Aquatic Carbon-Nutrient Dynamics as Emergent Properties of Hydrological, Biogeochemical, and Ecological Interactions: Scientific Advances
Open Access
- 1 October 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Water Resources Research
- Vol. 54 (10), 7138-7142
- https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023588
Abstract
Carbon and nutrient dynamics in aquatic systems often emerge as the result of hydrological, biogeochemical, and ecological interactions. Due to the multiscale and multidisciplinary nature of these process interactions, research into aquatic carbon and nutrient dynamics is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary. The motivation for this special issue came from an international workshop titled "Hydro-Biogeochemical Processes: Mechanisms, Coupling, and Impact," which took place from 27 to 31 October 2015 at China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China. During this workshop, scientists from various countries and disciplines met to discuss current work and future advances on topics such as the hydro-biogeochemistry of Earth's critical zone, stream-groundwater interaction zones, aquatic ecosystem processes, and dynamics at land-atmosphere, land-ocean, and human-natural interfaces. Contributions to this special issue on "Emergent aquatic carbon-nutrient dynamics as products of hydrological, biogeochemical, and ecological interactions" include papers from authors who attended the workshop and from those who responded to the open solicitation for papers. Our aim in organizing this special issue is to stimulate continued discussion and collaboration across disciplinary boundaries in order to further our collective understanding of aquatic carbon-nutrient dynamics.Funding Information
- U.S. Department of Energy
This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
- Water quality and ecosystem management: Data‐driven reality check of effects in streams and lakesWater Resources Research, 2017
- Biogeochemical hotspots: Role of small water bodies in landscape nutrient processingWater Resources Research, 2017
- Ambient groundwater flow diminishes nitrate processing in the hyporheic zone of streamsWater Resources Research, 2017
- Urban Stream Burial Increases Watershed-Scale Nitrate ExportPLOS ONE, 2015
- Spreading Dead Zones and Consequences for Marine EcosystemsScience, 2008
- Nutrient spiraling in streams and river networksJournal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 2006
- Nitrogen Pollution in the Northeastern United States: Sources, Effects, and Management OptionsBioScience, 2003
- Biotic versus hydrologic control over seasonal nitrate leaching in a floodplain forestBiogeochemistry, 2003
- The re‐emergence of “emergence”: A venerable concept in search of a theoryComplexity, 2002
- Effect of stream channel size on the delivery of nitrogen to the Gulf of MexicoNature, 2000