Allometric Scaling of Hyporheic Respiration Across Basins in the Pacific Northwest United States

Regier, P.; Son, K.; Chen, X.; Fang, Y.; Jiang, P.; Taylor, M.; Wollheim, W. M.; Stegen, J.

doi:10.1029/2024JG008344

Allometric Scaling of Hyporheic Respiration Across Basins in the Pacific Northwest United States

Journal Article · Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JG008344· OSTI ID:2536781

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Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Sequim WA USA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA USA
University of New Hampshire Durham NH USA

Abstract

Hyporheic zones regulate biogeochemical processes in streams and rivers, but high spatiotemporal heterogeneity makes it difficult to predict how these processes scale from individual reaches to river basins. Recent work applying allometric scaling (i.e., power‐law relationships between size and function) to river networks provides a new paradigm for understanding cumulative hyporheic biogeochemical processes. We used previously published model predictions of reach‐scale hyporheic aerobic respiration to explore patterns in allometric scaling across two climatically divergent basins with differing characteristics in the Pacific Northwest, United States. In the model, hydrologic exchange fluxes (HEFs) regulate hyporheic respiration, so we examined how HEFs might influence allometric scaling of respiration. We found consistent scaling behaviors where HEFs were either very low or very high, but differences between basins when HEFs were moderate. Our findings provide initial model‐generated hypotheses for factors influencing allometric scaling of hyporheic respiration. These hypotheses can be used to optimize new data generation efforts aimed at developing predictive understanding of allometries that can, in turn, be used to scale biogeochemical dynamics across watersheds.

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Journal Information:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 130; ISSN 2169-8953

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