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Global prevalence of non-perennial rivers and streams.
Messager, Mathis Loïc; Lehner, Bernhard; Cockburn, Charlotte; Lamouroux, Nicolas; Pella, Hervé; Snelder, Ton; Tockner, Klement; Trautmann, Tim; Watt, Caitlin; Datry, Thibault.
Afiliación
  • Messager ML; Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. mathis.messager@mail.mcgill.ca.
  • Lehner B; RiverLY Research Unit, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), Villeurbanne, France. mathis.messager@mail.mcgill.ca.
  • Cockburn C; Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. bernhard.lehner@mcgill.ca.
  • Lamouroux N; Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Pella H; Department of Earth Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
  • Snelder T; RiverLY Research Unit, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), Villeurbanne, France.
  • Tockner K; RiverLY Research Unit, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), Villeurbanne, France.
  • Trautmann T; LWP Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Watt C; Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • Datry T; Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Nature ; 594(7863): 391-397, 2021 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34135525
Flowing waters have a unique role in supporting global biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles and human societies1-5. Although the importance of permanent watercourses is well recognized, the prevalence, value and fate of non-perennial rivers and streams that periodically cease to flow tend to be overlooked, if not ignored6-8. This oversight contributes to the degradation of the main source of water and livelihood for millions of people5. Here we predict that water ceases to flow for at least one day per year along 51-60 per cent of the world's rivers by length, demonstrating that non-perennial rivers and streams are the rule rather than the exception on Earth. Leveraging global information on the hydrology, climate, geology and surrounding land cover of the Earth's river network, we show that non-perennial rivers occur within all climates and biomes, and on every continent. Our findings challenge the assumptions underpinning foundational river concepts across scientific disciplines9. To understand and adequately manage the world's flowing waters, their biodiversity and functional integrity, a paradigm shift is needed towards a new conceptual model of rivers that includes flow intermittence. By mapping the distribution of non-perennial rivers and streams, we provide a stepping-stone towards addressing this grand challenge in freshwater science.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ríos / Mapeo Geográfico Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Nature Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ríos / Mapeo Geográfico Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Nature Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá