WetlandsPub Date : 2024-01-04DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01764-6
Pedro J. Zapotecas-Tetla, Daniela Ortega-Camacho, Héctor Estrada-Medina, Elizabeth Hernández-Alarcón, Gilberto Acosta-González, Eduardo Cejudo
{"title":"Hydrogeochemical Influence on the Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentration and Stocks in Herbaceous Karst Wetlands","authors":"Pedro J. Zapotecas-Tetla, Daniela Ortega-Camacho, Héctor Estrada-Medina, Elizabeth Hernández-Alarcón, Gilberto Acosta-González, Eduardo Cejudo","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01764-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01764-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations were quantified in interstitial water, soil, and the roots of <i>Cladium jamaicense</i> Crantz from four herbaceous wetlands in southeast Mexico, locally known as sabanas, which are established in the karstic valley of the Holbox fracture system (northern Quintana Roo). We used the physicochemical and hydrogeochemical properties of the water to identify the existence of any relationships between nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) concentration and stock, and the hydrogeochemistry of each wetland. The wetlands have different classifications: H1 and H2 are palustrine, H3 is lacustrine, and H4 is estuarine. We found greater total phosphorus mass (mg kg<sup>−1</sup>) in the roots compared to the soil, which was particularly large in the wetland located at the south end of the western fracture. In general, phosphorus and nitrogen had a trend in the interstitial water and soil in which concentration and mass were higher H1 > H3 > H4, different from H2; these trends were not observed in the soil or roots. The N and P concentrations in the soil and roots were different among the wetlands, with the lowest measured at the site with brackish influence. The results presented in this research allow us to compare the nitrogen and phosphorus that can be stored in tropical karst wetlands and relate them to hydrogeochemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"139 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139103974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
WetlandsPub Date : 2024-01-03DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01765-5
Francis Mackin, Raymond Flynn, Fernando Fernandez-Valverde
{"title":"Application of a GIS-Based Hydrological Model to Predict Surface Wetness of Blanket Bogs","authors":"Francis Mackin, Raymond Flynn, Fernando Fernandez-Valverde","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01765-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01765-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Understanding hydrological processes operating on relatively intact blanket bogs provides a scientific basis for establishing achievable restoration targets for damaged sites. A GIS-based hydrological model, developed to assess restoration potential of Irish raised bogs, was adapted and applied to four relatively intact blanket bogs in Ireland. The Modified Flow Accumulation Capacity (MFAC) model utilised high-resolution topographic data to predict surface wetness, based on climatic conditions, contributing catchment and local surface slope. Modifications to MFAC parameters aimed to account for differences in hydrological processes between raised bogs and blanket bogs. Application of a climatic correction factor accounted for variations in effective rainfall between the four study sites, while monitoring of water table levels indicated a log-linear relationship between MFAC values and summer water table levels and range of water table fluctuations. Deviations from the observed relationship between MFAC and water table levels were associated with hydrological pressures, such as artificial drainage or the occurrence of subsurface macropores (peat pipes), which further lowered summer water tables. Despite being effective as a predictor of relative surface wetness, the relationship between MFAC and ecological variables such as <i>Sphagnum spp.</i> cover proved poor, pointing to the impact of past activities and damage caused by anthropogenic pressures. Findings demonstrated MFAC as an effective tool in predicting surface wetness within blanket bog-covered landscapes, thus proving useful to peatland practitioners in planning and prioritising areas for restoration.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139082882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Balance by Compromise and Negotiation: Does a Citizen-led Shoreline Regulatory Process Achieve Environmental Policy Outcomes?","authors":"Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Michelle Covi, Pragati Rawat, Marina Saitgalina","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01763-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01763-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines the process of shoreline regulation through the citizen-led permitting process by local wetlands boards in Virginia, focusing on the perceptions of the permit decision-making team and the factors considered in their decision making. Analysis of the decision process reveals the intricacies of the management of tidal wetlands and how they affect the long-term sustainability of wetlands. Results show that the process of compromise and negotiation with property owners is valued highly as part of the permit-seeking process, resulting in very few permits being denied. Decision makers perceived that environmental change and increased flooding are risks to their community, but also that their decisions are balancing environmental concerns and protecting wetlands. This perception that permit decisions appropriately protect tidal wetlands is at odds with studies by wetlands scientists that suggest the citizen regulatory process fails to achieve the no net loss of wetlands policy goals and does not result in sustainability for wetlands.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138821676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying Internal Distributions and Multi-Scenario Simulation of Ecosystem Service Value in Liaohe Basin Based on Geodetector and PLUS Model","authors":"Changgeng Jia, Yu Fan, Chaoxiang Wei, Kunyu Luo, Sihui Li, Youtao Song","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01762-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01762-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ecosystem services value (ESV) can assess the level of basin ecological restoration and provide a basis for ecological management decision-making. This study object selects Liaohe River Basin (LHB), a typical basin in Northeast China. The ecosystem service value variation caused by changes in land use cover and the spatial distribution characteristics was evaluated by employing the benefit transfer method, which is based on data sets for land use over 2000–2020. Meanwhile, geographical detector was employed to investigate the impacts and interactions of various factors driving the ESV, and predicted future changes in land and ESV by PLUS model. The results showed the following: (1) LHB land transformations mainly concentrated in the transformation between grassland, farmland and forestland. ESV in LHB decreased and then increased between 2000 and 2020 (1224 billion-928 billion-1238 billion), (2) Ecosystem service value exhibited a strong positive spatial autocorrelation, high ESV was mainly distributed in the eastern and western regions of LHB, and low ESV in the central region. (3) The variation in ecosystem service value mainly arose from the human activity intensity index of human factors. (4) In the future, the ecological protection priority scenario could improve the ESV in LHB, and the natural development priority and economic development priority scenario was not conducive to the improvement of ESV. The results showed that the ecological restoration effect of the LHB was obvious with the ecosystem service value is significantly improved. In the future, attention should be paid to control human activities and strengthen ecological protection in ESV hotspots.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138715578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
WetlandsPub Date : 2023-12-18DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01761-9
Sofi Courtney, Franco Montalto, Elizabeth Burke Watson
{"title":"Climate and Vegetation Change in a Coastal Marsh: Two Snapshots of Groundwater Dynamics and Tidal Flooding at Piermont Marsh, NY Spanning 20 Years","authors":"Sofi Courtney, Franco Montalto, Elizabeth Burke Watson","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01761-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01761-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Groundwater hydrology plays an important role in coastal marsh biogeochemical function, in part because groundwater dynamics drive the zonation of macrophyte community distribution. Changes that occur over time, such as sea level rise and shifts in habitat structure are likely altering groundwater dynamics and eco-hydrological zonation. We examined tidal flooding and marsh water table dynamics in 1999 and 2019 and mapped shifts in plant distributions over time, at Piermont Marsh, a brackish tidal marsh located along the Hudson River Estuary near New York City. We found evidence that the marsh surface was flooded more frequently in 2019 than 1999, and that tides were propagating further into the marsh in 2019, although marsh surface elevation gains were largely matching that of sea level rise. The changes in groundwater hydrology that we observed are likely due to the high tide rising at a rate that is greater than that of mean sea level. In addition, we report changes in plant cover by <i>P. australis</i>, which has displaced native marsh vegetation at Piermont Marsh. Although <i>P. australis</i> has increased in cover, wrack deposition and plant die off associated Superstorm Sandy allowed for native vegetation to rebound in part of our focus area. These results suggest that climate change and plant community composition may interact to shape ecohydrologic zonation. Considering these results, we recommend that habitat models consider tidal range expansion and groundwater hydrology as metrics when predicting the impact of sea level rise on marsh resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138741857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
WetlandsPub Date : 2023-12-14DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01730-2
Bradley J. Butterfield, Emily C. Palmquist
{"title":"Inundation Tolerance, Rather than Drought Tolerance, Predicts Riparian Plant Distributions Along a Local Hydrologic Gradient","authors":"Bradley J. Butterfield, Emily C. Palmquist","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01730-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01730-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Riparian vegetation varies along hydrologic gradients, along which inundation and drought tend to be inversely correlated. Differentiating effects of inundation and drought on plant distributions is critical for predicting impacts of changes to baseflows and designing flow patterns to achieve vegetation objectives in regulated river systems. To this end, we conducted a greenhouse experiment where we decreased, increased, or maintained constant water levels experienced by a suite of riparian plant species. We related changes in new root growth and stomatal conductance under experimental conditions to species hydrologic niches in the field, specifically the median elevation at which they occur above the channel, along the regulated Colorado River in Grand Canyon. We found a significant negative relationship between root growth response to experimental inundation with increasing elevation above the channel in the field, and a negative response of stomatal conductance to inundation among the most xeric-adapted species. Drought responses were idiosyncratic with respect to hydrologic niche, and instead seemed to vary in relation to clonality and rooting depth. Several Salicaceae tree species that are uncommon along regulated rivers exhibited consistently negative responses to both drought and inundation relative to other species, which may explain their rarity. The results of this study suggest that riparian plant distributions along hydrologic gradients have been shaped primarily by current and past levels of inundation. However, future anticipated declines in the water table are likely to produce species-specific responses based on drought tolerance that may in part be predicted from the results of this experiment.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138684539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
WetlandsPub Date : 2023-12-08DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01760-w
Daniel Nino Flores-Mendez, Ana Paula Daiub, Gisela Mayora, Leticia Mesa, María Florencia Gutierrez
{"title":"Influence of Cattle Activity in Floodplains on the Zooplankton Community During a Period of Water Retraction","authors":"Daniel Nino Flores-Mendez, Ana Paula Daiub, Gisela Mayora, Leticia Mesa, María Florencia Gutierrez","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01760-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01760-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Freshwater ecosystems are of great importance but increasingly threatened by human land uses such as intensive livestock production. We investigated the influence of cattle grazing in floodplains on the zooplankton community during a period of water retraction. We hypothesized that cattle activity in surrounding shallow lakes acts as an environmental filter for zooplankton, with its effect depending on the hydrological conditions. Accordingly, we analyzed changes in the taxonomic and functional diversity metrics in three lakes characterized by different grazing management (no-cattle; short grazing period with high stocking rates; and long grazing period with low stocking rates) over a nine-month period into three periods of water retraction (flood, early low water, and late low water). Functional diversity indexes (FRic, FEve, FDis) were influenced by grazing management and the periods of water retraction, without interactive effects, while taxonomic indices (H’, J’, D’) did not show significant relationships with any of these variables. The FRic and FDis indices decreased in lakes subjected to cattle activity, whereas FEve and FDis increased during lower water periods. Functional and taxonomic composition exhibited different patterns among lakes according to grazing management and the periods of water retraction. Overall, a similar composition was found during the flood period but it diverged in the subsequent periods of water retraction. Besides, cattle activity reduced the functional and taxonomic composition in the late low water phase. Our findings suggest that cattle activity acts as an environmental filter for zooplankton altering the functional diversity and composition through the progress of water retraction.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138566127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
WetlandsPub Date : 2023-12-08DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01759-3
Collette J. Mulkeen, Michael J. Gormally, William T. Swaney, Mark G. Healy, Christopher David Williams
{"title":"Sciomyzidae (Diptera) Assemblages in Constructed and Natural Wetlands: Implications for Constructed Wetland Design","authors":"Collette J. Mulkeen, Michael J. Gormally, William T. Swaney, Mark G. Healy, Christopher David Williams","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01759-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01759-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wetlands constructed primarily for the treatment of wastewaters have been shown to have a role in enhancing biodiversity. However, while most biodiversity studies of constructed wetlands focus on the larger, more iconic animal groups, there is a paucity of information on the aerial phases of wetland invertebrate species associated with constructed wetlands. This study compares Sciomyzidae (Diptera) assemblages, established indicators of wetland dipteran communities, in Irish constructed and natural wetlands, in addition to determining the impacts of water quality and surrounding habitats on Sciomyzidae community structure. Natural wetlands had significantly greater species richness, abundances and diversity (measured as Shannon’s entropy) of sciomyzid flies than constructed wetlands. Nevertheless, although concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in waters were significantly greater in constructed wetlands, seven of the eight constructed wetlands examined hosted species of Sciomyzidae listed as scarce or threatened in Britain. In addition, sciomyzid species richness increased as areas of semi-natural habitat immediately surrounding constructed and natural wetlands increased. Composition of Sciomyzidae assembalges in both natural and constructed wetlands were analysed. The results of this study demonstrate that constructed wetlands can be important contributors to biodiversity particularly in the context of current losses of natural wetlands worldwide. The importance of habitats immediately surrounding constructed wetlands also highlights the need for relatively simple design recommendations (e.g. wet grassland creation or judicious planting of wetland trees) that could enhance the biodiversity of existing and future constructed wetlands.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138559782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
WetlandsPub Date : 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01756-6
Tyler M. Rippel, Alexandra L. DeCandia, Melissa A. Collier, Cathilyn L. McIntosh, Shannon M. Murphy, Gina M. Wimp
{"title":"Habitat Characteristics and Plant Community Dynamics Impact the Diversity, Composition, and Co-occurrence of Sediment Fungal Communities","authors":"Tyler M. Rippel, Alexandra L. DeCandia, Melissa A. Collier, Cathilyn L. McIntosh, Shannon M. Murphy, Gina M. Wimp","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01756-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01756-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Habitat edge effects can have profound impacts on biodiversity throughout terrestrial and aquatic biomes. Yet, few studies have examined how habitat edge effects impact the spatial patterning of sediment properties and microbial communities, especially in coastal ecosystems. Coastal salt marshes throughout the world are being transformed by sea level rise; high-marsh, flood-intolerant species, such as <i>Spartina patens</i>, are being fragmented and replaced by low-marsh, flood-tolerant species, such as <i>Spartina alterniflora.</i> The consequences of these habitat transformations on fungal communities remain unclear. Thus, we sought to identify how habitat edge effects, alongside changing plant community dynamics, impact the spatial patterning of fungal communities associated with ubiquitous <i>Spartina</i> species. We analyzed 26 <i>Spartina patens</i> patches: 13 pure monocultures and 13 mixed patches with <i>Spartina alterniflora</i> infiltration. We measured patch characteristics, plant characteristics, sediment physicochemical properties, and sediment fungal communities. We found that habitat edge effects structured sediment and plant properties in both pure and mixed patches. However, habitat edge effects only structured fungal community composition in mixed patches, counter to expectations. These results indicate that changing plant community dynamics driven by sea level rise can exacerbate habitat edge effects in coastal ecosystems. Least discriminant analysis and co-occurrence networks further revealed unique taxa and network structures between pure and mixed patches and between interiors and edges. In sum, we found that habitat transformation of coastal salt marshes driven by global change impacts the spatial dynamics of sediment and fungal properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138547647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
WetlandsPub Date : 2023-12-06DOI: 10.1007/s13157-023-01758-4
L. F. Munyai, L. Mugwedi, R. Wasserman, F. Dondofema, T. Dalu
{"title":"Correction to: Assessing Fish and Macroinvertebrates Assemblages in Relation to Environmental Variables in Makuleke Floodplain Pans: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation","authors":"L. F. Munyai, L. Mugwedi, R. Wasserman, F. Dondofema, T. Dalu","doi":"10.1007/s13157-023-01758-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01758-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23640,"journal":{"name":"Wetlands","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138596292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}