TY - JOUR
T1 - Biogeochemical and community ecology responses to the wetting of non-perennial streams
AU - Price, Adam Nicholas
AU - Zimmer, Margaret Ann
AU - Bergstrom, Anna
AU - Burgin, Amy Jo
AU - Seybold, Erin Cedar
AU - Krabbenhoft, Corey Anne
AU - Zipper, Sam
AU - Busch, Michelle Hope
AU - Dodds, Walter Kennedy
AU - Walters, Annika
AU - Rogosch, Jane Sarah
AU - Stubbington, Rachel
AU - Walker, Richard Harry
AU - Stegen, James Christian
AU - Datry, Thibault
AU - Messager, Mathis
AU - Olden, Julian
AU - Godsey, Sarah Elizabeth
AU - Shanafield, Margaret
AU - Lytle, David
AU - Burrows, Ryan
AU - Kaiser, Kendra Elena
AU - Allen, George Henry
AU - Mims, Meryl Christine
AU - Tonkin, Jonathan Douglas
AU - Bogan, Michael
AU - Hammond, John Christopher
AU - Boersma, Kate
AU - Myers-Pigg, Allison Nicole
AU - DelVecchia, Amanda
AU - Allen, Daniel
AU - Yu, Songyan
AU - Ward, Adam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Limited 2024.
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - Transitions between dry and wet hydrologic states are the defining characteristic of non-perennial rivers and streams, which constitute the majority of the global river network. Although past work has focused on stream drying characteristics, there has been less focus on how hydrology, ecology and biogeochemistry respond and interact during stream wetting. Wetting mechanisms are highly variable and can range from dramatic floods and debris flows to gradual saturation by upwelling groundwater. This variation in wetting affects ecological and biogeochemical functions, including nutrient processing, sediment transport and the assembly of biotic communities. Here we synthesize evidence describing the hydrological mechanisms underpinning different types of wetting regimes, the associated biogeochemical and organismal responses, and the potential scientific and management implications for downstream ecosystems. This combined multidisciplinary understanding of wetting dynamics in non-perennial streams will be key to predicting and managing for the effects of climate change on non-perennial ecosystems.
AB - Transitions between dry and wet hydrologic states are the defining characteristic of non-perennial rivers and streams, which constitute the majority of the global river network. Although past work has focused on stream drying characteristics, there has been less focus on how hydrology, ecology and biogeochemistry respond and interact during stream wetting. Wetting mechanisms are highly variable and can range from dramatic floods and debris flows to gradual saturation by upwelling groundwater. This variation in wetting affects ecological and biogeochemical functions, including nutrient processing, sediment transport and the assembly of biotic communities. Here we synthesize evidence describing the hydrological mechanisms underpinning different types of wetting regimes, the associated biogeochemical and organismal responses, and the potential scientific and management implications for downstream ecosystems. This combined multidisciplinary understanding of wetting dynamics in non-perennial streams will be key to predicting and managing for the effects of climate change on non-perennial ecosystems.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85211268131
U2 - 10.1038/s44221-024-00298-3
DO - 10.1038/s44221-024-00298-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85211268131
VL - 2
SP - 815
EP - 826
JO - Nature Water
JF - Nature Water
IS - 9
ER -