Special Issue "Effects of Land Use on the Ecohydrology of River Basin in Accordance with Climate Change"

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Wiktor Halecki
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Department of Hydrology, Meteorology and Water Management, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: blue-green infrastructure; ecological resilience; hydrological modeling; nature-based solutions; urban ecology; water-sensitive urban design (WSUD); xeriscaping
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Dr. Dawid Bedla
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Department of Ecology, Climatology and Air Protection, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Kraków, Poland
Interests: ecohydrology; blue–green infrastructure; land use; urban area
Dr. Marek Ryczek
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Department of Land Reclamation and Environmental Development, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Interests: soil erosion; land reclamation; soil science; soil conservation; environmental chemistry; water protection
Prof. Dr. Artur Radecki-Pawlik
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Structural Mechanics and Material Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Kraków, Poland
Interests: river and mountain stream hydraulics; low-head hydraulic structures; river engineering; river morphology; sediment transport; hydrology for engineers; hydromorphology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change adaptation has become a top priority. Land use and ecohydrology are important in accordance with land–climate interaction. Water bodies are prone to drought, hence environmental engineering may be applied to river restoration as well as biodiversity conservation. Thus, land management using ecosystem services is a specific approach to sustainable development and increasing ecological resilience.

Natural water retention measures (NWRMs) include multifunctional solutions that require research and can lead to efficient energy management and environmental safety. The application of the concept of ecosystem services through NWRMs is an appropriate method of identifying climate change, especially the effects of drought and floods.

In this Special Issue, we welcome articles that are focused on the protection of water resources. In addition, topics related to modelling and climate scenarios, mitigation of hydrological challenges, restoration or maintenance of aquatic ecosystems will be reviewed.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to show solutions and benefits for the local community based on the proposed topic. New approaches in adaptation to climate change may be useful in ensuring the habitat restoration process and landscape protection. Moreover, the publications will provide evaluations of regional ecohydrological problems based on the NBS (nature-based solutions) concept in different parts of the world. The articles will be important to conserving water resources in many places around the globe.

Dr. Wiktor Halecki
Dr. Dawid Bedla
Dr. Marek Ryczek
Prof. Dr. Artur Radecki-Pawlik
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Keywords

  • biodiversity restoration
  • spatial modeling
  • water spatial policy
  • land management
  • soil and water conservation
  • ecosystem services
  • nature-based solutions
  • ecohydrology
  • urban resilience
  • Sponge City concept

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Concept of Soil Moisture Ratio for Determining the Spatial Distribution of Soil Moisture Using Physiographic Parameters of a Basin and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs)
Land 2021, 10(7), 766; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10070766 - 20 Jul 2021
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The results of investigations on shaping the soil moisture ratio in the mountain basin of the Mątny stream located in the Gorce region, Poland, are presented. A soil moisture ratio was defined as a ratio of soil moisture in a given point in [...] Read more.
The results of investigations on shaping the soil moisture ratio in the mountain basin of the Mątny stream located in the Gorce region, Poland, are presented. A soil moisture ratio was defined as a ratio of soil moisture in a given point in a basin to the one located in a base point located on a watershed. Investigations were carried out, using a TDR device, for 379 measuring points located in an irregular network, in the 0–25 cm soil layer. Values of the soil moisture ratio fluctuated between 0.75 and 1.85. Based on measurements, an artificial neural network (ANN) model of the MLP type was constructed, with nine neurons in the input layer, four neurons in the hidden layer and one neuron in the output layer. Input parameters influencing the soil moisture ratio were chosen based on physiographic parameters: altitude, flow direction, height a.s.l., clay content, land use, exposition, slope shape, soil hydrologic group and place on a slope. The ANN model was generated in the module data mining in the program Statistica 12. Physiographic parameters were generated using a database, digital elevation model and the program ArcGIS. The value of the network learning parameter obtained, 0.722, was satisfactory. Comparison of experimental data with values obtained using the ANN model showed a good fit; the determination coefficient was 0.581. The ANN model showed a minimal tendency to overestimate values. Global network sensitivity analysis showed that the highest influence on the wetness coefficient were provided by the parameters place on slope, exposition, and land use, while the parameters with the lowest influence were slope, clay fraction and hydrological group. The chosen physiographic parameters explained the values of the relative wetness ratio a satisfactory degree. Full article
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Attribution Analysis of Climate and Anthropic Factors on Runoff and Vegetation Changes in the Source Area of the Yangtze River from 1982 to 2016
Land 2021, 10(6), 612; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10060612 - 08 Jun 2021
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Analyzing the temporal variation of runoff and vegetation and quantifying the impact of anthropic factors and climate change on vegetation and runoff variation in the source area of the Yangtze River (SAYR), is of great significance for the scientific response to the ecological [...] Read more.
Analyzing the temporal variation of runoff and vegetation and quantifying the impact of anthropic factors and climate change on vegetation and runoff variation in the source area of the Yangtze River (SAYR), is of great significance for the scientific response to the ecological protection of the region. Therefore, the Budyko hypothesis method and multiple linear regression method were used to quantitatively calculate the contribution rates of climate change and anthropic factors to runoff and vegetation change in the SAYR. It was found that: (1) The runoff, NDVI, precipitation, and potential evaporation in the SAYR from 1982 to 2016 all showed an increasing trend. (2) The mutation year of runoff data from 1982 to 2016 in the SAYR is 2004, and the mutation year of NDVI data from 1982 to 2016 in the SAYR is 1998. (3) The contribution rates of precipitation, potential evaporation and anthropic factors to runoff change of the SAYR are 75.98%, −9.35%, and 33.37%, respectively. (4) The contribution rates of climatic factors and anthropic factors to vegetation change of the SAYR are 38.56% and 61.44%, respectively. Full article
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The Effects of Land Use on Concentrations of Nutrients and Selected Metals in Bottom Sediments and the Risk Assessment for Rivers of the Warta River Catchment, Poland
Land 2021, 10(6), 589; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10060589 - 02 Jun 2021
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Changes in the environment, aiming at agricultural intensification, progressive urbanisation and other forms of anthropopression, may cause an increase in soil erosion and a resulting increase in the pollution inflow to surface water. At the same time, this results in increased nutrient pollution [...] Read more.
Changes in the environment, aiming at agricultural intensification, progressive urbanisation and other forms of anthropopression, may cause an increase in soil erosion and a resulting increase in the pollution inflow to surface water. At the same time, this results in increased nutrient pollution of bottom sediments. In this study, the concentrations of total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), total organic carbon (TOC), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe) and potassium (K) were analysed using bottom sediment samples collected at 39 sites located along the entire length of the Warta River and its tributaries. Agricultural use of land adjacent to rivers was found to significantly degrade sediment quality, while anthropogenic land use (as defined by Corine Land Cover classification—CLC), unlike previous studies, reduces the pollution loads in the bottom sediments. Forest use also contributes to the reduction of the pollution load in sediments. It was found that the significance of the relationship between pollutant concentrations and land use depends on the length of the river–land interface. According to the analyses, the level of correlation between the analysed constituents depends on the use of land adjacent to rivers. The impact of agricultural land use has the strongest effect in the 1 km zone and 5 km in the case of anthropogenic land use. The results showed that the variability of total phosphorus TP concentrations is strongly correlated with the variability of iron concentrations. SPI values indicate that the risk to sediment quality is low due to TOC and Fe concentrations. In contrast, the risk of sediment pollution by TN and TP shows greater differentiation. Although the risk is negligible for 40% of the samples, at the same time, for 33% of the samples, a very high risk of pollution with both TN and TP was found. Full article
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