TY - JOUR A1 - Kamjunke, Norbert A1 - Beckers, Liza-Marie A1 - Herzsprung, Peter A1 - von Tümpling, Wolf A1 - Lechtenfeld, Oliver A1 - Tittel, Jörg A1 - Risse-Buhl, Ute A1 - Rode, Michael A1 - Wachholz, Alexander A1 - Kallies, Rene A1 - Schulze, Tobias A1 - Krauss, Martin A1 - Brack, Werner A1 - Comero, Sara A1 - Gawlik, Bernd Manfred A1 - Skejo, Hello A1 - Tavazzi, Simona A1 - Mariani, Giulio A1 - Borchardt, Dietrich A1 - Weitere, Markus T1 - Lagrangian profiles of riverine autotrophy, organic matter transformation, and micropollutants at extreme drought JF - The science of the total environment : an international journal for scientific research into the environment and its relationship with man N2 - On their way from inland to the ocean, flowing water bodies, their constituents and their biotic communities are ex-posed to complex transport and transformation processes. However, detailed process knowledge as revealed by La-grangian measurements adjusted to travel time is rare in large rivers, in particular at hydrological extremes. To fill this gap, we investigated autotrophic processes, heterotrophic carbon utilization, and micropollutant concentrations applying a Lagrangian sampling design in a 600 km section of the River Elbe (Germany) at historically low discharge. Under base flow conditions, we expect the maximum intensity of instream processes and of point source impacts. Phy-toplankton biomass and photosynthesis increased from upstream to downstream sites but maximum chlorophyll con-centration was lower than at mean discharge. Concentrations of dissolved macronutrients decreased to almost complete phosphate depletion and low nitrate values. The longitudinal increase of bacterial abundance and production was less pronounced than in wetter years and bacterial community composition changed downstream. Molecular analyses revealed a longitudinal increase of many DOM components due to microbial production, whereas saturated lipid-like DOM, unsaturated aromatics and polyphenols, and some CHOS surfactants declined. In decomposition exper-iments, DOM components with high O/C ratios and high masses decreased whereas those with low O/C ratios, low masses, and high nitrogen content increased at all sites. Radiocarbon age analyses showed that DOC was relatively old (890-1870 years B.P.), whereas the mineralized fraction was much younger suggesting predominant oxidation of algal lysis products and exudates particularly at downstream sites. Micropollutants determining toxicity for algae (terbuthylazine, terbutryn, isoproturon and lenacil), hexachlorocyclohexanes and DDTs showed higher concentrations from the middle towards the downstream part but calculated toxicity was not negatively correlated to phytoplankton. Overall, autotrophic and heterotrophic process rates and micropollutant concentrations increased from up-to down-stream reaches, but their magnitudes were not distinctly different to conditions at medium discharges. KW - Phytoplankton KW - Nutrients KW - Dissolved organic matter (DOM) KW - bacteria KW - Respiration KW - Micropollutants Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154243 SN - 0048-9697 SN - 1879-1026 VL - 828 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heger, Tina A1 - Bernard-Verdier, Maud A1 - Gessler, Arthur A1 - Greenwood, Alex D. A1 - Grossart, Hans-Peter A1 - Hilker, Monika A1 - Keinath, Silvia A1 - Kowarik, Ingo A1 - Küffer, Christoph A1 - Marquard, Elisabeth A1 - Mueller, Johannes A1 - Niemeier, Stephanie A1 - Onandia, Gabriela A1 - Petermann, Jana S. A1 - Rillig, Matthias C. A1 - Rodel, Mark-Oliver A1 - Saul, Wolf-Christian A1 - Schittko, Conrad A1 - Tockner, Klement A1 - Joshi, Jasmin Radha A1 - Jeschke, Jonathan M. T1 - Towards an Integrative, Eco-Evolutionary Understanding of Ecological Novelty: Studying and Communicating Interlinked Effects of Global Change JF - Bioscience N2 - Global change has complex eco-evolutionary consequences for organisms and ecosystems, but related concepts (e.g., novel ecosystems) do not cover their full range. Here we propose an umbrella concept of "ecological novelty" comprising (1) a site-specific and (2) an organism-centered, eco-evolutionary perspective. Under this umbrella, complementary options for studying and communicating effects of global change on organisms, ecosystems, and landscapes can be included in a toolbox. This allows researchers to address ecological novelty from different perspectives, e.g., by defining it based on (a) categorical or continuous measures, (b) reference conditions related to sites or organisms, and (c) types of human activities. We suggest striving for a descriptive, non-normative usage of the term "ecological novelty" in science. Normative evaluations and decisions about conservation policies or management are important, but require additional societal processes and engagement with multiple stakeholders. KW - Anthropocene KW - eco-evolutionary experience KW - global change KW - novel ecosystems KW - shifting baselines Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz095 SN - 0006-3568 SN - 1525-3244 VL - 69 IS - 11 SP - 888 EP - 899 PB - Oxford Univ. Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kalinkat, Gregor A1 - Cabral, Juliano Sarmento A1 - Darwall, William A1 - Ficetola, G. Francesco A1 - Fisher, Judith L. A1 - Giling, Darren P. A1 - Gosselin, Marie-Pierre A1 - Grossart, Hans-Peter A1 - Jaehnig, Sonja C. A1 - Jeschke, Jonathan M. A1 - Knopf, Klaus A1 - Larsen, Stefano A1 - Onandia, Gabriela A1 - Paetzig, Marlene A1 - Saul, Wolf-Christian A1 - Singer, Gabriel A1 - Sperfeld, Erik A1 - Jaric, Ivan T1 - Flagship umbrella species needed for the conservation of overlooked aquatic biodiversity T2 - Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12813 SN - 0888-8892 SN - 1523-1739 VL - 31 SP - 481 EP - 485 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mayer, Dennis A1 - Lever, Fabiano A1 - Picconi, David A1 - Metje, Jan A1 - Ališauskas, Skirmantas A1 - Calegari, Francesca A1 - Düsterer, Stefan A1 - Ehlert, Christopher A1 - Feifel, Raimund A1 - Niebuhr, Mario A1 - Manschwetus, Bastian A1 - Kuhlmann, Marion A1 - Mazza, Tommaso A1 - Robinson, Matthew Scott A1 - Squibb, Richard J. A1 - Trabattoni, Andrea A1 - Wallner, Måns A1 - Saalfrank, Peter A1 - Wolf, Thomas J. A. A1 - Gühr, Markus T1 - Following excited-state chemical shifts in molecular ultrafast x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy JF - Nature communications N2 - Imaging the charge flow in photoexcited molecules would provide key information on photophysical and photochemical processes. Here the authors demonstrate tracking in real time after photoexcitation the change in charge density at a specific site of 2-thiouracil using time-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The conversion of photon energy into other energetic forms in molecules is accompanied by charge moving on ultrafast timescales. We directly observe the charge motion at a specific site in an electronically excited molecule using time-resolved x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (TR-XPS). We extend the concept of static chemical shift from conventional XPS by the excited-state chemical shift (ESCS), which is connected to the charge in the framework of a potential model. This allows us to invert TR-XPS spectra to the dynamic charge at a specific atom. We demonstrate the power of TR-XPS by using sulphur 2p-core-electron-emission probing to study the UV-excited dynamics of 2-thiouracil. The method allows us to discover that a major part of the population relaxes to the molecular ground state within 220-250 fs. In addition, a 250-fs oscillation, visible in the kinetic energy of the TR-XPS, reveals a coherent exchange of population among electronic states. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27908-y SN - 2041-1723 N1 - Publisher correction: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28584-2 VL - 13 IS - 1 PB - Nature Research CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mayer, Dennis A1 - Lever, Fabiano A1 - Picconi, David A1 - Metje, Jan A1 - Ališauskas, Skirmantas A1 - Calegari, Francesca A1 - Düsterer, Stefan A1 - Ehlert, Christopher A1 - Feifel, Raimund A1 - Niebuhr, Mario A1 - Manschwetus, Bastian A1 - Kuhlmann, Marion A1 - Mazza, Tommaso A1 - Robinson, Matthew Scott A1 - Squibb, Richard James A1 - Trabattoni, Andrea A1 - Wallner, Måns A1 - Saalfrank, Peter A1 - Wolf, Thomas J. A. A1 - Gühr, Markus T1 - Following excited-state chemical shifts in molecular ultrafast x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy JF - Nature Communications N2 - The conversion of photon energy into other energetic forms in molecules is accompanied by charge moving on ultrafast timescales. We directly observe the charge motion at a specific site in an electronically excited molecule using time-resolved x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (TR-XPS). We extend the concept of static chemical shift from conventional XPS by the excited-state chemical shift (ESCS), which is connected to the charge in the framework of a potential model. This allows us to invert TR-XPS spectra to the dynamic charge at a specific atom. We demonstrate the power of TR-XPS by using sulphur 2p-core-electron-emission probing to study the UV-excited dynamics of 2-thiouracil. The method allows us to discover that a major part of the population relaxes to the molecular ground state within 220–250 fs. In addition, a 250-fs oscillation, visible in the kinetic energy of the TR-XPS, reveals a coherent exchange of population among electronic states. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27908-y SN - 2041-1723 N1 - These authors contributed equally: D. Mayer, F. Lever. A Publisher Correction to this article was published on 09 March 2022. This article has been updated. VL - 13 PB - Springer Nature CY - Berlin ER -