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Land–Water interactions in the amazon

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Biogeochemistry is hosting this special thematic issue devoted to studies of land–water interactions, as part of the Large-scale Biosphere–Atmosphere Experiment in Amazônia (LBA). This compilation of papers covers a broad range of topics with a common theme of coupling land and water processes, across pristine and impacted systems. Findings highlighted that hydrologic flowpaths are clearly important across basin size and structure in determining how water and solutes reach streams. Land-use changes have pronounced impacts on flowpaths, and subsequently, on stream chemistry, from small streams to large rivers. Carbon is produced and transformed across a broad array of fluvial environments and wetlands. Surface waters are not only driven by, but provide feedback to, the atmosphere.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the NASA LBA-ECO Synthesis, Integration and Modeling projects CD-33 (JR, AK, MB), ND-11 (MJ), and ND-30 (ED). The authors acknowledge support from NASA Grant NNG06GE98A (JR), NASA Grants NNX08AF63A and NNX11AF20G (ED), FAPESP Grants 03/13172-2 and 08/58089-9 (AK and MB), and NSERC Grant RGPIN 366565-09 (MJ). This is UW River Systems Research Group Publication 157.

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  1. School of Oceanography, University of Washington, P. O. Box 355351, Seattle, WA, 98195-5351, USA

    Jeffrey E. Richey

  2. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, University of São Paulo, Av Centenario, 303, Piracicaba, SP, 13416-903, Brazil

    Maria Victoria Ballester & Alex V. Krusche

  3. The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA, 02540-1644, USA

    Eric A. Davidson

  4. Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada

    Mark S. Johnson

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Richey, J.E., Ballester, M.V., Davidson, E.A. et al. Land–Water interactions in the amazon. Biogeochemistry 105, 1–5 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-011-9622-y

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