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Historical political ecology as qualitative social-ecological system analysis in the Maumee River watershed

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Siman, Kelly, Niewiarowski, Peter·2023·Ecology and Society

Abstract

Threats to water security are on the rise globally. In the Great Lakes, major threats arise from watershed land-use practices promoting chemical and nutrient pollution. In the Maumee River Watershed (MRW), which discharges into the western basin of Lake Erie, nutrient inputs associated with harmful algal bloom events (HABs) have increased in frequency and severity over the last several decades. This includes forcing the historic shut down of the City of Toledo’s drinking water supply to 400,000 residents in 2014. Conditions which favor HABs did not appear overnight. We trace the history of land-use practices that transformed the structure and function of the MRW from a balanced system into a source of nutrient dynamics favoring HABs. Successful policy intervention must treat the MRW as a complex adaptive system operating at multiple scales at the intersection of agricultural practices and conflicting socioeconomic drivers, confounding traditional interventions that focus on single factors such as water quality or fertilizer use regulation. We conclude with three interventions that policymakers can employ to help tip the scales back into an ecologically balanced system.

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Authors
Siman, K., & Niewiarowski, P.
Corresponding author
Niewiarowski, Peter
Venue
Ecology and Society
Published
2023
Volume
28
Issue
1
ISSN
1708-3087 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4360593202
Cited by
7
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3
FWCI
0.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Ecology and Society (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
University of Akron
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Environmental Science and Water Management
Keywords
Lake Erie, harmful algal blooms, nutrient pollution, water security, land use change, agricultural practices, complex adaptive systems, water quality policy, watershed management, Great Lakes

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