dc.contributor.author |
Stein, ED
|
|
dc.contributor.author |
Gee, EM
|
|
dc.contributor.author |
Adams, JB
|
|
dc.contributor.author |
Irving, K
|
|
dc.contributor.author |
Van Niekerk, Lara
|
|
dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-13T16:49:31Z |
|
dc.date.available |
2021-05-13T16:49:31Z |
|
dc.date.issued |
2021-02 |
|
dc.identifier.citation |
Stein, E., Gee, E., Adams, J., Irving, K. & Van Niekerk, L. 2021. Advancing the science of environmental flow management for protection of temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons. <i>Water, 13(5).</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12008 |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn |
2073-4441 |
|
dc.identifier.uri |
https://doi.org/10.3390/w13050595
|
|
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12008
|
|
dc.description.abstract |
The science needed to inform management of environmental flows to temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons is decades behind the state of knowledge for rivers and large embayments. These globally ubiquitous small systems, which are often seasonally closed to the ocean’s influence, are under particular threat associated with hydrologic alteration because of changes in atershed land use, water use practices, and climate change. Managing environmental flows in these systems is complicated by their tight coupling with watershed processes, variable states because of intermittently closing mouths, and reliance on regional scale sediment transport and littoral processes. Here we synthesize our current understanding of ecohydrology in temporarily closed estuaries (TCEs) and coastal lagoons and propose a prioritized research agenda aimed at advancing understanding of ecological responses to altered flow regimes in TCEs. Key research needs include agreeing on a consistent typology, improving models that couple watershed and ocean forcing at appropriate spatial and temporal scales, quantifying stress–response relationships associated with hydrologic alteration, improving tools to establish desired conditions that account for climate change and consider cultural/indigenous objectives, improving tools to measure ecosystem function and social/cultural values, and developing monitoring and adaptive management programs that can inform environmental flow management in consideration of other stressors and across different habitat types. Coordinated global efforts to address the identified research gaps can help guide management actions aimed at reducing or mitigating potential impacts of hydrologic alteration and climate change through informed management of freshwater inflows. |
en_US |
dc.format |
Fulltext |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.relation.uri |
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/5/595/htm |
en_US |
dc.source |
Water, 13(5) |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Environmental flows |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Ecohydrology |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Estuary function |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Water resources management |
en_US |
dc.title |
Advancing the science of environmental flow management for protection of temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons |
en_US |
dc.type |
Article |
en_US |
dc.description.pages |
29 |
en_US |
dc.description.note |
Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
en_US |
dc.description.cluster |
Smart Places |
en_US |
dc.description.impactarea |
Coastal Systems |
en_US |
dc.identifier.apacitation |
Stein, E., Gee, E., Adams, J., Irving, K., & Van Niekerk, L. (2021). Advancing the science of environmental flow management for protection of temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons. <i>Water, 13(5)</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12008 |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.chicagocitation |
Stein, ED, EM Gee, JB Adams, K Irving, and Lara Van Niekerk "Advancing the science of environmental flow management for protection of temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons." <i>Water, 13(5)</i> (2021) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12008 |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation |
Stein E, Gee E, Adams J, Irving K, Van Niekerk L. Advancing the science of environmental flow management for protection of temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons. Water, 13(5). 2021; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12008. |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.ris |
TY - Article
AU - Stein, ED
AU - Gee, EM
AU - Adams, JB
AU - Irving, K
AU - Van Niekerk, Lara
AB - The science needed to inform management of environmental flows to temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons is decades behind the state of knowledge for rivers and large embayments. These globally ubiquitous small systems, which are often seasonally closed to the ocean’s influence, are under particular threat associated with hydrologic alteration because of changes in atershed land use, water use practices, and climate change. Managing environmental flows in these systems is complicated by their tight coupling with watershed processes, variable states because of intermittently closing mouths, and reliance on regional scale sediment transport and littoral processes. Here we synthesize our current understanding of ecohydrology in temporarily closed estuaries (TCEs) and coastal lagoons and propose a prioritized research agenda aimed at advancing understanding of ecological responses to altered flow regimes in TCEs. Key research needs include agreeing on a consistent typology, improving models that couple watershed and ocean forcing at appropriate spatial and temporal scales, quantifying stress–response relationships associated with hydrologic alteration, improving tools to establish desired conditions that account for climate change and consider cultural/indigenous objectives, improving tools to measure ecosystem function and social/cultural values, and developing monitoring and adaptive management programs that can inform environmental flow management in consideration of other stressors and across different habitat types. Coordinated global efforts to address the identified research gaps can help guide management actions aimed at reducing or mitigating potential impacts of hydrologic alteration and climate change through informed management of freshwater inflows.
DA - 2021-02
DB - ResearchSpace
DP - CSIR
J1 - Water, 13(5)
KW - Environmental flows
KW - Ecohydrology
KW - Estuary function
KW - Water resources management
LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za
PY - 2021
SM - 2073-4441
T1 - Advancing the science of environmental flow management for protection of temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons
TI - Advancing the science of environmental flow management for protection of temporarily closed estuaries and coastal lagoons
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12008
ER - |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.worklist |
24513 |
en_US |