River regulation globally has reduced the riverine connectivity (longitudinal, lateral and vertically) with significant consequences for their abiotic and biotic components.
Kate L. Mathers +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Metabolism Modeling in Rivers With Unsteady Flow Conditions and Transient Storage Zones
Abstract Whole‐stream metabolism characterizes energy and carbon transformations, thus providing an estimate of the food base and CO2 emission sources from streams and rivers. Metabolism models are generally implemented with a steady flow assumption that does not hold true for many systems with sub‐daily flow variation, such as river sections ...
Devanshi Pathak, Benoît O. L. Demars
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Quantifying the ecological effects of water abstraction in Alpine streams through flume simulations
Abstract Water abstraction by small hydropower plants is a growing human pressure on Alpine stream ecosystems. Using a set of seminatural streamside flumes, we investigated the response of benthic invertebrate communities to a 50% experimental reduction of the natural discharge.
Francesca Vallefuoco +3 more
wiley +1 more source
The hyporheic zone as an invertebrate refuge during a fine sediment disturbance event
Abstract Subsurface sediments offer an important refuge that support the survival and persistence of river invertebrates during adverse surface conditions. Access to refuges for invertebrates varies with differing hydrological and substrate characteristics, especially the proportion of fine sediment.
Victoria S. Milner +3 more
wiley +1 more source
The role of organisms in hyporheic processes : gaps in current knowledge, needs for future research and applications [PDF]
Fifty years after the hyporheic zone was first defined (Orghidan, 1959), there are still gaps in the knowledge regarding the role of biodiversity in hyporheic processes.
A. Foulquier +199 more
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Abstract Hyporheic zones increase freshwater ecosystem resilience to hydrological extremes and global environmental change. However, current conceptualizations of hyporheic exchange, residence time distributions, and the associated biogeochemical cycling in streambed sediments do not always accurately explain the hydrological and biogeochemical ...
Stefan Krause +19 more
wiley +1 more source
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,
Arnon, Shai +9 more
core +1 more source
Benthic and hyporheic invertebrate community responses to seasonal flow recession in a groundwater-dominated stream [PDF]
Natural hydrological variability in lotic ecosystems can include prolonged periods of flow recession. A reduction in discharge is accompanied by abiotic changes in benthic and hyporheic habitats, often including reductions in s habitat availability ...
Banks +45 more
core +1 more source
Changes in invertebrate assemblage composition in benthic and hyporheic zones during a severe supraseasonal drought [PDF]
Droughts are unpredictable disturbances characterized in streams by declining flow, reduced habitat availability, and deteriorating abiotic conditions.
Boulton, AJ +3 more
core +2 more sources
Benthic and Hyporheic Macroinvertebrate Distribution Within the Heads and Tails of Riffles During Baseflow Conditions [PDF]
The distribution of lotic fauna is widely acknowledged to be patchy reflecting the interaction between biotic and abiotic factors. In an in-situ field study, the distribution of benthic and hyporheic invertebrates in the heads (downwelling) and tails ...
AH Sawyer +109 more
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