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Vulnerability of Groundwater Influenced Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States

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Publication Date
Start Date
2022-12-01
End Date
2023-08-31

Citation

Snyder, S.D., Loftin, C.S., and Reeve, A.S., 2024, Vulnerability of Groundwater Influenced Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1K7S2DI.

Summary

Groundwater influenced ecosystems (GIEs) are increasingly vulnerable due to groundwater extraction, land use practices, and climate change. These ecosystems receive groundwater inflow, which can maintain water levels, water temperature, and chemistry necessary to sustain the biodiversity that they support. Many aquatic systems receive groundwater as a portion of their baseflow or water budget, and in some systems (e.g., springs, seeps, fens) this connection with groundwater is central to the system’s integrity and persistence. Groundwater management decisions for human use often do not consider the ecological effects of those actions on GIEs. This disparity can be attributed, in part, to a lack of information regarding the physical [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Cyndy Loftin
Process Contact :
Shawn D. Snyder
Originator :
Shawn D. Snyder, Cyndy Loftin, Andrew S. Reeve
Metadata Contact :
Cyndy Loftin
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Cooperative Research Units
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Purpose

Research to estimate vulnerability of groundwater connected ecosystems.

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