Calibration and validation of watershed models and advances in uncertainty analysis in TMDL studies

E Ahmadisharaf, RA Camacho, HX Zhang… - Journal of hydrologic …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Watershed models are widely used in total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies to predict
the impacts of pollutant discharges on the biochemical functioning and assimilative capacity …

Artificial neural networks as emulators of process-based models to analyse bathing water quality in estuaries

J García-Alba, JF Bárcena, C Ugarteburu, A García - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to provide a method for developing artificial neural networks in estuaries as
emulators of process-based models to analyse bathing water quality and its variability over …

From urbanization to bioaccumulation: A comparative study of metal pollution and biomarker responses in Donax trunculus along a touristic coastal area in Morocco

M Ben-Haddad, S Hajji, MR Abelouah… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines the use of the edible bivalve, Donax trunculus, as a bioindicator of
metal pollution (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cr) resulting from beach urbanization related to touristic …

Critical review of salinity intrusion in rivers and estuaries

R Mohammed, M Scholz - Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2018 - iwaponline.com
There is scientific evidence of accelerated sea level rise and saline intrusion. Some impacts,
such as stratification and estuarine circulation, are subtle; others are dramatic including …

Comparative study of pristine and polluted estuaries in Souss Massa National Park (Morocco): Implications for conservation strategies

M Ben-Haddad, MR Abelouah, S Hajji… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Estuaries are among the ecosystems most affected by human actions worldwide. Economic
development in Morocco puts pressure on these aquatic systems, making them vulnerable …

Multiple stressors influencing the general eutrophication status of transitional waters of the Brazilian tropical coast: An approach utilizing the pressure, state, and …

AKD dos Santos Sá, MVJ Cutrim… - Journal of Sea …, 2022 - Elsevier
Modeling approaches are useful tools for assessing the general state of eutrophication and
understanding the effects of multiple stressors on coastal ecosystems. Thus, we …

Co-occurring and opposing freshwater inflow effects on phytoplankton biomass, productivity and community composition of Galveston Bay, USA

DL Roelke, HP Li, NJ Hayden, CJ Miller… - Marine Ecology …, 2013 - int-res.com
Freshwater inflow effects on phytoplankton have long interested aquatic ecologists. More
recently, timing and magnitude of inflow events have been a focus as they can be strong …

Modeling assessment of a saltwater intrusion and a transport time scale response to sea-level rise in a tidal estuary

WB Chen, WC Liu, MH Hsu - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2015 - Springer
This paper documents a modeling investigation to comprehend the effect of future sea-level
rise (SLR) on estuarine salinity and transport time scales, including the residence time and …

Spatial and temporal flushing time approach in estuaries influenced by river and tide. An application in Suances Estuary (Northern Spain)

JF Bárcena, A García, AG Gómez, C Álvarez… - Estuarine, coastal and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Since Water Policies around the world establish the need to manage the aquatic systems
through the use of water bodies, a hydromorphological descriptor such as the flushing time …

Predicting coexistence and predominance patterns between the introduced Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) and the European native clam (Ruditapes …

G Bidegain, JF Bárcena, A García, JA Juanes - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2015 - Elsevier
In several European estuaries, the introduced Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) has
become a widespread and predominating species supplanting the native carpet shell clam …