Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem
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 …
providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater …
Groundwater dependent ecosystems in coastal Mediterranean regions: Characterization, challenges and management for their protection
Coastal lagoons deliver a wide range of valuable ecosystem goods and services. These
ecosystems, that are often maintained by direct or indirect groundwater supplies, are …
ecosystems, that are often maintained by direct or indirect groundwater supplies, are …
Climate change impacts on groundwater and dependent ecosystems
Aquifers and groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are facing increasing pressure
from water consumption, irrigation and climate change. These pressures modify …
from water consumption, irrigation and climate change. These pressures modify …
Overlooked risks and opportunities in groundwatersheds of the world's protected areas
Protected areas are a key tool for conserving biodiversity, sustaining ecosystem services
and improving human well-being. Global initiatives that aim to expand and connect …
and improving human well-being. Global initiatives that aim to expand and connect …
Basin‐scale, integrated observations of the early 21st century multiyear drought in southeast Australia
MJ Leblanc, P Tregoning, G Ramillien… - Water resources …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The Murray‐Darling Basin in southeast Australia is experiencing one of the most severe
droughts observed recently in the world, driven by several years of rainfall deficits and …
droughts observed recently in the world, driven by several years of rainfall deficits and …
How much groundwater can we pump and protect environmental flows through time? Presumptive standards for conjunctive management of aquifers and rivers
Groundwater is a critically important source of water for river, wetland, lake, and terrestrial
ecosystems, yet most frameworks for assessing environmental flows have ignored or not …
ecosystems, yet most frameworks for assessing environmental flows have ignored or not …
A global synthesis of managing groundwater dependent ecosystems under sustainable groundwater policy
Groundwater is a vital water supply worldwide for people and nature. However, species and
ecosystems that depend on groundwater for some or all of their water needs, known as …
ecosystems that depend on groundwater for some or all of their water needs, known as …
Groundwater-dependent ecosystems at risk–global hotspot analysis and implications
Many land-based ecosystems are dependent on groundwater and could be threatened by
human groundwater abstraction. One key challenge for the description of associated …
human groundwater abstraction. One key challenge for the description of associated …
Groundwater-dependent ecosystems: Recent insights from satellite and field-based studies
D Eamus, S Zolfaghar… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2015 - hess.copernicus.org
Groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are at risk globally due to unsustainable levels
of groundwater extraction, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. In this review, we …
of groundwater extraction, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. In this review, we …
Spatio–temporal variation of vegetation heterogeneity in groundwater dependent ecosystems within arid environments
Climate change, land cover change and the over–abstraction of groundwater threaten the
existence of Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (GDE), despite these environments being …
existence of Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (GDE), despite these environments being …