Viewing river corridors through the lens of critical zone science

AS Wymore, AS Ward, E Wohl, JW Harvey - Frontiers in Water, 2023 - frontiersin.org
River corridors integrate the active channels, geomorphic floodplain and riparian areas, and
hyporheic zone while receiving inputs from the uplands and groundwater and exchanging …

Microplastics in freshwater sediments impact the role of a main bioturbator in ecosystem functioning

M Wazne, F Mermillod-Blondin, M Vallier… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
While microplastic transport, fate, and effects have been a focus of studies globally, the
consequences of their presence on ecosystem functioning have not received the same …

Intensification of contaminants, hydrology, and pollution of hyporheic zone: the liver of river ecology—a review

LR Majeed, LF Majeed, S Rashid, SA Bhat… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The ecological activities within the hyporheic zone (HZ) heavily rely on water flow dynamics.
The arrangement of the hyporheic community is influenced significantly by the hydrological …

Heterogeneity in permeability and particulate organic carbon content controls the redox condition of riverbed sediments at different timescales

K Chen, Z Guo, Y Zhan, EE Roden… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The hydrological and biogeochemical properties of the hyporheic zone in stream and
riverine ecosystems have been extensively studied over the past two decades. Although it is …

Advancement and perspectives of hyporheic zone hydrology: Technology, theory and environmental implication

Z Wen, H Liu, F Rezanezhad, S Krause - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
The hyporheic zone (HZ) represents one of the key functional elements of river corridors,
including sediments surrounding the stream that are permeated with stream water and …

[HTML][HTML] Connectivity as a driver of river-floodplain functioning: A dynamic, graph theoretic approach

A Funk, D Baldan, E Bondar-Kunze, SR Brizuela… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Connectivity is a crucial property of the river-floodplain ecosystem. Reduction of connectivity,
fragmentation and isolation effects, impacting ecological functions and biodiversity, is one of …

Influence of seasonal water-level fluctuations on depth-dependent microbial nitrogen transformation and greenhouse gas fluxes in the riparian zone

L Zhang, Y Liu, M **, X Liang, S Krause… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from riparian zones affect the global GHG balance,
contribute to global warming and climate change, and generate adverse effects on …

Influence of dam on the distribution of solid iron species in riparian sediment particles at different sizes

Y Lu, W Zhao, P Zhang, H Liu, S Yuan - Applied Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The impact of dam on the distribution and transformation of elements in riparian zones has
received increasing attention. However, previous studies mainly focused on the site scale …

Sinuosity‐driven hyporheic exchange: Hydrodynamics and biogeochemical potentials

D Gonzalez‐Duque, JD Gomez‐Velez… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrologic exchange processes are critical for ecosystem services along river corridors.
Meandering contributes to this exchange by driving channel water, solutes, and energy …

Investigating the hydrodynamic and biogeochemical evolutions of the hyporheic zone due to large-scale reservoir impoundment

Z Zhou, Z Zhou - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact of large reservoir construction on the basin water cycle, ecological environment,
and engineering safety needs to be studied urgently, especially, the evolution of the …