Lautz,L.K. and Fanelli,R.M.(2008): Seasonal biogeochemical hotspots in the streambed around restoration structures. Biogeochemistry, 91, 85-104.

『復元構造周辺の河川底における季節的な生物地球化学的ホットスポット』


Abstract
 Rapid exchange of stream water and groundwater in streambeds creates hotspots of biogeochemical cycling of redox-sensitive solutes. Although stream-groundwater interaction can be increased through stream restoration, there are few detailed studies of the increased heterogeneity of water and solute fluxes through the streambed and associated patterns of biogeochemical processes around stream restoration structures. In this study, we examined the seasonal patterns of water and solute fluxes through the streambed around a stream restoration structure to relate patterns of water flux through the streambed to morphology of the channel and biogeochemical processes occurring in the bed. We characterized different biogeochemical zones in the streambed using principal component analysis (PCA) and examined the change in spatial patterns of these zones during different seasons. The PCA results show that two principal components summarized 83% of the variance in the original data set. Streambed pore water was characterized as oxic (indicating production of nitrate), anoxic (indicating sulfate, iron and manganese reduction), or stream-like (indicating there was minimal change in the stream water chemistry in the bed). Regardless of season of the year, anoxic zones were predominantly located upstream of the structure, in a low-velocity pool, and oxic zones were predominantly located downstream of the structure, in a turbulent riffle. We expect structures that span the full channel, are impermeable, and permanent, such as those installed in natural channel design restoration will similarly impact biogeochemical processing in the streambed. The installation of these types of restoration structures may be a way to increase the degree of biogeochemical cycling in stream ecosystems.

Keywords: Hyporheic zone; Principal component analysis; Redox processes; Stream restoration; Surface water-groundwater interaction』

Introduction
Methods
 Site description
 Field and laboratory methods
 Multivariate statistical analysis
Results
 Hydrology at the restoration site
 Water chemistry at the restoration site
 PCA and typing of water chemistry at the restoration site
 Hydrology and water chemistry at the reference site
Discussion
 Spatial patterns of biogeochemical hotspots in the streambed
  Anoxic hotspots in the streambed
  Oxic hotspots in the streambed
 Stream water zones in the streambed
 Seasonal differences in streambed geochemistry
 Impacts of stream restoration structures
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References


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