High rates of daytime river metabolism are an underestimated component of carbon cycling

Flavia Tromboni; Erin R. Hotchkiss; Anne E. Schechner; Walter K. Dodds; Simon R. Poulson; Sudeep Chandra

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00607-2

Communications Earth & Environment (Nov 2022)

High rates of daytime river metabolism are an underestimated component of carbon cycling

Flavia Tromboni,
Erin R. Hotchkiss,
Anne E. Schechner,
Walter K. Dodds,
Simon R. Poulson,
Sudeep Chandra

Affiliations

Flavia Tromboni: Global Water Center and Department of Biology, University of Nevada Reno
Erin R. Hotchkiss: Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Anne E. Schechner: Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Walter K. Dodds: Division of Biology, Kansas State University
Simon R. Poulson: Global Water Center and Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno
Sudeep Chandra: Global Water Center and Department of Biology, University of Nevada Reno

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00607-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Diel variations in the isotopic composition of dissolved oxygen in river water reveal high rates of gross primary production and respiration rates in 14 rivers across three biomes, suggesting that the microbial loop in rivers may cycle carbon more rapidly than thought.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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