Causes, responses, and implications of anthropogenic versus natural flow intermittence in river networks

T Datry, A Truchy, JD Olden, MH Busch… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Rivers that do not flow year-round are the predominant type of running waters on Earth.
Despite a burgeoning literature on natural flow intermittence (NFI), knowledge about the …

Conservation and management of isolated pools in temporary rivers

N Bonada, M Cañedo-Argüelles, F Gallart… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Temporary rivers are characterized by shifting habitats between flowing, isolated pools, and
dry phases. Despite the fact that temporary rivers are currently receiving increasing attention …

[HTML][HTML] A conceptual framework for understanding the biogeochemistry of dry riverbeds through the lens of soil science

MI Arce, C Mendoza-Lera, M Almagro, N Catalán… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) encompass fluvial ecosystems that
eventually stop flowing and run dry at some point in space and time. During the dry phase …

Diatom community response to inland water salinization: a review

C Stenger-Kovács, VB Béres, K Buczkó, K Tapolczai… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Both natural and anthropogenic processes can lead to the increasing salinity of surface
waters. The knowledge about the ecological consequences of salinization on the biota is …

TREHS: An open-access software tool for investigating and evaluating temporary river regimes as a first step for their ecological status assessment

F Gallart, N Cid, J Latron, P Llorens, N Bonada… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
When the regime of a river is not perennial, there are four main difficulties with the use of
hydrographs for assessing hydrological alteration: i) the main hydrological features relevant …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based solutions for water resource management in Africa's arid and sem-arid lands (ASALs): A systematic review of existing interventions

C Okello, YW Githiora, S Sithole, MA Owuor - Nature-Based Solutions, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) in Africa, covering 66% of the continent and are
home to around 200 million people, face significant water scarcity challenges due to harsh …

Unravelling large-scale patterns and drivers of biodiversity in dry rivers

A Foulquier, T Datry, R Corti, D von Schiller… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
More than half of the world's rivers dry up periodically, but our understanding of the
biological communities in dry riverbeds remains limited. Specifically, the roles of dispersal …

[HTML][HTML] Characterising flow regimes in a semi-arid region with limited data availability: the Nil Wadi case study (Algeria)

AM De Girolamo, A Drouiche, GF Ricci, G Parete… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Study region Mediterranean catchment in Algeria Study focus A procedure to characterise
the flow regimes of non-perennial rivers in regions with limited data availability was defined …

Defining dry rivers as the most extreme type of non-perennial fluvial ecosystems

MR Vidal-Abarca, R Gómez, MM Sánchez-Montoya… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
We define Dry Rivers as those whose usual habitat in space and time are dry channels
where surface water may interrupt dry conditions for hours or a few days, primarily after …

[HTML][HTML] Contributions of dry rivers to human well-being: A global review for future research

NN Ruiz, MLS Alonso, MR Vidal-Abarca - Ecosystem services, 2021 - Elsevier
Dry rivers (DR) are a non-perennial type of river that flows for only hours or a few days,
primarily after heavy rain that often causes flash floods. Unlike intermittent and ephemeral …