Groundwater-Dependent Vegetation to Address the Loss of Ecosystems Dependent on Groundwater Resources

Shukla, Jayshree; Dhyani, Shalini; Pujari, Paras R.; Verma, Preeti

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“…Examples of groundwater ecosystem services within anthropic (a, b, c) and natural (d, e, f, g) frameworks and recommended guidelines for groundwater conservation in terms of scientific advancements (top right) and policy developments (top left). Anthropic environment: (a) clean groundwater plays a key role in maintaining the agrobiodiversity (Trajkova et al., 2021); (b) interchanges between urban wetlands and groundwater can maintain the diversity of aquatic species and the functional integrity of urban wetlands (Ameli & Creed, 2019); (c) water for urbanization can also supply a key resource for the maintenance of urban vegetation (Marchionni et al., 2020); natural environment: (d) terrestrial vegetation groundwater‐dependent ecosystem (GDE; Shukla et al., 2022); (e) lotic GDE (Erostate et al., 2020); (f) lentic GDE (Wu, Ma, et al., 2020); (g) coastal GDE (Santos et al., 2021). …”

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Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem

Saccò,

Mammola,

Altermatt

et al. 2023

Global Change Biology

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Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater resource, in a period of depletion by extraction and pollution, groundwater environments have been repeatedly overlooked in global biodiversity conservation agendas. Disregarding the importance of groundwater as an ecosystem ignores its critical role in preserving surface biomes. To foster timely global conservation of groundwater, we propose elevating the concept of keystone species into the realm of ecosystems, claiming groundwater as a keystone ecosystem that influences the integrity of many dependent ecosystems. Our global analysis shows that over half of land surface areas (52.6%) has a medium‐to‐high interaction with groundwater, reaching up to 74.9% when deserts and high mountains are excluded. We postulate that the intrinsic transboundary features of groundwater are critical for shifting perspectives towards more holistic approaches in aquatic ecology and beyond. Furthermore, we propose eight key themes to develop a science‐policy integrated groundwater conservation agenda. Given ecosystems above and below the ground intersect at many levels, considering groundwater as an essential component of planetary health is pivotal to reduce biodiversity loss and buffer against climate change.

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Section: Setting the Ground(water) For A More Effective Protection Of...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem

Saccò,

Mammola,

Altermatt

et al. 2023

Global Change Biology

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“…Examples of groundwater ecosystem services within anthropic (a, b, c) and natural (d, e, f, g) frameworks and recommended guidelines for groundwater conservation in terms of scientific advancements (top right) and policy developments (top left). Anthropic environment: (a) clean groundwater plays a key role in maintaining the agrobiodiversity (Trajkova et al, 2021); (b) interchanges between urban wetlands and groundwater can maintain the diversity of aquatic species and the functional integrity of urban wetlands (Ameli & Creed, 2019); (c) water for urbanization can also supply a key resource for the maintenance of urban vegetation (Marchionni et al, 2020); natural environment: (d) terrestrial vegetation groundwater-dependent ecosystem (GDE; Shukla et al, 2022); (e) lotic GDE (Erostate et al, 2020); (f) lentic GDE (Wu, Ma, et al, 2020); (g) coastal GDE (Santos et al, 2021).…”

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Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem

Saccò,

Mammola,

Altermatt

et al. 2023

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Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater resource, in a period of depletion by extraction and pollution, groundwater environments have been repeatedly overlooked in global biodiversity conservation agendas. Disregarding the importance of groundwater as an ecosystem ignores its critical role in preserving surface biomes. To foster timely global conservation of groundwater, we propose elevating the concept of keystone species into the realm of ecosystems, claiming groundwater as a keystone ecosystem that influences the integrity of many dependent ecosystems. Our global analysis shows that over half of land surface areas (52.6%) has a medium-to-high interaction with groundwater, reaching up to 74.9% when deserts and high mountains are excluded. We postulate that the intrinsic transboundary features of groundwater are critical for shifting perspectives towards more holistic approaches in aquatic ecology and beyond. Furthermore, we and Environmental DNA

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“…Moreover, groundwater directly determines the patterns of vegetation populations and communities in groundwater-dependent ecosystems. The results showed that the plots with larger herbaceous perennials were the most sensitive to groundwater decline [24,25]. For example, with the decrease in groundwater level in the lower reaches of the Tarim River, the plant community gradually evolved from a tree, shrub, and herb community to a shrub community and finally to a single-shrub community [26].…”

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Evaluation of the Groundwater Ecological Water Requirement in the Southeast Margin of Otindag Sandy Land Based on Allowable Groundwater Depth Drawdown

Zhang,

Cheng,

Liu

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Water resources in arid and semi-arid areas are limiting factors for ecosystem health and economic development. Therefore, an accurate and reasonable assessment of ecological water demand is crucial for efficient water resource utilization. In this study, we used vegetation coverage and groundwater depth to assess the state of vegetation growth in the Zhenglanqi, located at the southeastern edge of Otindag Sandy Land. Our results indicate the existence of a statistical power index function between vegetation coverage and groundwater depth scatter plots, where even minor changes in groundwater depth can have a significant impact on vegetation growth. In order to quantitatively assess the impact of subsidence on vegetation ecology, we propose a maximum allowable subsidence level under conditions that maintain normal ecological conditions, based on the initial subsidence depth and ecological guarantee rate. Our findings suggest that regions with shallower initial groundwater depths are more sensitive to changes in their environment than regions with deeper groundwater depths. The total groundwater consumption in the study area was 83 million cubic meters while maintaining an ecological guarantee rate of 80%; thus, while ensuring normal environmental conditions, human exploitation of shallow groundwater accounts for only 16 percent.

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Groundwater-Dependent Vegetation to Address the Loss of Ecosystems Dependent on Groundwater Resources

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Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem

Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem

Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem

Evaluation of the Groundwater Ecological Water Requirement in the Southeast Margin of Otindag Sandy Land Based on Allowable Groundwater Depth Drawdown

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