Comment on essd-2023-3 DOI Creative Commons
Charles R. Lane

Published: May 3, 2023

Abstract. Non-floodplain wetlands – those located outside the floodplains have emerged as integral components to watershed resilience, contributing hydrologic and biogeochemical functions affecting watershed-scale flooding extent, drought magnitude, water-quality maintenance. However, absence of a global dataset non-floodplain limits their necessary incorporation into water quality quantity management decisions affects wetland-focused wildlife habitat conservation outcomes. We addressed this critical need by developing publicly available Global NFW (non-floodplain wetland) dataset, comprised river-floodplain map at 90 m resolution coupled with ensemble wetland incorporating multiple data layers. The floodplain, wetland, spatial developed here were successfully validated within 21 large heterogenous basins across conterminous United States. identified nearly 33 million potential an estimated extent over 16 km2. pixels 53 % globally pixels, meaning majority globe’s likely occur external river coastal habitats. NFWs typically small (median 0.039 km2), median size ranging from 0.018–0.138 This novel geospatial advances resource-management goals while providing foundation for functional assessments, facilitating inclusion in hydrological, biogeochemical, biological model development. are freely through States Environmental Protection Agency’s Dataset Gateway (https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Global_NonFloodplain_Wetlands/) https://doi.org/10.23719/1528331 (Lane et al., 2023).

Language: Английский

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

et al.

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

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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4
Non-perennial segments in river networks DOI
Thibault Datry, Andrew J. Boulton, Ken M. Fritz

et al.

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(12), P. 815 - 830

Published: Nov. 23, 2023

Language: Английский

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27
Deep learning-enhanced detection of road culverts in high-resolution digital elevation models: Improving stream network accuracy in Sweden DOI
William Lidberg

Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 57, P. 102148 - 102148

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Dynamics of streamflow permanence in a headwater network: Insights from catchment-scale model simulations DOI Creative Commons
David Tyler Mahoney, Jay R. Christensen, Heather E. Golden

et al.

Journal of Hydrology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 620, P. 129422 - 129422

Published: March 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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Waterbody connectivity: Linking science and policy for improved waterbody protection DOI
S. Mažeika P. Sullivan, Robert M. Hughes,

Robert L. Vadas

et al.

BioScience, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 75(1), P. 68 - 91

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract Connectivity—the flows and exchanges of organisms, materials, energy within among watersheds—is a central paradigm in ecosystem science. Changes those connections have consequences for functioning water quality downstream upstream. Therefore, connectivity is cornerstone federal protection under the United States Clean Water Act (CWA). In present article, we review science connectivity, explain history changes CWA jurisdiction defining waters States, discuss implications US policy, highlight key steps to align that policy with The Sackett v. EPA (2023) Supreme Court decision significantly reduced wetlands headwaters, disregarding their larger, protected waterbodies. To fulfill goals restore maintain chemical, physical, biological integrity U.S. waters, Congress must amend act, fully recognizing multidimensional aquatic ecosystems ultimately incorporating these into ecosystem-level policy.

Language: Английский

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0
New Predictors for Hydrologic Signatures: Wetlands and Geologic Age Across Continental Scales DOI Creative Commons
Adam Holt, Hilary McMillan

Hydrological Processes, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 39(2)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT In dry summer months, stream baseflow sourced from groundwater is essential to support aquatic ecosystems and anthropogenic water use. Hydrologic signatures, or metrics describing unique features of streamflow timeseries, are useful for quantifying predicting these valuable storage resources across continental scales. signatures can be predicted based on catchment attributes summarising climate landscape used characterise processes that cannot directly measured. While past watershed‐scale studies suggest important controls processes, recent regional‐to‐global scale modelling have instead found weaker relationships with hydrologic than expected compared attributes. this study, we quantify two attributes, average geologic age the proportion area covered by wetlands. We investigate if incorporating additional predictors into existing large‐sample attribute datasets strengthens continental‐scale, empirical between signatures. 14 related in catchments contiguous United States, evaluate new correlation analysis use predict random forest models. was a highly influential predictor especially magnitude catchments, had greater importance subsurface. contrast, wetlands limited influence our signature predictions. recommend improve predictions

Language: Английский

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Quantitative assessment of hydrological multifunctionality of headwater wetlands DOI
Yanfeng Wu,

Bingbo Ni,

Zhenshan Xue

et al.

Journal of Hydrology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 133113 - 133113

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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0
Linking wetlands to relatively permanent flowing waters: a conterminous United States geospatial analysis DOI
Charles R. Lane, E. D’Amico, Jay R. Christensen

et al.

Wetlands Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 33(2)

Published: March 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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How wet must a wetland be to have federal protections in post- Sackett US? DOI
Adam Gold

Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 385(6716), P. 1450 - 1453

Published: Sept. 26, 2024

In 2023, the US Supreme Court’s majority ruled in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency that only wetlands are “indistinguishable” from federally protected waters “due to a continuous surface connection” protected. This study estimates potential impact of interpretations ruling on federal protections, using qualitative measure wetland “wetness” as proxy for new requirement. An estimated area ranging ~17 million acres (19%) nearly all 90 nontidal conterminous United States could be without and variability state protections creates hotspots risk. The high-level provided here represent first step toward understanding long-term impacts highlight uncertainty introduced by ruling.

Language: Английский

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3
Mapping global non-floodplain wetlands DOI Creative Commons
Charles R. Lane, E. D’Amico, Jay R. Christensen

et al.

Earth system science data, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 2927 - 2955

Published: July 11, 2023

Abstract. Non-floodplain wetlands – those located outside the floodplains have emerged as integral components to watershed resilience, contributing hydrologic and biogeochemical functions affecting watershed-scale flooding extent, drought magnitude, water-quality maintenance. However, absence of a global dataset non-floodplain limits their necessary incorporation into water quality quantity management decisions affects wetland-focused wildlife habitat conservation outcomes. We addressed this critical need by developing publicly available “Global NFW” (Non-Floodplain Wetland) dataset, comprised river–floodplain map at 90 m resolution coupled with ensemble wetland incorporating multiple data layers. The floodplain, wetland, spatial developed here were successfully validated within 21 large heterogenous basins across conterminous United States. identified nearly 33 million potential an estimated extent over 16×106 km2. pixels 53 % globally pixels, meaning majority globe's likely occur external river coastal habitats. NFWs typically small (median 0.039 km2), median size ranging from 0.018–0.138 This novel geospatial Global NFW static advances resource-management goals while providing foundation for functional assessments, facilitating inclusion in hydrological, biogeochemical, biological model development. are freely through States Environmental Protection Agency's Dataset Gateway (https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Global_NonFloodplain_Wetlands/, last access: 24 May 2023) https://doi.org/10.23719/1528331 (Lane et al., 2023a).

Language: Английский

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