Carbon Dioxide Emissions along the Lower Amazon River

Carbon Dioxide Emissions along the Lower Amazon River

A large fraction of the organic carbon derived from land that is transported through inland waters is decomposed along river systems and emitted to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2). The Amazon River outgasses nearly as much CO2 as the rainforest sequesters on an annual basis, representing ~25%...

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Main Authors: Henrique O. Sawakuchi, Vania Neu, Nicholas D. Ward, Maria de Lourdes C. Barros, Aline M. Valerio, William Gagne-Maynard, Alan C. Cunha, Diani F. S. Less, Joel E. M. Diniz, Daimio C. Brito, Alex V. Krusche, Jeffrey E. Richey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
GHG emission
CO2 emission
Lower Amazon
CO2 outgassing
river
global CO2 emission
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00076/full

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