Temporal Hyporheic Zone Response to Water Table Fluctuations

Ground Water ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. Malzone ◽  
Sierra K. Anseeuw ◽  
Christopher S. Lowry ◽  
Richelle Allen-King
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merjo P. P. Laine ◽  
Rauni Strömmer ◽  
Lauri Arvola

In the northern hemisphere, variability in hydrological conditions was suggested to increase as a consequence of climate warming, which may result in longer droughts than the area has experienced before. Due to their predominately anoxic conditions, peatlands are expected to respond to changes in hydrological conditions, such as successive drying and rewetting periods. As peatlands are rich in organic matter, any major changes in water table may influence the decomposition of it. The hydrological conditions may also influence release of nutrients from peat profiles as well as affect their transport to downstream ecosystems. In our mesocosm experiment, artificial water table fluctuations in pristine peat profiles caused an increase in dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and ammonium(NH4+-N)concentrations, while no response was found in drained peat profiles, although originating from the same peatland complex.


1998 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 3205-3206
Author(s):  
L. Li ◽  
D. A. Barry ◽  
J. -Y. Parlange ◽  
C. B. Pattiaratchi

Ground Water ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 964-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
James B. Shanley ◽  
K. Niclas Hjerdt ◽  
Jeffrey J. McDonnell ◽  
Carol Kendall

2019 ◽  
Vol 655 ◽  
pp. 1037-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua L. Ratcliffe ◽  
David I. Campbell ◽  
Beverley R. Clarkson ◽  
Aaron M. Wall ◽  
Louis A. Schipper

Author(s):  
Reem Ismail ◽  
Saeid Shafieiyoun ◽  
Riyadh Al Raoush ◽  
Fereidoun Rezanezhad

Most of the prediction theories regarding dissolution of organic contaminants in the subsurface systems have been proposed based on the static water conditions; and the influence of water fluctuations on mass removal requires further investigations. In this study, it was intended to investigate the effects of water table fluctuations on biogeochemical properties of the contaminated soil at the smear zone between the vadose zone and the groundwater table. An automated 60 cm soil column system was developed and connected to a hydrostatic equilibrium reservoir to impose the water regime by using a multi-channel pump. Four homogenized hydrocarbon contaminated soil columns were constructed and two of them were fully saturated and remained under static water conditions while another two columns were operated under water table fluctuations between the soil surface and 40 cm below it. The experiments were run for 150 days and relevant geochemical indicators as well as dissolved phase concentrations were analyzed at 30 and 50 cm below the soil surface in all columns. The results indicated significant difference in terms of biodegradation effectiveness between the smear zones exposed to static and water table fluctuation conditions. This presentation will provide an overview of the experimental approach, mass removal efficiency, and key findings.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
kazem Esmaili ◽  
Mohammad ali Maddahzadeh. ◽  
Bijan Ghahraman ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Elina Bichuette ◽  
Jonas Eduardo Gallão

Abstract The present work brings information on threats to the subterranean fishes in Brazil. Currently, at least 36 species are known, 22 of which are already formally described. Endemism is the rule for most of them. Regarding their conservation, these fishes are in general considered threatened: and most of the already formally described species are included in national lists of threatened fauna, and only four of them are included in the global list of the IUCN. Regarding habitats, Brazilian subterranean fishes occur in alluvial sediments (part of the hyporheic zone), shallow base-level streams, flooded caves, lakes in the water table, upper vadose tributaries, and epikarst aquifers. We detected 11 main threats, mainly related to agriculture, pasture, and hydroelectric plans, but unmanaged tourism and pollution are also significant threats. Two threats affect a high number of species (physical change of the habitat and food restriction). The river basins with the higher number of identified threats are the upper Tocantins (eight) followed by the upper Paraguaçu (six). Effective proposals to protect this neglected component of the Brazilian biodiversity are still scarce, such as monitoring projects and their function in the subterranean communities, besides education projects aiming to develop public awareness.


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