Unlocking our understanding of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams with genomic tools

RC Blackman, F Altermatt, A Foulquier… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES)–waterways in which flow ceases
periodically or that dry completely–are found worldwide, and their frequency and extent are …

Bacterial community structure and metabolic activity of drinking water pipelines in buildings: A new perspective on dual effects of hydrodynamic stagnation and algal …

H Zhang, K Zhao, X Liu, S Chen, T Huang, H Guo… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Eutrophication and algal blooms have become global issues. The drinking water treatment
process suffers from pollution by algal organic matter (AOM) through cell lysis during the …

Aerobic denitrifying bacterial communities drive nitrate removal: performance, metabolic activity, dynamics and interactions of core species

S Li, H Zhang, T Huang, B Ma, Y Miao, Y Shi, L Xu… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Three novel mix-cultured aerobic denitrifying bacteria (Mix-CADB) consortia named D14,
X21, and CL exhibited excellent total organic carbon (TOC) removal and aerobic …

Seasonal effects of river flow on microbial community coalescence and diversity in a riverine network

X Luo, X Xiang, Y Yang, G Huang, K Fu… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Terrestrial microbial communities may take advantage of running waters and runoff to enter
rivers and mix with aquatic microorganisms. However, the environmental factors governing …

Promoting aerobic denitrification in reservoir water with iron-activated carbon: Enhanced nitrogen and organics removal efficiency, and biological mechanisms

S Yang, T Huang, H Zhang, Y Tang, H Guo, R Hu… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon scarcity limits denitrification in micropolluted water, especially in drinking water
reservoirs. Therefore, a Fe-activated carbon (AC) carrier was used in this study to enhance …

Small rain events during drought alter sediment dissolved organic carbon leaching and respiration in intermittent stream sediments

LE Coulson, G Weigelhofer, S Gill, T Hein, C Griebler… - Biogeochemistry, 2022 - Springer
With climate change, streams and rivers are at increased risk of droughts and flow
intermittency. The full implications of these conditions for fluvial carbon (C) processing and …

Reconceptualizing the hyporheic zone for nonperennial rivers and streams

AG DelVecchia, M Shanafield, MA Zimmer… - Freshwater …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Nonperennial streams dominate global river networks and are increasing in occurrence
across space and time. When surface flow ceases or the surface water dries, flow or …

[HTML][HTML] Drying shapes the ecological niche of aquatic fungi with implications on ecosystem functioning

R Arias-Real, M Menéndez, I Muñoz… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungi are among the most abundant and diverse organisms on Earth and play pivotal roles
in global carbon processing, nutrient cycling and food webs. Despite their abundant and …

Effects of the desiccation duration on the dynamic responses of biofilm metabolic activities to rewetting

L Miao, C Li, TM Adyel, W Huang, J Wu… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Global climate changes have increased the duration and frequency of river flow interruption,
affecting the physical and community structure of benthic biofilms. However, the dynamic …

Elevated temperature may reduce functional but not taxonomic diversity of fungal assemblages on decomposing leaf litter in streams

E Fenoy, A Pradhan, C Pascoal… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mounting evidence points to a linkage between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (B‐
EF). Global drivers, such as warming and nutrient enrichment, can alter species richness …