2022/05/04 by Andrea Rinaldo, I. Rodriguez‐Iturbe · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Soil erosion and sediment transport #Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies #Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s12210-022-01071-y
openalex publication_date 2022/05/04 · openalex created_date 2022/05/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
This paper aims at a definition of the domain of ecohydrology, a relatively new discipline borne out of an intrusion-as advertised by this Topical Collection of the Rendiconti Lincei-of hydrology and geomorphology into ecology (or vice-versa, depending on the reader's background). The study of hydrologic controls on the biota proves, in our view, significantly broader than envisioned by its original focus that was centered on the critical zone where much of the action of soil, climate and vegetation interactions takes place. In this review of related topics and contributions, we propose a reasoned broadening of perspective, in particular by firmly centering ecohydrology on the fluvial catchment as its fundamental control volume. A substantial unity of materials and methods suggests that our advocacy may be considered legitimate.