Where does land use matter most? Contrasting land use effects on river quality at different spatial scales

GN Mwaijengo, A Msigwa, KN Njau… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the influence of land-use activities on river quality has been a key focus of
river monitoring programs worldwide. However, defining which land-use spatial scale is …

Hydrochemical dynamics of water quality for irrigation use and introducing a new water quality index incorporating multivariate statistics

S Dash, AS Kalamdhad - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Anthropogenic contamination, including the adaptation of sophisticated agricultural
methodologies, has rendered a steep decline in the water and soil quality across the globe …

Assessment of water quality across irrigation schemes: A case study of wetland agriculture impacts in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

E Alavaisha, SW Lyon, R Lindborg - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Coupled change in land and water use due to increased farming intensity is a main factor
affecting water quality and quantity, ecological functions and biodiversity globally …

Dissolved inorganic nitrogen in a tropical estuary in Malaysia: transport and transformation

S Jiang, M Müller, J Jin, Y Wu, K Zhu, G Zhang… - …, 2019 - bg.copernicus.org
Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), including nitrate, nitrite and ammonium, frequently acts
as the limitation for primary productivity. Our study focused on the transport and …

Nitrate source apportionment in the complex Nyando tropical river basin in Kenya

B Nyilitya, S Mureithi, M Bauters, P Boeckx - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Excess nitrate (NO 3−) discharge into fresh water resources poses detrimental
effects on ecosystems and human health, yet the understanding of its potential sources is …

Riverine and submarine groundwater nutrients fuel high primary production in a tropical bay

N Chinfak, P Sompongchaiyakul… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
River discharge has long been recognized as a major source of nutrients supporting high
primary production (PP) in Bandon Bay, while submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) and …

Trace metals and nutrients in tropical volcanic island rivers: Insights on chemical weathering and anthropogenic influences of Pohnpei, Micronesia

H Su, S Jiang, X Wei, J Jin, Y Chang, S Jiang, X Shi… - Limnologica, 2023 - Elsevier
River systems in tropical islands play a vital role in maintaining the ecosystem function of
surrounding oceans by delivering land-derived materials. Researches on tropical river …

Spatial and temporal variations of nutrients and chlorophyll a in the Indus River and its deltaic creeks and coastal waters (Northwest Indian Ocean, Pakistan)

W Ahmed, Y Wu, S Kidwai, X Li, G Zhang… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nutrient dynamics play an important role in mangroves and adjacent coastal ecosystems.
This paper discusses the spatiotemporal variation of physicochemical factors in two …

The macrophyte indices for rivers to assess the ecological conditions in the Klina River in the Republic of Kosovo

P Bytyçi, A Shala-Abazi, F Zhushi-Etemi, G Bonifazi… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Macrophytes are important elements of aquatic ecosystems that grow in or near water. Their
taxonomic composition, species diversity, depth, and density are indicators of environmental …

Seasonal variation in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and water quality in an Afrotropical river catchment, northeastern Tanzania

GN Mwaijengo, B Vanschoenwinkel, T Dube, KN Njau… - Limnologica, 2020 - Elsevier
Population growth and economic development have resulted in increased water demands,
threatening freshwater resources. In riverine ecosystems, continuous monitoring of the river …