Streams and riparian forests depend on each other: A review with a special focus on microbes

MJ Tolkkinen, J Heino, SHK Ahonen… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this review, we draw together the research on the two-way connection of streams and their
riparian forests of the boreal zone from ecological points of view. Although the knowledge …

From hillslope to stream: methods to investigate subsurface connectivity

T Blume, HJ Van Meerveld - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrologic connectivity is the linkage of separate regions of a catchment via water flow.
Knowledge of hillslope–stream connectivity (both at the surface and in the subsurface) is …

The Krycklan Catchment Study—A flagship infrastructure for hydrology, biogeochemistry, and climate research in the boreal landscape

H Laudon, I Taberman, A Ågren… - Water Resources …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The Krycklan Catchment Study (KCS) provides a unique field infrastructure for hillslope to
landscape‐scale research on short‐and long‐term ecosystem dynamics in boreal …

Towards an improved conceptualization of riparian zones in boreal forest headwaters

JLJ Ledesma, MN Futter, M Blackburn, F Lidman… - Ecosystems, 2018 - Springer
The boreal ecoregion supports about one-third of the world's forest. Over 90% of boreal
forest streams are found in headwaters, where terrestrial–aquatic interfaces are dominated …

Primary weathering rates, water transit times, and concentration‐discharge relations: A theoretical analysis for the critical zone

AA Ameli, K Beven, M Erlandsson… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The permeability architecture of the critical zone exerts a major influence on the
hydrogeochemistry of the critical zone. Water flow path dynamics drive the spatiotemporal …

Potential for long‐term transfer of dissolved organic carbon from riparian zones to streams in boreal catchments

JLJ Ledesma, T Grabs, KH Bishop… - Global change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Boreal regions store most of the global terrestrial carbon, which can be transferred as
dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to inland waters with implications for both aquatic ecology …

Scale‐dependent groundwater contributions influence patterns of winter baseflow stream chemistry in boreal catchments

A Peralta‐Tapia, RA Sponseller… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how the sources of surface water change along river networks is an
important challenge, with implications for soil‐stream interactions, and our ability to predict …

From soil water to surface water–how the riparian zone controls element transport from a boreal forest to a stream

F Lidman, Å Boily, H Laudon, SJ Köhler - Biogeosciences, 2017 - bg.copernicus.org
Boreal headwaters are often lined by strips of highly organic soils, which are the last
terrestrial environment to leave an imprint on discharging groundwater before it enters a …

The role of biogeochemical hotspots, landscape heterogeneity, and hydrological connectivity for minimizing forestry effects on water quality

H Laudon, L Kuglerová, RA Sponseller, M Futter… - Ambio, 2016 - Springer
Protecting water quality in forested regions is increasingly important as pressures from land-
use, long-range transport of air pollutants, and climate change intensify. Maintaining forest …

The role of landscape properties, storage and evapotranspiration on variability in streamflow recessions in a boreal catchment

RH Karlsen, K Bishop, T Grabs… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Streamflow recession analysis provides valuable insights into catchment functioning that
can be related to runoff generation, storage retention and baseflow dynamics. As an …