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Heterogeneity of soil carbon pools and fluxes in a channelized and a restored floodplain section (Thur River, Switzerland)
E. Samaritani
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratory of Ecological Systems, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
J. Shrestha
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
B. Fournier
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratory of Ecological Systems, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
E. Frossard
Institute of Agricultural Sciences ETH Zurich, Eschikon 33, 8315 Lindau, Switzerland
F. Gillet
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratory of Ecological Systems, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Laboratoire Chrono-Environnement, UMR 6249 CNRS, Université de Franche-Comté, 16 route de Gray, 25030 Besançon cedex, France
C. Guenat
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratory of Ecological Systems, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
P. A. Niklaus
Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
N. Pasquale
Institute of Environmental Engineering ETH Zurich, Schaffmattstrasse 6, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
K. Tockner
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), and Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
E. A. D. Mitchell
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratory of Ecological Systems, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
J. Luster
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 27, 3935–3955, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3935-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3935-2023, 2023
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Tamara Michaelis, Anja Wunderlich, Thomas Baumann, Juergen Geist, and Florian Einsiedl
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 27, 3769–3782, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3769-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3769-2023, 2023
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Shany Ben Moshe, Pauline Kessouri, Dana Erlich, and Alex Furman
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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 2491–2511, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2491-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2491-2021, 2021
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Jan Greiwe, Oliver Olsson, Klaus Kümmerer, and Jens Lange
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Shany Ben Moshe, Noam Weisbrod, Felix Barquero, Jana Sallwey, Ofri Orgad, and Alex Furman
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 417–426, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-417-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-417-2020, 2020
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Elena Fernández-Pascual, Marcus Bork, Birte Hensen, and Jens Lange
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 41–60, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-41-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-41-2020, 2020
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Nadine J. Shatilla and Sean K. Carey
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Bryan M. Maxwell, François Birgand, Brad Smith, and Kyle Aveni-Deforge
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 5615–5628, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5615-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5615-2018, 2018
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Sébastien Lamontagne, Frédéric Cosme, Andrew Minard, and Andrew Holloway
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Susana Bernal, Anna Lupon, Núria Catalán, Sara Castelar, and Eugènia Martí
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 1897–1910, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1897-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1897-2018, 2018
Sam P. Jones, Jérôme Ogée, Joana Sauze, Steven Wohl, Noelia Saavedra, Noelia Fernández-Prado, Juliette Maire, Thomas Launois, Alexandre Bosc, and Lisa Wingate
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 6363–6377, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6363-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6363-2017, 2017
Martin E. Nowak, Valérie F. Schwab, Cassandre S. Lazar, Thomas Behrendt, Bernd Kohlhepp, Kai Uwe Totsche, Kirsten Küsel, and Susan E. Trumbore
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 4283–4300, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4283-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4283-2017, 2017
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In the present study we combined measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) isotopes with a set of different geochemical and microbiological methods in order to get a comprehensive view of biogeochemical cycling and groundwater flow in two limestone aquifer assemblages. This allowed us to understand interactions and feedbacks between microbial communities, their carbon sources, and water chemistry.
Anna Lupon, Susana Bernal, Sílvia Poblador, Eugènia Martí, and Francesc Sabater
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 3831–3842, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3831-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3831-2016, 2016
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The influence of riparian evapotranspiration (ET) on stream hydrology and chemistry is poorly understood. We investigated temporal changes in riparian ET, stream discharge and nutrient chemistry along a Mediterranean catchment. Despite being a small component of annual water budgets (4.5 %), our results highlight that riparian ET drives stream and groundwater hydrology in Mediterranean catchments and, further, question the potential of the riparian zone as a natural filter of nitrogen loads.
Michael J. Pennino, Sujay S. Kaushal, Paul M. Mayer, Ryan M. Utz, and Curtis A. Cooper
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 3419–3439, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3419-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3419-2016, 2016
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The goal of this study was to compare how differences in urban stream restoration and sanitary infrastructure affect sources and fluxes of water and nutrients. Stream restoration reduced peak discharge and lowered nutrient export compared to unrestored streams, but was similar to a stream with upland stormwater management. The primary source of nitrate at all sites was leaky sanitary sewers, suggesting that combining stream restoration with sanitary pipe repairs may help reduce nutrient loads.
Pauline Humez, Bernhard Mayer, Michael Nightingale, Veith Becker, Andrew Kingston, Stephen Taylor, Guy Bayegnak, Romain Millot, and Wolfram Kloppmann
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2759–2777, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2759-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2759-2016, 2016
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