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dc.contributor.authorFrainer, André
dc.contributor.authorTiegs, Scott D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-03T13:07:52Z
dc.date.available2023-01-03T13:07:52Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-17
dc.description.abstractOne billion tons of carbon are annually transported to the global ocean, and the fate of this carbon hinges not only on marine processing rates, but also on freshwater processing during downstream transport. Using a cotton-strip assay, we assessed the decomposition of organic matter in marine and freshwater sites and simulated its downstream transport from freshwater to the sea by translocating cotton strips approximately half-way through the freshwater incubation period. We observed faster decomposition in the sea relative to the stream and interestingly, an inhibitory effect of stream incubation on subsequent decomposition in the sea. Total nitrogen content and ∂15N in the cotton strips were both greater in the strips incubated entirely in the sea, suggesting greater microbial activity in the marine habitat. Our results lend needed insights into global carbon cycling, the factors that govern organic-carbon processing, and highlight the importance of connections that exist among some of Earth's major ecosystems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFrainer, Tiegs. A stream-to-sea experiment reveals inhibitory effects of freshwater residency on organic-matter decomposition in the sea. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 2022;7(3):202-209en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2046873
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/lol2.10261
dc.identifier.issn2378-2242
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/27999
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalLimnology and Oceanography Letters
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleA stream-to-sea experiment reveals inhibitory effects of freshwater residency on organic-matter decomposition in the seaen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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