The evolving legacy of disturbance in stream ecology: concepts, contributions, and coming challenges

Stanley, Emily H.; Powers, Stephen M.; Lottig, Noah R.

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“…This underscores the need to develop approaches to examine interactions among disturbances and to incorporate ecological principles into management and restoration activities (Stanley et al, 2010). Disturbance of biogeochemical cycles by human activities calls for an integrative consideration of biogeochemical fluxes between the atmosphere, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.…”

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Nutrient dynamics, transfer and retention along the aquatic continuum from land to ocean: towards integration of ecological and biogeochemical models

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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 biogeochemical 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.

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“…The 3 rd research area referenced multiple times in reviews was nonlinear responses. Stanley et al (2010) demonstrated that disturbance in streams can result in nonlinear responses and might cause regime shifts, similar to those observed in other ecosystems (Scheffer et al 2001). Winemiller et al (2010) noted that the use of nonlinear models could be of value in examining the effects of patchily distributed disturbances and nutrient inputs.…”

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“…Theoretical advances from other systems permeated the papers on disturbance (Stanley et al 2010) and patch dynamics (Winemiller et al 2010), but comparisons among systems were rare with the exception of Benke and Huryn (2010). Stream ecologists have led other ecological disciplines in the development and application of biotic indices to assess ecosystem condition (Dolédec and Statzner 2010, Hawkins et al 2010 and in quantifying secondary production (Benke and Huryn 2010).…”

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“…These fields include but certainly are not limited to the influence of stressors, such as climate change, urban runoff, and microconstituents (pharmaceuticals and personal care products), on water resources. Larned (2010) recommended examining single stressors to develop mechanistic understanding, whereas other authors noted that our experiments should examine multiple stressors to better mimic the natural world (Stanley et al 2010, Winemiller et al 2010. Winemiller et al (2010) also highlighted the need to examine systems at multiple spatial and temporal scales.…”

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“…For example, Poole (2010) called for an integration of hydrology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, and ecology; Stanley et al (2010) suggested that our ability to understand disturbance and place it in the context of river restoration would be greatly improved if physical, natural, and social scientists worked in concert; Benke and Huryn (2010) identified ecological questions, ranging from landscape ecology to metabolic theory, to which benthic invertebrate production is now being applied; and Lamberti et al (2010) …”

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The evolving legacy of disturbance in stream ecology: concepts, contributions, and coming challenges

Cited by 117 publications

References 191 publications

Nutrient dynamics, transfer and retention along the aquatic continuum from land to ocean: towards integration of ecological and biogeochemical models

Nutrient dynamics, transfer and retention along the aquatic continuum from land to ocean: towards integration of ecological and biogeochemical models

The role of a discipline-specific journal in scientific discovery

Explaining spatial variability in stream habitats using both natural and management‐influenced landscape predictors

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