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- Title
Nutrient dynamics, transfer and retention along the aquatic continuum from land to ocean: towards integration of ecological and biogeochemical models.
- Authors
Bouwman, A. F.; Bierkens, M. F. P.; Griffioen, J.; Hefting, M. M.; Middelburg, J. J.; Middelkoop, H.; Slomp, C. P.
- Abstract
In river basins, soils, groundwater, riparian zones and floodplains, streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs act as successive filters in which the hydrology, ecology and bio-geochemical processing are strongly coupled and together act to retain a significant fraction of the nutrients transported. This paper compares existing river ecology concepts with current approaches to describe river biogeochemistry, and assesses the value of these concepts and approaches for understanding the impacts of interacting global change disturbances on river biogeochemistry. Through merging perspectives, concepts, and modeling techniques, we propose integrated model approaches that encompass both aquatic and terrestrial components in heterogeneous landscapes. In this model framework, existing ecological and biogeochemical concepts are extended with a balanced approach for assessing nutrient and sediment delivery, on the one hand, and nutrient in-stream retention on the other hand.
- Subjects
NUTRIENT cycles; BIOGEOCHEMICAL cycles; FLOODPLAINS; RIPARIAN areas; GLOBAL environmental change; RIVER ecology; GROUNDWATER
- Publication
Biogeosciences, 2013, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1726-4170
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/bg-10-1-2013