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Transport of organic carbon in the world's rivers
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Total transport of organic carbon to the world's oceans in dissolved and particulate form in rivers is estimated as 0.37 × 10 15 gC yr -1 by an inventory and extrapolation of data on loss of carbon per unit volume of river discharge from twelve intermediate and large rivers. An alternative estimate of 0.41 × 10 15 gC yr -1 is derived from measurements of the fluvial loss of organic carbon per unit area of land in various ecosystem types. Rates of loss range from 1 gC m -2 yr -1 in grassland systems to 10 gC m -2 yr -1 in some forests. Organic carbon transport in rivers is a small flux in the global carbon cycle, but our present understanding is limited by inadequate sampling and few data from major world rivers. DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1981.tb01742.x
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- SCHLESINGER, W. H., & MELACK, J. M.
- Venue
- Tellus
- Publisher
- Stockholm University Press
- Published
- 1981-04
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 172-187
- ISSN
- 0040-2826 (ISSN-L)
- 2153-3490
- OpenAlex
- W2036606001
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- References
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- 7.66
- Type
- journal article
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- en
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- closed
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