Comprehensive overview of the process dynamics and interactions governing ecohydrological interfaces
Summarizing the interdisciplinary investigation of ecohydrological interface function, this book advances the understanding of their dynamics across subject boundaries. Overall, it offers a detailed explanation of the underlying processes and interactions governing ecohydrological interface functioning from the micro scale to the ecosystem and regional scale.
The multidisciplinary team of authors integrates and compares knowledge of the functioning of different ecohydrological interfaces to develop a unifying concept of their functions and process dynamics. The work introduces novel experimental and model-based methods for characterizing and quantifying ecohydrological interface processes, taking account of innovative sensing and tracing technologies as well as microbial and molecular biology approaches.
Key questions addressed in the book include:
Which conditions stimulate the transformative nature of ecohydrological interfaces?
How are ecohydrological interfaces organized in space and time?
How does interface activity propagate from small to large scales?
How do ecohydrological interfaces react to environmental change and what is their role in processes of significant societal value?
As a research level guide on the functionality and performance of ecohydrological interfaces, this book is primarily aimed at academics and postgraduate researchers. It is also appropriate for university libraries as further reading on a range of geographical, environmental, biological, and engineering topics.
Author(s): Stefan Krause; David M. Hannah; Nancy B. Grimm
Edition: 1
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Year: 2024
Language: English
Pages: 400
City: Hoboken
Tags: Geography, Earth and Environmental Science; Hydrological Sciences; Ecohydrology
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
List of Contributors
Section 1
1 Ecohydrological Interfaces as Hotspots of Ecosystem Processes
2 Biological Activity as a Trigger of Enhanced Ecohydrological Interface Activity
Section 2
3 The Four Interfaces’ Components of Riparian Zones
4 Organizational Principles of Hyporheic Exchange Flow and Biogeochemical Cycling in River Networks across Scales
5 Groundwater–Lake Interfaces
6 Coastal–Groundwater Interfaces (Submarine Groundwater Discharge)
Section 3
7 Identifying and Quantifying Water Fluxes at Ecohydrological Interfaces
8 Heat as a Hydrological Tracer
9 Sampling at Groundwater–Surface Water Interfaces
10 Automated Sensing Methods for Dissolved Organic Matter and Inorganic Nutrient Monitoring in Freshwater Systems
11 Tracing Hydrological Connectivity with Aerial Diatoms
12 Measurement of Metabolic Rates at the Sediment–Water Interface Using Experimental Ecosystems
13 Using Diel Solute Signals to Assess Ecohydrological Processing in Lotic Systems
14 Evolving Molecular Methodologies for Monitoring Pathogenic Viruses in Ecohydrological Interfaces
Section 4
15 Global Environmental Pressures
16 Restoring the Liver of the River: Actionable Research Insights to Guide the Restoration of the Hyporheic Zone for the Improvement of Water Quality
Index
