Abstract
Rivers are the principal way by which terrestrial materials are transported to the oceans. The composition of particulate and dissolved materials transported in the river systems is a complex function of different physical, chemical and biological processes occurring in the drainage basin and in the river (Hedges et al. 1986). The organic matter transported by rivers (ca. 500 × 1012 g of organic carbon yr −1 and ca. 14 × 1012 g of organic nitrogen yr−1) represents a major link in the global cycles of bioactive elements (Ittekkot et al. 1983; Spitzy and Ittekkot 1991; Meybeck 1993) which modulates the biosphere over geological time.
Keywords
- Organic Matter
- Total Suspended Solid
- Particulate Organic Matter
- Particulate Organic Carbon
- Dissolve Organic Matter
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Moreira-Turcq, P.F., Seyler, P., Guyot, J.L., Etcheber, H. (2004). Reactive Processes of Organic Matter in the Amazon River. In: Drude de Lacerda, L., Santelli, R.E., Duursma, E.K., Abrão, J.J. (eds) Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical and Subtropical Environments. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07060-4_15
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