Drought alters the biogeochemistry of boreal stream networks.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 04 2020
14 04 2020
Historique:
received:
22
08
2019
accepted:
25
02
2020
entrez:
15
4
2020
pubmed:
15
4
2020
medline:
15
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Drought is a global phenomenon, with widespread implications for freshwater ecosystems. While droughts receive much attention at lower latitudes, their effects on northern river networks remain unstudied. We combine a reach-scale manipulation experiment, observations during the extreme 2018 drought, and historical monitoring data to examine the impact of drought in northern boreal streams. Increased water residence time during drought promoted reductions in aerobic metabolism and increased concentrations of reduced solutes in both stream and hyporheic water. Likewise, data during the 2018 drought revealed widespread hypoxic conditions and shifts towards anaerobic metabolism, especially in headwaters. Finally, long-term data confirmed that past summer droughts have led to similar metabolic alterations. Our results highlight the potential for drought to promote biogeochemical shifts that trigger poor water quality conditions in boreal streams. Given projected increases in hydrological extremes at northern latitudes, the consequences of drought for the health of running waters warrant attention.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32286262
doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15496-2
pii: 10.1038/s41467-020-15496-2
pmc: PMC7156665
doi:
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figshare
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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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