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Publications

Sediment respiration from IRES sediment: a global perspective

 

 

Leaching of nutrients during rewetting events in IRES

 

Emissions from dry inland waters are a blind spot in the global carbon cycle

 

 

A conceptual framework for understanding the biogeochemistry of dry riverbeds through the lens of soil science

 

Dry phase biomonitoring in IRES: an Ecological Indicators publication

 

Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams (SMIRES) — RIO

 

 

Biomonitoring of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams in Europe: Current practice and priorities to enhance ecological status assessments — STOTEN

 

Flow intermittence in the Alps

 

Flow intermittence and trophic structures in the Alps

 

Conceptual models of river science and IRES

 

 

Flow and sediment regimes in IRES

 

Deliverables

Create a meta-database of available hydrological data from flow gauging stations with zero-flow events in the participating countries.

 

Create maps of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams at the European scale.

 

Identification of sentinel areas in Europe to monitor the evolution of drying in river networks.

 

Develop a conceptual ecohydrological framework for the science and the management of IRES.

 

Compile existing knowledge on IRES functioning and the influence of flow regime as a controlling factor.

 

Identify critical ecosystem services provided by IRES and evaluate their economic value.

 

Meta-models of carbon and nutrient dynamics in IRES at the catchment scale and improved understanding of the respective influence of aquatic and terrestrial biogeochemical processes on IRES water quality.

 

Adaptation of bioindication tools for assessing IRES ecological status and prospection for new ones.

 

Synthesis of state-of-the-art of IRES ecology and management and knowledge gap analysis of IRES.

 

Electronic handbook guidelines for stakeholders of each participating country to manage IRES: abstract.

 

Organisation of Special Topical Sessions on IRES at 4 international freshwater conferences.

 

Organisation of 2 dedicated workshops with water resources managers and policy makers about the management of IRES in Europe.

 

Organisation of 3 Training School (TS) on IRES hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology and modelling targetting specifically ECIs with both theoretical and applied aspects (e.g. fieldwork).

 

Organisation of 10 Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) with priority for data analysis and interpretation for ECIs related to the development of the Action area and with high publication potential.

 

Develop the basis for a European wide citizen science network to monitor river flow state in Europe.