Influence of the 2021 Brood X cicada emergence on near surface hydrology in forested and urban landscapes

• Published in: Hydrological processes Vol. 37; no. 2
• Main Authors: Ficklin, Darren L., Kelleher, Christa, Bergan, Ellen V., Myers, Daniel T., Adelsperger, Seth, Hardman, Erin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Burrows; Cicadidae; Correlation; Design of experiments; Emergence; Experimental design; Groundwater; Groundwater levels; Groundwater quality; Groundwater recharge; Groundwater runoff; Groundwater table; Human impact; Hydraulic conductivity; Hydrologic processes; Hydrology; Infiltrometers; Land use; macropore; Macroporosity; Nutrient cycles; Nutrient dynamics; Runoff; saturated hydraulic conductivity; single ring infiltrometer; Soil; Soil compaction; Soil dynamics; Soil profiles; Soil properties; soil water infiltration; Urban environments; Water table; Zoobenthos; United States > US

The 2021 emergence of the 17‐year Brood X cicadas (Magicicada septendecim, M. cassinii, and M. septendecula) saw billions of cicadas emerge from the soil throughout the midwestern and eastern United States. The emergence left connected burrows visible at the surface, which are hypothesized to affect...