Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(5), P. 520 - 520
Published: May 8, 2025
Freshwater
ecosystems
are
increasingly
threatened
by
climate
change
and
anthropogenic
activities,
necessitating
innovative
scalable
monitoring
solutions.
Artificial
intelligence
(AI)
has
emerged
as
a
transformative
tool
in
aquatic
biodiversity
research,
enabling
automated
species
identification,
predictive
habitat
modeling,
conservation
planning.
This
systematic
review
follows
the
PRISMA
framework
to
analyze
AI
applications
freshwater
studies.
Using
structured
literature
search
across
Scopus,
Web
of
Science,
Google
Scholar,
we
identified
312
relevant
studies
published
between
2010
2024.
categorizes
into
assessment,
ecological
risk
evaluation,
strategies.
A
bias
assessment
was
conducted
using
QUADAS-2
RoB
2
frameworks,
highlighting
methodological
challenges,
such
measurement
inconsistencies
model
validation.
The
citation
trends
demonstrate
exponential
growth
AI-driven
with
leading
contributions
from
China,
United
States,
India.
Despite
growing
use
this
field,
also
reveals
several
persistent
including
limited
data
availability,
regional
imbalances,
concerns
related
generalizability
transparency.
Our
findings
underscore
AI’s
potential
revolutionizing
but
emphasize
need
for
standardized
methodologies,
improved
integration,
interdisciplinary
collaboration
enhance
insights
efforts.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: March 28, 2025
Machine
learning
(ML)
models
have
proven
to
be
an
efficient
technique
for
better
understanding
and
quantification
of
surface
water
quality,
especially
in
agricultural
watersheds
where
considerable
anthropogenic
activities
occur.
However,
there
is
a
lack
systematic
investigations
that
can
examine
the
application
different
ML
regression
settings
predict
quality
using
group
input
variables,
including
hydrological
(e.g.,
flow),
meteorological
precipitation),
field
crop
cover)
conditions.
In
this
study,
multiple
models,
support
vector
machine
(SVM)
trees
(RT),
were
employed
on
2-year
dataset
collected
from
sand
plain
sub-watershed
southwestern
Ontario,
Canada
(i.e.,
Lower
Whitemans
Creek)
nitrate
chloride
concentrations
at
nine
sampling
sites
within
sub-watershed.
The
prediction
capabilities
these
determined
evaluation
metrics
coefficient
determination
(R
2
)
root-mean
squared
error
(RMSE).
general,
Gaussian
Process
Regression
(GPR)
model
was
optimal
algorithm
0.99
0.98
respectively
training
testing).
According
results
feature
importance
analysis,
it
found
conditions
(specifically
location
site
(main
channel
or
tributary
site)
most
crucial
variables
accurate
predictions
output
variables.
This
study
underscores
implemented
effectively
quantify
properties
easily
measurable
parameters.
These
assist
decision
makers
advancing
successful
actions
steps
towards
protecting
available
resources.
Journal of Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
609, P. 127675 - 127675
Published: March 3, 2022
Process-based
models
are
very
efficient
in
simulating
hydrodynamics
and
water
quality
surface
bodies.
However,
their
complex
characteristics
terms
of
implementation,
data
requirements,
simulation
time
limit
application
regular
drinking
source
management.
This
study
demonstrates
the
potential
a
ML
model
(Long
Short-Term
Memory
(LSTM))
as
viable
alternatives
to
process-based
hydrodynamic
Using
meteorological
hydrological
measurements,
was
first
calibrated
predict
series,
profiles,
contours
variables
namely
Escherichia
coli
(E.
coli),
faecal
coliforms,
zinc,
lead
concentrations
Brusdalsvatnet
lake,
which
is
for
city
Ålesund
Norway.
The
results
obtained
were
combined
with
input
train
suite
LSTM
emulate
achieved
modelling.
indicate
that
can
conveniently
reproduce
spatio-temporal
evolution
lake
achievable
model,
particularly
when
specific
locations
within
interest.
Compared
R2,
NS
MSE
ranges
0.72–0.87,
0.68–0.85,
0.21–0.44
prediction
temperature
0.78–0.95,
0.75–0.89,
0.011–0.028
respectively
testing
models.
Similar
performance
levels
Zinc,
Lead
at
different
depths
lake.
While
setting
up
training
simulations
time-consuming,
validated
developed
this
offer
an
opportunity
real-time
sources
integrated
cloud
transmission
from
field
sensors.