Nandita B Basu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6432293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nandita B Basu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nandita B |
| FAMILY NAME | Basu |
| SIGNATURE | BASU N B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8867-8523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Connecting the past with restoration futures: Integrating legacy thinking into environmental decision making
Connecting the past with restoration futures: integrating legacy thinking into environmental decision making, Basu, Nandita B, Meter, K J Van, Bennett, Elena, Bernhardt, Emily, Inamdar, Shreeram, McCrackin, Michelle
A century of nitrogen dynamics in agricultural watersheds of Denmark
Intensive agriculture has been linked to increased nitrogen loads and adverse effects on downstream aquatic ecosystems. Sustained large net nitrogen surpluses have been shown in several contexts to form legacies in soil or waters, which delay the effects of reduction measures. In this study, detailed land use and agricultural statistics were used to reconstruct the annual nitrogen surpluses in three agriculture-dominated watersheds of Denmark (60…
Source or sink? Meta-analysis reveals diverging controls of phosphorus retention and release in restored and constructed wetlands
Wetland restoration is a popular nutrient management strategy for improving water quality in agricultural catchments. However, a wetland’s ability to retain phosphorus is highly variable and wetlands can sometimes be a source of phosphorus to downstream ecosystems. Here, we used a meta-analysis approach to explore the source and sink capacity of 139 wetlands for both total phosphorus (TP) and the more bioavailable form, phosphate (PO 4 3− ), at s…
Seasonality of inundation in geographically isolated wetlands across the United States
Inundation area is a major control on the ecosystem services provisioned by geographically isolated wetlands. Despite its importance, there has not been any comprehensive study to map out the seasonal inundation characteristics of geographically isolated wetlands over the continental United States (CONUS). This study fills the aforementioned gap by evaluating the seasonality or the long-term intra-annual variations of wetland inundation in ten we…
Windows into the past: Lake sediment phosphorus trajectories act as integrated archives of watershed disturbance legacies over centennial scales
Historic land alterations and agricultural intensification have resulted in legacy phosphorus (P) accumulations within lakes and reservoirs. Internal loading from such legacy stores can be a major driver of future water quality degradation. Yet, little is known about the magnitude and spatial patterns of legacy P accumulation in lentic systems, and how watershed disturbance trajectories drive these patterns. Here, we used a meta-analysis of 113 p…
Forest fire effects on stream water quality at continental scales: A meta-analysis
Forested watersheds supply over two thirds of the world’s drinking water. The last decade has seen an increase in the frequency and intensity of wildfires that is threatening these source watersheds, and necessitating more expensive water treatment to address degrading water quality. Given increasing wildfire frequency in a changing climate, it is important to understand the magnitude of water quality impacts following fire. Here, we conducted a …
Intensive agriculture, nitrogen legacies, and water quality: Intersections and implications
More than a century of land-use changes and intensive agriculture across the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) has led to a degradation of soil and water resources. Nitrogen (N) leaching from the excess application of fertilizers has been implicated in algal blooms and the development of large, coastal ‘dead zones’. It is, however, increasingly recognized that water quality today is a function not only of the current-year inputs but also of legacy N …
Disconnectivity matters: The outsized role of small ephemeral wetlands in landscape-scale nutrient retention
Wetlands protect downstream waters by filtering excess nitrogen (N) generated from agricultural and urban activities. Many small ephemeral wetlands, also known as geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs), are hotspots of N retention but have received fewer legal protections due to their apparent isolation from jurisdictional waters. Here, we hypothesize that the isolation of the GIWs make them more efficient N filters, especially when considering …
The human factor in seasonal streamflows across natural and managed watersheds of North America
Checkered landscapes: Hydrologic and biogeochemical nitrogen legacies along the river continuum
Decades of agricultural intensification have led to elevated stream nitrogen (N) concentrations and eutrophication of inland and coastal waters. Despite widespread implementation of a range of strategies to reduce N export, expected improvements in water quality have not been observed. This lack of success has often been attributed to the existence of legacy N stores within the landscape. Here, we use the ELEMeNT-N model to quantify legacy accumu…
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Checkered landscapes: Hydrologic and biogeochemical nitrogen legacies along the river continuum
Decades of agricultural intensification have led to elevated stream nitrogen (N) concentrations and eutrophication of inland and coastal waters. Despite widespread implementation of a range of strategies to reduce N export, expected improvements in water quality have not been observed. This lack of success has often been attributed to the existence of legacy N stores within the landscape. Here, we use the ELEMeNT-N model to quantify legacy accumu…
Seasonality of inundation in geographically isolated wetlands across the United States
Inundation area is a major control on the ecosystem services provisioned by geographically isolated wetlands. Despite its importance, there has not been any comprehensive study to map out the seasonal inundation characteristics of geographically isolated wetlands over the continental United States (CONUS). This study fills the aforementioned gap by evaluating the seasonality or the long-term intra-annual variations of wetland inundation in ten we…
Windows into the past: Lake sediment phosphorus trajectories act as integrated archives of watershed disturbance legacies over centennial scales
Historic land alterations and agricultural intensification have resulted in legacy phosphorus (P) accumulations within lakes and reservoirs. Internal loading from such legacy stores can be a major driver of future water quality degradation. Yet, little is known about the magnitude and spatial patterns of legacy P accumulation in lentic systems, and how watershed disturbance trajectories drive these patterns. Here, we used a meta-analysis of 113 p…
Forest fire effects on stream water quality at continental scales: A meta-analysis
Forested watersheds supply over two thirds of the world’s drinking water. The last decade has seen an increase in the frequency and intensity of wildfires that is threatening these source watersheds, and necessitating more expensive water treatment to address degrading water quality. Given increasing wildfire frequency in a changing climate, it is important to understand the magnitude of water quality impacts following fire. Here, we conducted a …
Intensive agriculture, nitrogen legacies, and water quality: Intersections and implications
More than a century of land-use changes and intensive agriculture across the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) has led to a degradation of soil and water resources. Nitrogen (N) leaching from the excess application of fertilizers has been implicated in algal blooms and the development of large, coastal ‘dead zones’. It is, however, increasingly recognized that water quality today is a function not only of the current-year inputs but also of legacy N …
Disconnectivity matters: The outsized role of small ephemeral wetlands in landscape-scale nutrient retention
Wetlands protect downstream waters by filtering excess nitrogen (N) generated from agricultural and urban activities. Many small ephemeral wetlands, also known as geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs), are hotspots of N retention but have received fewer legal protections due to their apparent isolation from jurisdictional waters. Here, we hypothesize that the isolation of the GIWs make them more efficient N filters, especially when considering …
The human factor in seasonal streamflows across natural and managed watersheds of North America
A century of nitrogen dynamics in agricultural watersheds of Denmark
Intensive agriculture has been linked to increased nitrogen loads and adverse effects on downstream aquatic ecosystems. Sustained large net nitrogen surpluses have been shown in several contexts to form legacies in soil or waters, which delay the effects of reduction measures. In this study, detailed land use and agricultural statistics were used to reconstruct the annual nitrogen surpluses in three agriculture-dominated watersheds of Denmark (60…
Source or sink? Meta-analysis reveals diverging controls of phosphorus retention and release in restored and constructed wetlands
Wetland restoration is a popular nutrient management strategy for improving water quality in agricultural catchments. However, a wetland’s ability to retain phosphorus is highly variable and wetlands can sometimes be a source of phosphorus to downstream ecosystems. Here, we used a meta-analysis approach to explore the source and sink capacity of 139 wetlands for both total phosphorus (TP) and the more bioavailable form, phosphate (PO 4 3− ), at s…
Connecting the past with restoration futures: Integrating legacy thinking into environmental decision making
Connecting the past with restoration futures: integrating legacy thinking into environmental decision making, Basu, Nandita B, Meter, K J Van, Bennett, Elena, Bernhardt, Emily, Inamdar, Shreeram, McCrackin, Michelle
Environmental Science (10 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Geology (8 works) · Hydrology (agriculture (8 works) · Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (6 works) · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (5 works) · Water quality (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Chemistry (3 works)