Climate change going deep: The effects of global climatic alterations on cave ecosystems

S Mammola, E Piano, P Cardoso… - The Anthropocene …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Scientists of different disciplines have recognized the valuable role of terrestrial caves as
ideal natural laboratories in which to study multiple eco-evolutionary processes, from genes …

Carbonates in the critical zone

MD Covington, JB Martin, LE Toran… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Earth's Critical Zone (CZ), the near‐surface layer where rock is weathered and
landscapes co‐evolve with life, is profoundly influenced by the type of underlying bedrock …

Unexpected hydrologic response to ecosystem state change in tallgrass prairie

RM Keen, K Sadayappan, KM Jarecke, L Li, MF Kirk… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In grasslands around the world, climate change is occurring in tandem with woody
encroachment (the spread of woody vegetation in grass-dominated ecosystems). State …

Applying species distribution models to caves and other subterranean habitats

S Mammola, B Leroy - Ecography, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades there has been an exponential increase in the use of correlative
species distribution models (SDMs) to address a variety of topics in ecology, biogeography …

How landscape heterogeneity governs stream water concentration-discharge behavior in carbonate terrains (Konza Prairie, USA)

PL Sullivan, MW Stops, GL Macpherson, L Li… - Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mounting evidence suggests ecosystem changes that alter subsurface water fluxes and
carbon dioxide concentrations in carbonate terrains may drive measurable changes in …

Impacts of riparian and non-riparian woody encroachment on tallgrass prairie ecohydrology

RM Keen, JB Nippert, PL Sullivan, Z Ratajczak… - Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
Woody encroachment has impacted grassland ecohydrology worldwide, prompting
management strategies aimed at woody vegetation removal to prevent or mitigate loss of …

Can temperature be a low-cost tracer for modelling water age distributions in a karst catchment?

Z Zhang, X Wang, X Chen, Y Xie, Q Cheng, Q He… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the feasibility of using temperature for tracking rainfall-runoff processes in
karst catchments, this study developed a tracer-aided conceptual model using temperature …

Hydrodynamics of karst aquifers in metamorphic carbonate rocks: results from spring monitoring in the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy)

L Piccini, A Nannoni, E Poggetti - Hydrogeology Journal, 2023 - Springer
During the last 40 years, extensive research has characterized the hydrogeology of many
karst aquifers, as they are important water resources. Despite that, a systematic investigation …

eDNA metabarcoding as a means to assess distribution of subterranean fish communities: Iranian blind cave fishes as a case study

I Hashemzadeh Segherloo, SN Tabatabaei… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most important steps in conservation of the subterranean life forms is to decipher
their distribution and ecology, which is challenging using traditional approaches …

Trajectories and state changes of a grassland stream and riparian zone after a decade of woody vegetation removal

WK Dodds, Z Ratajczak, RM Keen… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Riparian zones and the streams they border provide vital habitat for organisms, water quality
protection, and other important ecosystem services. These areas are under pressure from …