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Securing Biodiversity, Functional Integrity, and Ecosystem Services in Drying River Networks (DRYvER)

Authors	DATRY Thibault ALLEN Daniel ARGELICH Roger BARQUIN Jose BONADA Nuria BOULTON Andrew BRANGER Flora CAI Yongjiu CANEDO-ARGÜELLES Miguel CID Núria CSABAI Zoltán DALLIMER Martin DE ARAÚJO José Carlos DECLERCK Steven DEKKER Thijs DÖLL Petra ENCALADA Andrea FORCELLINI Maxence FOULQUIER Arnaud HEINO Jani JABOT Franck KESZLER Patrícia KOPPEROINEN Leena KRALISCH Sven KÜNNE Annika LAMOUROUX Nicolas LAUVERNET Claire LEHTORANTA Virpi LOSKOTOVÁ Barbora MARCÉ Rafael ORTEGA Julia Martin MATAUSCHEK Christine MILIŠA Marko MOGYORÓSI Szilárd MOYA Nabor MÜLLER SCHMIED Hannes MUNNÉ Antoni MUNOZ François MYKRÄ Heikki PAL Irina PALONIEMI Riikka PAŘIL Petr PENGAL Polona PERNECKER Bálint POLÁŠEK Marek REZENDE Carla SABATER Sergi SARREMEJANE Romain SCHMIDT Guido DOMIS Lisette Senerpont SINGER Gabriel SUÁREZ Esteban TALLUTO Matthew TEURLINCX Sven TRAUTMANN Tim TRUCHY Amélie TYLLIANAKIS Emmanouil VÄISÄNEN Sari VARUMO Liisa VIDAL Jean-Philippe VILMI Annika VINYOLES Dolors
Year of publication	2021
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Research Ideas and Outcomes
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	https://riojournal.com/article/77750/
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/rio.7.e77750
Keywords	Adaptive Management; Biodiversity; Biogeochemical cycles; Climate Change; Drought; Ecosystem Functions and Services; Drying River Networks; Metaecosystems; Natural capital; Values; Socio-ecological systems; Water climate interactions; Droughts
Description	River networks are among Earth’s most threatened hot-spots of biodiversity and provide key ecosystem services (e.g., supply drinking water and food, climate regulation) essential to sustaining human well-being. Climate change and increased human water use are causing more rivers and streams to dry, with devastating impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Currently, more than a half of the global river networks consist of drying channels, and these are expanding dramatically. However, drying river networks (DRNs) have received little attention from scientists and policy makers, and the public is unaware of their importance. Consequently, there is no effective integrated biodiversity conservation or ecosystem management strategy of DRNs. A multidisciplinary team of 25 experts from 11 countries in Europe, South America, China and the USA will build on EU efforts to assess the cascading effects of climate change on biodiversity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services of DRNs through changes in flow regimes and water use. DRYvER (DRYing riVER networks) will gather and upscale empirical and modelling data from nine focal DRNs (case studies) in Europe (EU) and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to develop a meta-system framework applicable to Europe and worldwide. It will also generate crucial knowledgebased strategies, tools and guidelines for economically-efficient adaptive management of DRNs. Working closely with stakeholders and end-users, DRYvER will co-develop strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts in DRNs, integrating hydrological, ecological (including nature-based solutions), socio-economic and policy perspectives. The end results of DRYvER will contribute to reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement and placing Europe at the forefront of research on climate change.