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Climate Change Will Impact Surface Water Extents and Dynamics Across the Central United States Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Jay R. Christensen, Laurie C. Alexander, Charles R. Lane, Heather E. Golden · 2024

Climate change is projected to impact river, lake, and wetland hydrology, with global implications for the condition and productivity of aquatic ecosystems. We integrated Sentinel‐1 and Sentinel‐2 based algorithms to track monthly surface …

Identifying invertebrate indicators for streamflow duration assessments in forested headwater streams Open

Ken M. Fritz, Roxolana Kashuba, Gregory J. Pond, Jay R. Christensen, Laurie C. Alexander , et al. · 2023

Streamflow-duration assessment methods (SDAMs) are rapid, indicator-based tools for classifying streamflow duration (e.g., intermittent vs perennial flow) at the reach scale. Indicators are easily assessed stream properties used as surroga…

Library Learning Analytics Project White Paper Open

Felichism Kabo, Kenneth J. Varnum, Laurie C. Alexander, Sebastien Korner, Doreen Bradley · 2023

The Library Learning Analytics Project (LLAP) was a collaborative partnership between the University of Michigan (U-M) and the institutions that comprise the project advisory group (PAG). It was funded for three years (2018-2021) by the In…

High-frequency time series comparison of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites for mapping open and vegetated water across the United States (2017–2021) Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Laurie C. Alexander, Jay R. Christensen, Kylen Solvik, Peter Nieuwlandt , et al. · 2023

Headwater streams and inland wetlands: Status and advancements of geospatial datasets and maps across the United States Open

Jay R. Christensen, Heather E. Golden, Laurie C. Alexander, Brian Pickard, Ken M. Fritz , et al. · 2022

Vulnerable Waters are Essential to Watershed Resilience Open

Charles R. Lane, Irena F. Creed, Heather E. Golden, Scott G. Leibowitz, David Mushet , et al. · 2022

Influence of multi-decadal land use, irrigation practices and climate on riparian corridors across the Upper Missouri River headwaters basin, Montana Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Jay R. Christensen, Laurie C. Alexander · 2019

The Upper Missouri River headwaters (UMH) basin (36 400 km2) depends on its river corridors to support irrigated agriculture and world-class trout fisheries. We evaluated trends (1984–2016) in riparian wetness, an indicator of the riparian…

Influence of multi-decadal land use, irrigation practices and climate on riparian corridors across the Upper Missouri River Headwaters Basin, Montana Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Jay R. Christensen, Laurie C. Alexander · 2019

The Upper Missouri River Headwaters Basin (36 400 km2) depends on its river corridors to support irrigated agriculture and world-class trout fisheries. We evaluated trends (1984–2016) in riparian wetness, an indicator of riparian condition…

A watershed-scale model for depressional wetland-rich landscapes Open

Grey R. Evenson, C. Nathan Jones, Daniel L. McLaughlin, Heather E. Golden, Charles R. Lane , et al. · 2018

Wetlands are often dominant features in low relief, depressional landscapes and provide an array of hydrologically driven ecosystem services. However, contemporary models do not adequately represent the role of spatially distributed wetlan…

Differing Modes of Biotic Connectivity within Freshwater Ecosystem Mosaics Open

David Mushet, Laurie C. Alexander, Micah G. Bennett, Kate A. Schofield, Jay R. Christensen , et al. · 2018

We describe a collection of aquatic and wetland habitats in an inland landscape, and their occurrence within a terrestrial matrix, as a “freshwater ecosystem mosaic” (FEM). Aquatic and wetland habitats in any FEM can vary widely, from perm…

Performance of National Maps of Watershed Integrity at Watershed Scales Open

Anne Kuhn, Scott G. Leibowitz, Zachary C. Johnson, Jiajia Lin, Jordan A. Massie , et al. · 2018

Watershed integrity, the capacity of a watershed to support and maintain ecological processes essential to the sustainability of services provided to society, can be influenced by a range of landscape and in-stream factors. Ecological resp…

Wetlands inform how climate extremes influence surface water expansion and contraction Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Charles R. Lane, Michael G. McManus, Laurie C. Alexander, Jay R. Christensen · 2018

Effective monitoring and prediction of flood and drought events requires an improved understanding of how and why surface water expansion and contraction in response to climate varies across space. This paper sought to (1) quantify how int…

Biota Connect Aquatic Habitats throughout Freshwater Ecosystem Mosaics Open

Kate A. Schofield, Laurie C. Alexander, Caroline E. Ridley, Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Ken M. Fritz , et al. · 2018

Freshwater ecosystems are linked at various spatial and temporal scales by movements of biota adapted to life in water. We review the literature on movements of aquatic organisms that connect different types of freshwater habitats, focusin…

Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: An Integrated Systems Framework Open

Scott G. Leibowitz, P. J. Wigington, Kate A. Schofield, Laurie C. Alexander, Melanie K. Vanderhoof , et al. · 2018

Interest in connectivity has increased in the aquatic sciences, partly because of its relevance to the Clean Water Act. This paper has two objectives: (1) provide a framework to understand hydrological, chemical, and biological connectivit…

Physical and Chemical Connectivity of Streams and Riparian Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Synthesis Open

Ken M. Fritz, Kate A. Schofield, Laurie C. Alexander, Michael G. McManus, Heather E. Golden , et al. · 2018

Streams, riparian areas, floodplains, alluvial aquifers, and downstream waters (e.g., large rivers, lakes, and oceans) are interconnected by longitudinal, lateral, and vertical fluxes of water, other materials, and energy. Collectively, th…

Hydrological, Physical, and Chemical Functions and Connectivity of Non‐Floodplain Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review Open

Charles R. Lane, Scott G. Leibowitz, Bradley C. Autrey, Stephen D. LeDuc, Laurie C. Alexander · 2018

We reviewed the scientific literature on non‐floodplain wetlands (NFWs), freshwater wetlands typically located distal to riparian and floodplain systems, to determine hydrological, physical, and chemical functioning and stream and river ne…

Estimating Wetland Connectivity to Streams in the Prairie Pothole Region: An Isotopic and Remote Sensing Approach Open

J. Renée Brooks, David Mushet, Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Scott G. Leibowitz, Jay R. Christensen , et al. · 2018

Understanding hydrologic connectivity between wetlands and perennial streams is critical to understanding the reliance of stream flow on inputs from wetlands. We used the isotopic evaporation signal in water and remote sensing to examine w…

Landscape metrics as predictors of hydrologic connectivity between Coastal Plain forested wetlands and streams Open

Steven Michael Epting, Jacob D. Hosen, Laurie C. Alexander, Megan Lang, A. Armstrong , et al. · 2018

Geographically isolated wetlands, those entirely surrounded by uplands, provide numerous landscape‐scale ecological functions, many of which are dependent on the degree to which they are hydrologically connected to nearby waters. There is …

Wetlands inform how climate extremes influence surface water expansion and contraction Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Charles R. Lane, Michael G. McManus, Laurie C. Alexander, Jay R. Christensen · 2017

Effective monitoring and prediction of flood and drought events requires an improved understanding of how and why surface-water expansion and contraction in response to climate varies across space. This paper sought to (1) quantify how int…

Estimating restorable wetland water storage at landscape scales Open

C. Nathan Jones, Grey R. Evenson, Daniel L. McLaughlin, Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Megan Lang , et al. · 2017

Globally, hydrologic modifications such as ditching and subsurface drainage have significantly reduced wetland water storage capacity (i.e., volume of surface water a wetland can retain) and consequent wetland functions. While wetland area…

Enhancing protection for vulnerable waters Open

Irena F. Creed, Charles R. Lane, Jacqueline N. Serran, Laurie C. Alexander, N. B. Basu , et al. · 2017

Integrating geographically isolated wetlands into land management decisions Open

Heather E. Golden, Irena F. Creed, Geneviève Ali, N. B. Basu, Brian P. Neff , et al. · 2017

Wetlands across the globe provide extensive ecosystem services. However, many wetlands – especially those surrounded by uplands, often referred to as geographically isolated wetlands ( GIW s) – remain poorly protected. Protection and resto…

The influence of data characteristics on detecting wetland/stream surface-water connections in the Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland and Delaware Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Hayley E. Distler, Megan Lang, Laurie C. Alexander · 2017

Biota: Providing often-overlooked connections among freshwater systems. Open

David Mushet, Jesper Heile Christensen, Margaret Bennett, Laurie C. Alexander · 2017

When we think about connections in and among aquatic systems, we typically envision clear headwater streams flowing into downstream rivers, river floodwaters spilling out onto adjacent floodplains, or groundwater connecting wetlands to lak…

The Significant Surface-Water Connectivity of “Geographically Isolated Wetlands” Open

Aram J. K. Calhoun, David Mushet, Laurie C. Alexander, Edward S. DeKeyser, Laurie Fowler , et al. · 2017

Patterns and drivers for wetland connections in the Prairie Pothole Region, United States Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Jay R. Christensen, Laurie C. Alexander · 2016

Applying gene flow science to environmental policy needs: a boundary work perspective Open

Caroline E. Ridley, Laurie C. Alexander · 2016

One application of gene flow science is the policy arena. In this article, we describe two examples in which the topic of gene flow has entered into the U.S. national environmental policymaking process: regulation of genetically engineered…

Do geographically isolated wetlands influence landscape functions? Open

Matthew J. Cohen, Irena F. Creed, Laurie C. Alexander, N. B. Basu, Aram J. K. Calhoun , et al. · 2016

Geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs), those surrounded by uplands, exchange materials, energy, and organisms with other elements in hydrological and habitat networks, contributing to landscape functions, such as flow generation, nutrien…

The Role of Lake Expansion in Altering the Wetland Landscape of the Prairie Pothole Region, United States Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Laurie C. Alexander · 2015

Interannual variation in lake extent is well documented in the Prairie Pothole Region, but the role of surface-water expansion, including lake expansion, in merging with and subsuming wetlands across the landscape has been minimally consid…

Temporal and spatial patterns of wetland extent influence variability of surface water connectivity in the Prairie Pothole Region, United States Open

Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Laurie C. Alexander, M. Jason Todd · 2015

Quantifying variability in landscape-scale surface water connectivity can help improve our understanding of the multiple effects of wetlands on downstream waterways. We examined how wetland merging and the coalescence of wetlands with stre…

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