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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4209-2022
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Research article
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12 Aug 2022
Research article |
| 12 Aug 2022
| 12 Aug 2022
Hydrology and riparian forests drive carbon and nitrogen supply and DOC : NO3− stoichiometry along a headwater Mediterranean stream
Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
Integrative Freshwater Ecology Group, Centre for Advanced Studies of
Blanes, Spanish National Research Council (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes, 17300, Spain
Anna Lupon
Integrative Freshwater Ecology Group, Centre for Advanced Studies of
Blanes, Spanish National Research Council (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes, 17300, Spain
Eugènia Martí
Integrative Freshwater Ecology Group, Centre for Advanced Studies of
Blanes, Spanish National Research Council (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes, 17300, Spain
Susana Bernal
Integrative Freshwater Ecology Group, Centre for Advanced Studies of
Blanes, Spanish National Research Council (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes, 17300, Spain
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- Storm-event nitrate export in a karst hillslope: Flow-path partitioning and hysteresis patterns N. Feng et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2026.110467
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- Breathing storms: Enhanced ecosystem respiration during storms in a heterotrophic headwater stream C. Jativa et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-6411-2025
- Subsurface stormflow concentration-discharge relationships reveal DOC and nitrate transport mechanisms across land uses in karst hillslopes N. Feng et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135070
- Hydrology Controls Dissolved Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Export and Post‐Storm Recovery in Two Arctic Headwaters A. Shogren et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007583
- Vegetation increases carbon and nitrogen content in riparian soils along high-Arctic headwater streams C. Holmboe et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2026.109927
- Effect of flood duration on water extractable dissolved organic matter in flood plain soils: A laboratory investigation S. Sao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116392
- Quantifying multi-interface runoff-driven nitrogen loss and its control effects in karst hillslopes N. Feng et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2025.106818
- Water availability and seasonality shape elemental stoichiometry across space and time C. Atkinson et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2842
- Stage-specific water-quality reorganization and spatially differentiated risks during snowmelt in an arid urban river W. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.136552
- Global latitudinal patterns in forest ecosystem nitrous oxide emissions are related to hydroclimate J. Liao et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00737-8
- Bridging constructed wetlands and riparian buffer zones: A hybrid subsurface flow system for wastewater treatment L. Escarmena et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107435
- Seasonal forecasting of dissolved organic carbon in a Mediterranean catchment: Enhancing upstream control of disinfection by-product precursors A. Pedregal-Montes et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-026-15288-z
- Sediment pore-network architecture may shape spatial patterns of denitrification in freshwater littoral zones X. Zhao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2026.126517
- Efficient removal of toxicity associated to wastewater treatment plant effluents by enhanced Soil Aquifer Treatment C. Sanz et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133377
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Short summary
We studied a small stream located in a Mediterranean forest. Our goal was to understand how stream flow and the presence of riparian forests, which grow in flat banks near the stream, influence the availability of food for aquatic microorganisms. High flows were associated with higher amounts of food because rainfall episodes transfer it from the surrounding sources, particularly riparian forests, to the stream. Understanding how ecosystems work is essential to better manage natural resources.
We studied a small stream located in a Mediterranean forest. Our goal was to understand how...
