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ArticleNature2024

Groundwater-dependent ecosystem map exposes global dryland protection needs.

Melissa M Rohde, Christine M Albano, Xander Huggins, Kirk R Klausmeyer, Charles Morton, Ali Sharman, Esha Zaveri, Laurel Saito, Zach Freed, Jeanette K Howard and 13 more

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Article in Nature, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Microbial ecology of shallow groundwater ecosystems.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026
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  3. Groundwater Rise Sustains the World's Largest Alpine Water System Under Global Warming.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  11. Observational evidence for groundwater influence on crop yields in the United States.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Melissa M RohdeCalifornia Water Program, The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA, USA. melissa@RohdeEnvironmental.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1252-0711
Christine M AlbanoDivision of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA.
Xander HugginsDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6313-8299
Kirk R KlausmeyerCalifornia Water Program, The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-3339-6263
Charles MortonDivision of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA.
Ali SharmanThe World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.
Esha ZaveriThe World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3460-4182
Laurel SaitoThe Nature Conservancy, Reno, NV, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3617-3133
Zach FreedOregon Sustainable Water Program, The Nature Conservancy, Bend, OR, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1274-6374
Jeanette K HowardCalifornia Water Program, The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Nancy JobFreshwater Biodiversity Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4929-7592
Holly RichterThe Nature Conservancy, Hereford, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1597-1072
Kristina ToderichInternational Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2825-7214
Aude-Sophie RodellaThe World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.
Tom GleesonDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9493-7707
Justin HuntingtonDivision of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA.
Hrishikesh A ChandanpurkarCenter for Sustainability, Environment, and Climate Change, FLAME University, Pune, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7573-8056
Adam J PurdyCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA, USA.
James S FamigliettiSchool of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Michael Bliss SingerSchool of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. singerm2@cardiff.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6899-2224
Dar A RobertsDepartment of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3555-4842
Kelly CaylorEarth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6466-6448
John C StellaState University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6095-7726

Funding

NIEHS NIH HHS 27398C0007Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development JST,US Geological Survey Landsat Science Team
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Groundwater is the most ubiquitous source of liquid freshwater globally, yet its role in supporting diverse ecosystems is rarely acknowledged

Indexed as

Conservation of Natural ResourcesEcosystemGeographic MappingGroundwaterAgricultureAnimalsBiodiversityCultureSocioeconomic FactorsSustainable Development

Identifiers

PMID39020182
PMCPMC11291274

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