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19 - Heterogeneity of groundwater-surface water ecotones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2010

V. Vanek
Affiliation:
Université Lyon 1, URA CNRS1974, Ecologie des Eaux Douces et des Grands Fleuves, Hydrobiologie et Ecologie; Souterraines, 43 Bddu 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France; VBB VIAK Consulting Engineers, Geijersgatan 8, S-216 18 Malmö, Sweden
Janine Gibert
Affiliation:
Université Lyon I
Jacques Mathieu
Affiliation:
Université Lyon I
Fred Fournier
Affiliation:
UNESCO, Division of Water Sciences
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ABSTRACT Groundwater-surface water ecotones control hydraulic exchange between groundwater and surface water and, together with land-water ecotones, serve as a temporary or permanent sink of catchment-derived inorganic and organic matter. These factors and the chemistry of water entering an ecotone, determine the ecotone's effect on water quality One of the problems when studying ecotones is their high heterogeneity in space and time. The heterogeneity is caused by several thousand years of human impact, which has been exacerbated during the last century, and by local geology, surface water effects and various ecotonerelated processes (capillary-fringe effect, evapotranspiration, anti-clogging, clogging). The heterogeneity is measurable and at least partly predictable, and should be considered when preparing sampling strategies and evaluating data. Ecotones often function as filters of nutrients and particulate matter, thus improving the quality of water passing through them. The adsorption or buffering capacity of the ecotone, however, may be exhausted which may result in the enrichment of water by organic matter, dissolved metals etc. This ‘malfunctioning’ occurs often naturally as a result of decomposition of accumulated organic matter, but may also be due to the excessive leaching of fertilizers or other substances from upstream areas. Losses from catchments may be diminished by increasing the area and improving the function of the ecotones. The ecotone-oriented measures, however, must be combined with modified land use of the whole catchments if we want to use the landscape in a sustainable way.

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Groundwater/Surface Water Ecotones
Biological and Hydrological Interactions and Management Options
, pp. 151 - 161
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 1997

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  • Heterogeneity of groundwater-surface water ecotones
    • By V. Vanek, Université Lyon 1, URA CNRS1974, Ecologie des Eaux Douces et des Grands Fleuves, Hydrobiologie et Ecologie; Souterraines, 43 Bddu 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France; VBB VIAK Consulting Engineers, Geijersgatan 8, S-216 18 Malmö, Sweden
  • Edited by Janine Gibert, Université Lyon I, Jacques Mathieu, Université Lyon I, Fred Fournier
  • Book: Groundwater/Surface Water Ecotones
  • Online publication: 07 September 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511753381.020
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  • Heterogeneity of groundwater-surface water ecotones
    • By V. Vanek, Université Lyon 1, URA CNRS1974, Ecologie des Eaux Douces et des Grands Fleuves, Hydrobiologie et Ecologie; Souterraines, 43 Bddu 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France; VBB VIAK Consulting Engineers, Geijersgatan 8, S-216 18 Malmö, Sweden
  • Edited by Janine Gibert, Université Lyon I, Jacques Mathieu, Université Lyon I, Fred Fournier
  • Book: Groundwater/Surface Water Ecotones
  • Online publication: 07 September 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511753381.020
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  • Heterogeneity of groundwater-surface water ecotones
    • By V. Vanek, Université Lyon 1, URA CNRS1974, Ecologie des Eaux Douces et des Grands Fleuves, Hydrobiologie et Ecologie; Souterraines, 43 Bddu 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France; VBB VIAK Consulting Engineers, Geijersgatan 8, S-216 18 Malmö, Sweden
  • Edited by Janine Gibert, Université Lyon I, Jacques Mathieu, Université Lyon I, Fred Fournier
  • Book: Groundwater/Surface Water Ecotones
  • Online publication: 07 September 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511753381.020
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