ALOS PALSAR data is used to analyse the flood dynamics of two semi-arid river systems and to characterise and define wetland typologies that result from infrequent and highly variable river flood regimes. The two sites, the Gwydir and the Paroo rivers, are both located within the Murray Darling Basin of eastern Australia. The methods developed have the potential to provide cost effective monito...

888 PERSPECTIVES as much terrestrial carbon is received by inland waters as reaches the world's oceans (11). Calcareous catchments also release considerable carbon to lakes as bicarbonate and carbonate. In total, inland waters may bury about four times as much carbon as do the oceans (10). Much of the organic carbon received by lakes is mineralized and emitted to the atmosphere as carbon dioxid...

Wetlands constitute important habitats that provide several ecosystem services (ES). have been termed the kidneys of world for their water purification and contain 20–25% total soil organic carbon. This paper is a review published studies dealing with ES temperate wetlands. are among ecosystems most valuable ES, regulating being inland While number articles on wetlands has increased exponential...

New carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values for human remains dating to the mid-Upper Paleolithic in Europe indicate significant amounts of aquatic (fish, mollusks, and/or birds) foods in some of their diets. Most of this evidence points to exploitation of inland freshwater aquatic resources in particular. By contrast, European Neanderthal collagen carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values do...

Wetlands are a critical component of the landscape for climate mitigation, adaptation, biodiversity, and human health prosperity. Keeping an eye on wetland vegetation is crucial due to it playing major role in planet’s carbon cycle ecosystem management. By measuring chlorophyll fluorescence (ChF) emitted by plants, we can get precise understanding current state photosynthetic activity. In this ...

Coastal wetlands provide essential ecosystem functions, including coastal protection, improvement in water quality and carbon sequestration, which are threatened due to sea level rise (SLR) – a well-documented aspect of anthropogenic climate change. While there numerous articles on SLR impacts wetlands, data about the interactions between natural or human-made barriers future projections e.g. s...

Inland and transitional aquatic systems play an important role in global carbon (C) cycling. Yet, the C dynamics of wetlands and floodplains are poorly defined and field data is scarce. Air-water CO2 fluxes in the wetlands of Doñana Natural Area (SW Spain) were examined by measuring alkalinity, pH and other physiochemical parameters in a range of water bodies during 2010-2011. Areal fluxes were...