Drought in intermittent river and ephemeral stream networks

Ecohydrology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romain Sarremejane ◽  
Mathis Loïc Messager ◽  
Thibault Datry
Keyword(s):  
Stream Networks ◽  
Ephemeral Stream ◽  
Intermittent River

Comment on "On the fractal dimension of stream networks"

1990 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 2243-2244 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Tarboton
Keyword(s):  
Fractal Dimension ◽  
Stream Networks

scholarly journals Hydrological, Environmental and Taxonomical Heterogeneity during the Transition from Drying to Flowing Conditions in a Mediterranean Intermittent River

Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Andy Banegas-Medina ◽  
Isis-Yelena Montes ◽  
Ourania Tzoraki ◽  
Luc Brendonck ◽  
Tom Pinceel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Base Flow ◽  
Ephemeral Streams ◽  
Biogeochemical Processes ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Intermittent Rivers ◽  
Terrestrial Biodiversity ◽  
Turn Over ◽  
Zero Flow ◽  
Intermittent River

Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are increasingly studied because of their often-unique aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity, biogeochemical processes and associated ecosystem services. This study is the first to examine the hydrological, physicochemical and taxonomic variability during the dry-wet transition of an intermittent river in the Chilean Mediterranean Zone. Based on 30-years of river monitoring data and the TREHS tool, the hydrology of the river was characterised. Overall, the river shows a significant reduction in streamflow (−0.031 m3/s per year) and a substantial increase of zero flow days (+3.5 days per year). During the transition of hydrological states, variations were observed in the environmental conditions and invertebrate communities. During the drying phase, abundance, richness, and diversity were highest, while species turn-over was highest during base flow conditions. The disconnected pools and the flow resumption phases were characterised by high proportions of lentic taxa and non-insects, such as the endemic species of bivalves, gastropods, and crustaceans, highlighting the relevance of disconnected pools as refuges. Future climatic change scenarios are expected to impact further the hydrology of IRES, which could result in the loss of biodiversity. Biomonitoring and conservation programmes should acknowledge these important ecosystems.

The permanence of stream networks in britain: Some further comments

1982 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. P. Burt ◽  
A. T. Gardiner
Keyword(s):  
Stream Networks

Input-output relationships for an ephemeral stream channel system

1971 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 22-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.J. Lane ◽  
M.H. Diskin ◽  
K.G. Renard
Keyword(s):  
Input Output ◽  
Stream Channel ◽  
Ephemeral Stream ◽  
Channel System
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