Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID â–Č Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-2771 Peer reviewed articles 2018 Pilar Martinez, Maria Blanco, Bente Castro-Campos The Water–Energy–Food Nexus: A Fuzzy-Cognitive Mapping Approach to Support Nexus-Compliant Policies in Andalusia (Spain) Water 10.3390/w10050664 IoT & Sensors Wastewater Treatment Plants Water, energy and food are essential resources for economic development and social well-being. Framing integrated policies that improve their efficient use requires understanding the interdependencies in the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. Stakeholder involvement in this process is crucial to represent multiple perspectives, ensure political legitimacy and promote dialogue. In this research, we develop and apply a participatory modelling approach to identify the main interlinkages within the WEF nexus in Andalusia, as a starting point to developing a system dynamic model at a later stage. The application of fuzzy cognitive mapping enabled us to gain knowledge on the WEF nexus according to opinions from 14 decision-makers, as well as contributing to raising awareness and building consensus among stakeholders. Results show that climate change and water availability are key drivers in the WEF nexus in Andalusia. Other variables with significant interlinkages within the WEF nexus are food production, irrigated agriculture, energy cost, socio-economic factors, irrigation water use, environmental conservation, and farm performance indicators. The scenario analysis reveals the interdependencies among nexus sectors and the existence of unanticipated effects when changing variables in the system, which need to be considered to design integrated policies. 689150
publications-2772 Peer reviewed articles 2018 Floor Brouwer, Georgios Avgerinopoulos, Dora Fazekas, Chrysi Laspidou, Jean-Francois Mercure, Hector Pollitt, Eunice Pereira Ramos, Mark Howells Energy modelling and the Nexus concept Energy Strategy Reviews 10.1016/j.esr.2017.10.005 IoT & Sensors Natural Water Bodies No abstract available 689150
publications-2773 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Laura Clusa, Laura Miralles, Ana Basanta, Carmelo Escot, Eva GarcĂ­a-VĂĄzquez eDNA for detection of five highly invasive molluscs. A case study in urban rivers from the Iberian Peninsula PLOS ONE 10.1371/journal.pone.0188126 IoT & Sensors Wastewater Treatment Plants No abstract available 689682
publications-2774 Peer reviewed articles 2018 P.E. Carbonneau, S. Bizzi, G. Marchetti Robotic photosieving from low-cost multirotor sUAS: a proof-of-concept Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 10.1002/esp.4298 IoT & Sensors Wastewater Treatment Plants AbstractMeasurement of riverbed material grain sizes is now a routine part of fieldwork in fluvial geomorphology and lotic ecology. In the last decade, several authors have proposed remote sensing approaches of grain size measurements based on terrestrial and aerial imagery. Given the current rise of small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) applications in geomorphology, there is now increasing interest in the application of these remotely sensed grain size mapping methods to sUAS imagery. However, success in this area has been limited owing to two fundamental problems: lack of constraint of image scale for sUAS imagery and blurring effects in sUAS images and resulting orthomosaics. In this work, we solve the former by showing that SfM‐photogrammetry can be used in a direct georeferencing (DG) workflow (i.e. with no ground validation) in order to predict image scale within margins of 3%. We then propose a novel approach of robotic photosieving of dry exposed riverbed grains that relies on near‐ground images acquired from a low‐cost sUAS and which does not require the presence of ground control points or visible scale objects. We demonstrate that this absence of scale objects does not affect photosieving outputs thus resulting in a low‐cost and efficient sampling method for surficial grains. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 689682
publications-2775 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Kim Aarestrup, Thorsten M.O. Riis, Niels Jepsen, Anders Koed Shining a light on the loss of rheophilic fish habitat in lowland rivers as a forgotten consequence of barriers, and its implications for management Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 10.1002/aqc.2795 Uncategorized Uncategorized Abstract The majority of rivers around Europe have been modified in one way or another, and no longer have an original, continuous flow from source to outlet. The presence of weirs and dams has altered habitats, thus affecting the wildlife that lives within them. This is especially true for migrating rheophilic fish species, which, in addition to safe passage, depend on gradient and fast‐flowing waters for reproductive success and early development. Thus far, research has focused on investigating the impacts of weirs and dams on fish passage, with less attention paid to the loss of habitat entrained by such infrastructure. The loss of rheophilic habitat is particularly important in lowland streams, where gradient is limited, and dams and weirs can be constructed with less effort. Denmark is considered a typical lowland country, where the landscape around streams and rivers has been modified by agriculture and other human activities for centuries, leaving management practitioners wondering how much change is acceptable to maintain sustainable fish populations and fisheries practices. With examples from Denmark, this paper attempts to conceptualize the loss in habitat as a result of barriers in lowland streams and rivers, and the repercussions that such alterations may have on rheophilic fish populations. Furthermore, the need for management to address habitat loss and its related consequences concurrently with the improvement of fish passage is emphasized. 689682
publications-2776 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Ana T. Silva, Martyn C. Lucas, Theodore Castro-Santos, Christos Katopodis, Lee J. Baumgartner, Jason D. Thiem, Kim Aarestrup, Paulo S. Pompeu, Gordon C. O'Brien, Douglas C. Braun, Nicholas J. Burnett, David Z. Zhu, Hans-Petter Fjeldstad, Torbjþrn Forseth, Nallamuthu Rajaratnam, John G. Williams, Steven J. Cooke The future of fish passage science, engineering, and practice Fish and Fisheries 10.1111/faf.12258 Uncategorized Wastewater Treatment Plants AbstractMuch effort has been devoted to developing, constructing and refining fish passage facilities to enable target species to pass barriers on fluvial systems, and yet, fishway science, engineering and practice remain imperfect. In this review, 17 experts from different fish passage research fields (i.e., biology, ecology, physiology, ecohydraulics, engineering) and from different continents (i.e., North and South America, Europe, Africa, Australia) identified knowledge gaps and provided a roadmap for research priorities and technical developments. Once dominated by an engineering‐focused approach, fishway science today involves a wide range of disciplines from fish behaviour to socioeconomics to complex modelling of passage prioritization options in river networks. River barrier impacts on fish migration and dispersal are currently better understood than historically, but basic ecological knowledge underpinning the need for effective fish passage in many regions of the world, including in biodiversity hotspots (e.g., equatorial Africa, South‐East Asia), remains largely unknown. Designing efficient fishways, with minimal passage delay and post‐passage impacts, requires adaptive management and continued innovation. While the use of fishways in river restoration demands a transition towards fish passage at the community scale, advances in selective fishways are also needed to manage invasive fish colonization. Because of the erroneous view in some literature and communities of practice that fish passage is largely a proven technology, improved international collaboration, information sharing, method standardization and multidisciplinary training are needed. Further development of regional expertise is needed in South America, Asia and Africa where hydropower dams are currently being planned and constructed. 689682
publications-2777 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Martin H. Larsen, Jan Nielsen, Kim Aarestrup 30 years of data reveal dramatic increase in abundance of brown trout following the removal of a small hydrodam Journal of Environmental Management 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.022 Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 689682
publications-2778 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Jeroen S. Tummers, Martyn C. Lucas, Kim Aarestrup Adaptive management in the context of barriers in European freshwater ecosystems Journal of Environmental Management 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.023 Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 689682
publications-2779 Peer reviewed articles 2019 Mburu JN, Hoinkis J, Njogu PM, Kinyua R, Gukelberger E, Talha A. Pilot trials on testing and optimization of Polyethersulfone membranes for treatment of fish process wastewater through Membrane Bioreactor Technology International Journal of Water and Wastewater Treatment 10.16966/2381-5299.158 Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 689427
publications-2780 Peer reviewed articles 2018 Luca, Giorgio De; Amuso, Roberta; Figoli, Alberto; Mancuso, Raffaella; Lucadamo, Lucio; Gabriele, Bartolo Modeling of Structure-Property Relationships of Polymerizable Surfactants with Antimicrobial Activity Applied Sciences 10.5281/zenodo.3044402 Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 689427