Role of small wetlands on the regime shift of ecological network in a wetlandscape DOI Creative Commons
Bin Kim, Junga Lee, Jeryang Park

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Environmental Research Communications, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4(4), P. 041006 - 041006

Published: April 1, 2022

Abstract Globally, wetlands in many places have been at risk by natural and anthropogenic threats including climate change land use cover change. Because of their significant contribution to providing various ecosystem services, understanding the vulnerability effects loss on scales aspects is an imminent issue for wetland conservation. On a landscape scale, these can be distributed variety forms (e.g., size, bathymetry, geology, etc.) interconnected dispersal inhabiting species. Here, we network modeling approach associated with hydrology analyze potential shifts ecological caused hydro-climatic forcings. We focus role small which are often easily ignored assessing function because minor occupancy overall area. Specifically, manipulating hydrological status wetlands, area only contributes 0.82%, observed degrading characteristics (mean degree efficiency) resulting networks. Our results suggest that size does not necessarily correlate centralities, acting as high centrality nodes induce critical regime shift structure function. Although hypothetically tested, sensitivity conditions along effects, persisting functional highly expected eventually leads trapping undesirable state network. study provide framework evaluate importance from area-based point view landscape.

Language: Английский

River water quality shaped by land–river connectivity in a changing climate DOI
Li Li, Julia L. A. Knapp, Anna Lintern

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Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 225 - 237

Published: March 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Reviving Europe's rivers: Seven challenges in the implementation of the Nature Restoration Law to restore free‐flowing rivers DOI Creative Commons
Twan Stoffers, Florian Altermatt, Damiano Baldan

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Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(3)

Published: Jan. 30, 2024

Abstract The EU Nature Restoration Law represents an important opportunity for freshwater habitat restoration and, consequently, biodiversity protection. However, a number of challenges must be anticipated in its implementation, which may compromise success. Some aspects, particularly those relating to ecosystems, require more clarification. We use riverine ecosystems illustrate existing ambiguities the proposed legislation and potential consequences leaving these aspects open interpretation during implementation process. also discuss solutions problems could help ensure that law's objectives are met. argue river network structure connectivity dimensions, result into meta‐ecosystems, explicitly considered. For purpose, we ask clear definitions critical terms “free‐flowing rivers,” “barriers,” “reference areas.” In addition, recommend developing methods integrated assessment across networks. As key property this used prioritize actions increase length free‐flowing rivers. Adequate planning at larger spatial scales will benefit from meta‐ecosystem perspective accurate representation aquatic‐terrestrial linkages, significantly improve efficacy efforts. Furthermore, stakeholder citizen engagement offer opportunities local, national, European scales, should fostered inclusive decision‐making. conservation outlined here rivers, but they have implications other ecosystems. These considerations useful policymakers, conservationists, stakeholders involved related policy initiatives. This article is categorized under: Water Life > Stresses Pressures on Ecosystems Conservation, Management, Awareness Human Governance

Language: Английский

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Advancing the science of headwater streamflow for global water protection DOI
Heather E. Golden, Jay R. Christensen, Hilary McMillan

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Nature Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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National hydrologic connectivity classification links wetlands with stream water quality DOI Creative Commons
Scott G. Leibowitz, Ryan A. Hill, Irena F. Creed

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Nature Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(4), P. 370 - 380

Published: April 6, 2023

Wetland hydrologic connections to downstream waters influence stream water quality. However, no systematic approach for characterizing this connectivity exists. Here using physical principles, we categorized conterminous US freshwater wetlands into four classes based on contact and flowpath depth the nearest stream: riparian, non-riparian shallow, mid-depth deep. These were heterogeneously distributed over United States; example, riparian dominated south-eastern Gulf coasts, while deep Upper Midwest High Plains. Analysis of a national dataset indicated acidification organic matter brownification increased with connectivity. Eutrophication sedimentation decreased wetland area but did not respond This classification advances our mechanistic understanding influences quality nationally could be applied globally.

Language: Английский

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Protecting and restoring habitats to benefit freshwater biodiversity DOI Creative Commons
Morgan L. Piczak, Denielle Perry, Steven J. Cooke

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Environmental Reviews, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(3), P. 438 - 456

Published: June 21, 2023

Freshwater biodiversity is under great threat across the globe as evidenced by more severe declines relative to other types of ecosystems. Some main stressors responsible for these concerning trends habitat fragmentation, degradation, and loss stemming from anthropogenic activities, including energy production, urbanization, agriculture, resource extraction. Habitat protection restoration both play an integral role in efforts save freshwater associated ecosystem services further decline. In this paper, we summarize sources threats with then outline response options protect restore habitats. Specific are legislate healthy productive ecosystems, prioritize habitats restoration, enact durable protections, conserve a coordinated integrated manner, engage evidence-based using adaptive management approach, ensure that potential alterations mitigated or off-set, future-proof actions. Such work should be done through lens engages involves local community members. We identify three broad categories obstacles could arise during implementation outlined: (a) scientific (e.g., inaccessible data uncertainties), (b) institutional capacity issues differing goals agencies), (c) social political prioritizing economic development over conservation initiatives). The key Bend Curve biodiversity, comprehensive, connected, effort needed intact fragmented, degraded, lost they support.

Language: Английский

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Is it a new day for freshwater biodiversity? Reflections on outcomes of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework DOI Creative Commons
Steven J. Cooke, Ian Harrison, Michele Thieme

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PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2(5), P. e0000065 - e0000065

Published: May 17, 2023

The 2022 United Nations (UN) Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP) to UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) recognized for first-time 'inland waters' as a distinct realm in terms setting targets and process monitoring conserving them their biodiversity.It is common environmentalists environmental scholars bemoan things that they care about, but have been forgotten, ignored, or excluded when it comes decisions, development policy.Often those concerns focus specific taxonomic group species, locality, particular decision, regional national policy.However, rarely do an entire occurs around globe.By 'realm' we are referring terrestrial, freshwater, marine ecosystems.Equally important, some key messages Kunming-Montreal GBF were picked up at Water March 2023, first such meetings almost 50 years, which commits global water action agenda restore protect freshwater ecosystems component sustainable development.Here, draw attention CBD included language recognizes inland waters own merits (i.e., realm) within Global Framework (GBF) [1] was submitted by President COP 15, held Montreal, December 18, 2022.Previously, inherently-and our opinion, mistakenly-considered part terrestrial realm.Concerns existed about lack 2011-2020 Aichi Targets [2].These redressed recognizing need move beyond reference simply 'land sea,' place more biodiversity.In particular, now explicitly focused two text from Target 2 3).Target 2: Ensure 2030 least 30 percent areas degraded water, coastal under effective restoration, order enhance biodiversity ecosystem functions services, ecological integrity connectivity.

Language: Английский

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An integrated GEE and machine learning framework for detecting ecological stability under land use/land cover changes DOI Creative Commons

Atiyeh Amindin,

Narges Siamian,

Narges Kariminejad

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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. e03010 - e03010

Published: May 27, 2024

Ecological stability (ES) is recognized as a crucial factor for sustainable development at global and regional scales. However, the importance of this was not considered significant. Hence, main aim study to introduce new approach that focuses on detecting ES over Maharloo watershed in Iran. To achieve goal, we extracted land use cover (LULC) data from Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform by applying random forest (RF) machine learning method, which obtained Kappa statistics 0.85, 0.86, 0.87 years 2002, 2013, 2023, respectively. We identified both stable unstable regions based LULC changes employed them using forecast ES. The most important predictors ecological were elevation, soil organic carbon index, precipitation, salinity. results research revealed certain areas within have experienced instability recent years, with gardens showing highest percentage (60.65%) among all land-use categories. performance validation our model suggest are reliable (AUC = 0.86). This offers detailed maps trends, offering valuable insights decision makers support landscape conservation restoration efforts. Overall, findings contribute more comprehensive understanding dynamics provide efforts other regions.

Language: Английский

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Factors Regulating the Potential for Freshwater Mineral Soil Wetlands to Function as Natural Climate Solutions DOI Creative Commons
Shizhou Ma, Purbasha Mistry, Pascal Badiou

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Wetlands, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 45(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

There are increasing global efforts and initiatives aiming to tackle climate change mitigate its impacts via natural solutions (NCS). Wetlands have been considered effective NCS given their capacity sequester retain atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO

Language: Английский

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Influence of aquatic biodiversity on the self-purification of tropical rivers DOI
Jaielle Rodrigues Nascimento, J. E Santos, Gisele Daiane Pinha

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Ecological Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 212, P. 107540 - 107540

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Language: Английский

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Water quality improves with increased spatially surface hydrological connectivity in plain river network areas DOI
Su Yang,

Guishan Yang,

Bing Li

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 377, P. 124703 - 124703

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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