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Photo-reactivity of dissolved organic carbon in the freshwater continuum

Panneer Selvam, Balathandayuthabani LU ; Lapierre, Jean-François ; Soares, Ana LU ; Bastviken, David ; Karlsson, Jan and Berggren, Martin LU (2019) In Aquatic Sciences 81(4).
Abstract
The patterns in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) photo-mineralization along the freshwater continuum from land to sea are poorly known. Specifically, it has not been resolved how the photo-degradation of DOC into CO2 (PD) depends on the combination of intrinsic properties of DOC and extrinsic variables that affect the photo-reactions. We measured PD per unit of absorbed ultraviolet light energy (PD-Ew) in headwater streams, lakes, intermediate rivers and river mouths in Sweden. Surprisingly, no trend of decreasing PD-Ew was found with decreases in colored DOC. However, there was a relationship between PD-Ew and pH, best described by a quadratic (U-shaped) curve, indicating environmental control of photo-reactivity. Interestingly, the highest... (More)
The patterns in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) photo-mineralization along the freshwater continuum from land to sea are poorly known. Specifically, it has not been resolved how the photo-degradation of DOC into CO2 (PD) depends on the combination of intrinsic properties of DOC and extrinsic variables that affect the photo-reactions. We measured PD per unit of absorbed ultraviolet light energy (PD-Ew) in headwater streams, lakes, intermediate rivers and river mouths in Sweden. Surprisingly, no trend of decreasing PD-Ew was found with decreases in colored DOC. However, there was a relationship between PD-Ew and pH, best described by a quadratic (U-shaped) curve, indicating environmental control of photo-reactivity. Interestingly, the highest values for both of these variables were recorded for river mouths. Moreover, PD-Ew increased with proxy variables for the amount of autochthonous DOC in the water. Thus, changes in pH and autochthonous DOC input along the continuum may sustain high DOC photo-mineralization throughout continental aquatic networks. (Less)
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Photo-reactivity, Dissolved organic carbon, Freshwater systems, Colored dissolved organic matter, pH
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Aquatic Sciences
volume
81
issue
4
article number
57
publisher
Springer
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  • scopus:85069150114
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1420-9055
DOI
10.1007/s00027-019-0653-0
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Terrestrial export of labile dissolved organic carbon in a changing environment
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English
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yes
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  author       = {{Panneer Selvam, Balathandayuthabani and Lapierre, Jean-François and Soares, Ana and Bastviken, David and Karlsson, Jan and Berggren, Martin}},
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  series       = {{Aquatic Sciences}},
  title        = {{Photo-reactivity of dissolved organic carbon in the freshwater continuum}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/77107071/PanneerSelvam2019_Article_Photo_reactivityOfDissolvedOrg_correction.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00027-019-0653-0}},
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