Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are now recognized to support specific
freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem services and represent approximately half of the …

Agroecosystems are facing new challenges in the context of a growing and increasingly
interconnected human population, and a paradigm shift is needed to successfully address …

Agricultural activities such as row-crop** and grazing, have accelerated stream bank
erosion. Accelerated stream bank erosion increases nonpoint source pollutants in aquatic …

Nitrate pollution and eutrophication remain pressing issues in Europe regarding the quality
of aquatic ecosystems and the safety of drinking water. Achieving water quality goals under …

The runoff infiltration partitioning has direct consequences on preservation of water
resources in rural territories, both in agricultural plots and uncultivated areas (eg ditches …

Environments with aquatic vegetation can mitigate excess nitrogen (N) loads to downstream
waters. However, complex interactions between multiple hydro‐biogeochemical processes …

In temperate climates, agricultural ditches are generally bounded by seasonal vegetation,
which affects the hydrodynamics and mixing processes within the channel and acts as a …

Decreasing nitrate concentrations is one of the most relevant Water Framework Directive
(WFD) goals, which today is still unreached in several European countries. Vegetated …

Hydrochorous dispersal through agricultural channels plays a role in structuring plant
communities across agricultural landscapes. To date, research on seed retention in …

Maintenance practices in agricultural ditches influence their abiotic and biotic functioning in
the short and medium terms, leading to modifications of plant communities. These …