River ecosystem metabolism and carbon biogeochemistry in a changing world

TJ Battin, R Lauerwald, ES Bernhardt, E Bertuzzo… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
River networks represent the largest biogeochemical nexus between the continents, ocean
and atmosphere. Our current understanding of the role of rivers in the global carbon cycle …

River dam impacts on biogeochemical cycling

T Maavara, Q Chen, K Van Meter, LE Brown… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
The increased use of hydropower is currently driving the greatest surge in global dam
construction since the mid-20th century, meaning that most major rivers on Earth are now …

Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat, R Adrian… - 2023 - ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

[HTML][HTML] Re-estimating China's lake CO2 flux considering spatiotemporal variability

Z Wen, Y Shang, L Lyu, H Tao, G Liu, C Fang… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The spatiotemporal variability of lake partial carbon dioxide pressure (pCO 2) introduces
uncertainty into CO 2 flux estimates at the lake water-air interface. Knowing the variation …

Global reconstruction of naturalized river flows at 2.94 million reaches

P Lin, M Pan, HE Beck, Y Yang… - Water resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Spatiotemporally continuous global river discharge estimates across the full spectrum of
stream orders are vital to a range of hydrologic applications, yet they remain poorly …

How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth's biogeochemistry

MA Xenopoulos, RT Barnes, KS Boodoo, D Butman… - Biogeochemistry, 2021 - Springer
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is recognized for its importance in freshwater ecosystems,
but historical reliance on DOM quantity rather than indicators of DOM composition has led to …

Current browning of surface waters will be further promoted by wetter climate

HA De Wit, S Valinia, GA Weyhenmeyer… - … & Technology Letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Browning of surface waters because of increasing terrestrial dissolved organic carbon (OC)
concentrations is a concern for drinking water providers and can impact land carbon …

Global perturbation of organic carbon cycling by river damming

T Maavara, R Lauerwald, P Regnier… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The damming of rivers represents one of the most far-reaching human modifications of the
flows of water and associated matter from land to sea. Dam reservoirs are hotspots of …

Elemental properties, hydrology, and biology interact to shape concentration‐discharge curves for carbon, nutrients, sediment, and major ions

F Moatar, BW Abbott, C Minaudo… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the prevalence and cause of concentration‐discharge (C‐Q) relationships for
carbon, nutrients, major ions, and particulates, we analyzed 40 years of water quality data …

Unifying concepts linking dissolved organic matter composition to persistence in aquatic ecosystems

AM Kellerman, F Guillemette… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The link between composition and reactivity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) is central to
understanding the role aquatic systems play in the global carbon cycle; yet, unifying …