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Organic carbon export from upland and forested wetland watersheds 1
Author(s) -
Mulholland Patrick J.,
Kuenzler Edward J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1979.24.5.0960
Subject(s) - swamp , total organic carbon , environmental science , wetland , surface runoff , evapotranspiration , dissolved organic carbon , hydrology (agriculture) , carbon fibers , environmental chemistry , ecology , geology , chemistry , biology , geotechnical engineering , composite number , materials science , composite material
Export of organic carbon per unit runoff from five small, eastern North Carolina watersheds with considerable swamp drainage was severalfold higher than the export rates from upland watersheds reported in the literature. This reflects the higher concentrations of organic carbon, especially dissolved forms, in swamp waters and is probably attributable to increased contact time between water and organic debris as well as to concentration effects of high evapotranspiration in swamps.