The remarkable complexity of soil and its importance to a wide range of ecosystem services
presents major challenges to the modeling of soil processes. Although major progress in soil …

Groundwater represents a critical water source for plants, especially during drought, with
continuous groundwater availability widely associated with the presence of ecological …

Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and
those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long …

Technological and methodological progress is essential to improve our understanding of
fundamental processes in natural and engineering sciences. In this paper, we will address …

Groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are at risk globally due to unsustainable levels
of groundwater extraction, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. In this review, we …

In many regions around the world, groundwater is the key source of water for some
vegetation species, and its availability and dynamics can define vegetation composition and …

This essay discusses the need for, advantages and challenges of integrating the scientific
disciplines of ecology and hydrogeology in the study of groundwater-dependent ecosystems …

The Segura River Basin is one of the most arid and regulated zones in the Mediterranean as
well as Europe that includes four hydrologic river types, according to their natural flow …

Tamarix spp.(saltcedar) secretes salts and has been considered to be a major factor
contributing to the salinization of river terraces in western US riparian zones. However …

Dryland river basins frequently support both irrigated agriculture and riparian vegetation and
remote sensing methods are needed to monitor water use by both crops and natural …