
J. Zhu +6 more
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How daily groundwater table drawdown affects the diel rhythm of hyporheic exchange [PDF]
Groundwater table dynamics extensively modify the volume of the hyporheic zone and the rate of hyporheic exchange processes. Understanding the effects of daily groundwater table fluctuations on the tightly coupled flow and heat transport within hyporheic
L. Wu +12 more
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A critical component of assessing the impacts of climate change on watershed ecosystems involves understanding the role that dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays in driving whole ecosystem metabolism.
Jane D. Fudyma +5 more
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We studied distributions and abundances of macroinvertebrates in relation to hyporheic water exchange (HWE) patterns of the upper Biebrza − a small, lowland, low dynamic European river located in Northeast Poland.
Grygoruk Mateusz +7 more
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