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September 2023
Hydrological Processes. - 37(2023)9, Art. e14988

Improved understanding of vegetation dynamics and wetland ecohydrology via monthly UAV-based classification

Songjun Wu; Doerthe Tetzlaff; Hauke Daempfling; Chris Soulsby

The authors conducted monthly UAV flights for 2 years in a riparian wetland in Germany. Such multi-flight-based classification outperformed single-flight-based ones, providing a picture of vegetation community evolution. Apart from contributing to an evidence base for wetland management, such multi-flight UAV vegetation mapping could provide fundamental insights into their landscape ecohydrology.

September 2023
Hydrological Processes. - 37(2023)9, Art. e14989

High-resolution in situ stable isotope measurements reveal contrasting atmospheric vapour dynamics above different urban vegetation

Ann-Marie Ring; Dörthe Tetzlaff; Maren Dubbert; David Dubbert; Chris Soulsby

The authors monitored stable water isotopes in precipitation and atmospheric water vapour in-situ in an urban green space in Berlin to understand the origins of atmospheric moisture and its link to water partitioning under contrasting urban vegetation. This improved constraining the isotopic interface between the atmosphere and the land.

Environmental Science_Water Research & Technology
September 2023
Environmental Science : water research & technology. - XX(2023)XX, XX

Urban stormwater capture for water supply: look out for persistent, mobile and toxic substances

Lena Mutzner; Kefeng Zhang; Richard G. Luthy; Hans Peter H. Arp; Stephanie Spahr

Persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) substances pose a threat to water supplies and aquatic ecosystems. This review article presents our current knowledge on PMT substances in urban stormwater and identifies future research needs for improved stormwater monitoring and management.

Biological_Reviews
September 2023
Biological Reviews. - 98(2023)5, 1530-1547

Hypotheses in urban ecology: building acommon knowledge base

Sophie Lokatis; Jonathan M. Jeschke; Maud Bernard-Verdier; Sascha Buchholz; Hans-Peter Grossart; Frank Havemann; Franz Hölker; Yuval Itescu; Ingo Kowarik; Stephanie Kramer-Schadt; Daniel Mietchen; Camille L. Musseau; Aimara Planillo; Conrad Schittko; Tanja M. Straka; Tina Heger

This study identified 62 research hypotheses used in urban ecology and mapped them in a conceptual network. It is the first such network, which also clusters urban ecology hypotheses into four distinct themes: (i) Urban species traits & evolution, (ii) Urban biotic communities, (iii) Urban habitats and (iv) Urban ecosystems.

September 2023
Nature. - 619(2023), S. 317–322

Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs

Veronica Nava; Sudeep Chandra; Julian Aherne; María B. Alfonso; Ana M. Antão-Geraldes; Katrin Attermeyer; Roberto Bao; Mireia Bartrons; Stella A. Berger; Marcin Biernaczyk; Raphael Bissen; Justin D. Brookes; David Brown; Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles; Moisés Canle; Camilla Capelli; Rafael Carballeira; José Luis Cereijo; Sakonvan Chawchai; Søren T. Christensen; Kirsten S. Christoffersen; Elvira de Eyto; Jorge Delgado; Tyler N. Dornan; Jonathan P. Doubek; Julia Dusaucy; Oxana Erina; Zeynep Ersoy; Heidrun Feuchtmayr; Maria Luce Frezzotti; Silvia Galafassi; David Gateuille; Vitor Gonçalves; Hans-Peter Grossart; David P. Hamilton; Ted D. Harris; Külli Kangur; Gökben Başaran Kankılıç; Rebecca Kessler; Christine Kiel; Edward M. Krynak; Àngels Leiva-Presa; Fabio Lepori; Miguel G. Matias; Shin-ichiro S. Matsuzaki; Yvonne McElarney; Beata Messyasz; Mark Mitchell; Musa C. Mlambo; Samuel N. Motitsoe; Sarma Nandini; Valentina Orlandi; Caroline Owens; Deniz Özkundakci; Solvig Pinnow; Agnieszka Pociecha; Pedro Miguel Raposeiro; Eva-Ingrid Rõõm; Federica Rotta; Nico Salmaso; S. S. S. Sarma; Davide Sartirana; Facundo Scordo; Claver Sibomana; Daniel Siewert; Katarzyna Stepanowska; Ülkü Nihan Tavşanoğlu; Maria Tereshina; James Thompson; Monica Tolotti; Amanda Valois; Piet Verburg; Brittany Welsh; Brian Wesolek; Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer; Naicheng Wu; Edyta Zawisza; Lauren Zink; Barbara Leoni

Microplastics are found in lakes and reservoirs around the world. Pollution reaches even the most secluded places where human influence is minimal. Moreover, concentrations of microplastics in freshwaters are sometimes higher than in subtropical gyres, the marine areas where large amounts of waste accumulate. 

September 2023
Nature. - 620(2023), S. 582–588

The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt

Peter Haase; Diana E. Bowler; Nathan J. Baker; Núria Bonada; Sami Domisch; Jaime R. Garcia Marquez; Jani Heino; Daniel Hering; Sonja C. Jähnig; Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber; Rachel Stubbington; Florian Altermatt; Mario Álvarez-Cabria; Giuseppe Amatulli; David G. Angeler; Gaït Archambaud-Suard; Iñaki Arrate Jorrín; Thomas Aspin; Iker Azpiroz; Iñaki Bañares; José Barquín Ortiz; Christian L. Bodin; Luca Bonacina; Roberta Bottarin; Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles; Zoltán Csabai; Thibault Datry; Elvira de Eyto; Alain Dohet; Gerald Dörflinger; Emma Drohan; Knut A. Eikland; Judy England; Tor E. Eriksen; Vesela Evtimova; Maria J. Feio; Martial Ferréol; Mathieu Floury; Maxence Forcellini; Marie Anne Eurie Forio; Riccardo Fornaroli; Nikolai Friberg; Jean-François Fruget; Galia Georgieva; Peter Goethals; Manuel A. S. Graça; Wolfram Graf; Andy House; Kaisa-Leena Huttunen; Thomas C. Jensen; Richard K. Johnson; J. Iwan Jones; Jens Kiesel; Lenka Kuglerová; Aitor Larrañaga; Patrick Leitner; Lionel L’Hoste; Marie-Helène Lizée; Armin W. Lorenz; Anthony Maire; Jesús Alberto Manzanos Arnaiz; Brendan G. McKie; Andrés Millán; Don Monteith; Timo Muotka; John F. Murphy; Davis Ozolins; Riku Paavola; Petr Paril; Francisco J. Peñas; Francesca Pilotto; Marek Polášek; Jes Jessen Rasmussen; Manu Rubio; David Sánchez-Fernández; Leonard Sandin; Ralf B. Schäfer; Alberto Scotti; Longzhu Q. Shen; Agnija Skuja; Stefan Stoll; Michal Straka; Henn Timm; Violeta G. Tyufekchieva; Iakovos Tziortzis; Yordan Uzunov; Gea H. van der Lee; Rudy Vannevel; Emilia Varadinova; Gábor Várbíró; Gaute Velle; Piet F. M. Verdonschot; Ralf C. M. Verdonschot; Yanka Vidinova; Peter Wiberg-Larsen; Ellen A. R. Welti

The comprehensive study shows that between 1968 and 2010, biodiversity in river systems in 22 European countries initially recovered due to improved water quality. Since 2010, however, biodiversity has stagnated; many river systems have not fully recovered. The researchers therefore urgently recommend additional measures to further promote the recovery of biodiversity in inland waters. 

August 2023
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. - 89(2023)7, e00539-23

Phytoplankton Producer Species and Transformation of Released Compounds over Time Define Bacterial Communities following Phytoplankton Dissolved Organic Matter Pulses

Falk Eigemann; Eyal Rahav; Hans-Peter Grossart; Dikla Aharonovich; Maren Voss; Daniel Sher

Bacterial responses to phytoplankton exudates (DOMp) may be caused by different DOMp compositions. Thereby, the bacterial community leads to a succession of DOMp from highly to less bioavailable, reflected by the temporal presence of specific bacterial phylotypes. The exploitation of species-specific highly bioavailable compounds, results in a more similar remaining DOMp.

 

August 2023
Science of the Total Environment. - 900(2023), Art. 165764

Effects of 66 years of water management and hydroclimatic change on the urban hydrology and water quality of the Panke catchment, Berlin, Germany

Christian Marx; Doerthe Tetzlaff; Reinhard Hinkelmann; Christopher Soulsby

The authors analysed a data set of 66-yr streamwater quality,  21-yr of groundwater quality and 31-yr streamflow nested from the heavily urbanized Panke catchment in Berlin. The upstream parts showed a flow regime most sensitive to changes in hydroclimatic conditions, downstream sites are more influenced by wastewater effluents, urban storm drains and inter-basin transfers for flood alleviation.

July 2023
Journal of Hydrology. - 624(2023), Art. 129905

Attenuation of trace organic compounds along hyporheic flow paths in a lowland sandbed stream

Christoph J. Reith; Stephanie Spahr; Anke Putschew; Joerg Lewandowski

As the hyporheic zone of rivers can be very heterogeneous already at cm-scales, the authors developed an experimental setup to preset short and shallow hyporheic flow paths in the field and to sample pore water. In this experimental setup, the authors were able to study the attenuation of 18 different trace organic compounds wherein the majority were attenuated within the short oxic sections.

July 2023
Nature Sustainability. - 6(2023), 578–586

Impact of the Russia–Ukraine armed conflict on water resources and water infrastructure

Oleksandra Shumilova; Klement Tockner; Alexander Sukhodolov; Valentyn Khilchevskyi; Luc De Meester; Sergiy Stepanenko; Ganna Trokhymenko; Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero; Peter Gleick

The ongoing war in Ukraine is having multiple impacts on the country’s water sector. In addition to the horror of the direct consequences of war, the destruction of water infrastructure also carries long-term consequences and risks for the population, the environment and global food security.  

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