Dam tailwaters compound the effects of reservoirs on the longitudinal transport of organic carbon in an arid river

Ulseth, A. J.; Hall, R. O. Jr.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4345-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4345-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4345-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 14

Research article

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28 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 28 Jul 2015

Dam tailwaters compound the effects of reservoirs on the longitudinal transport of organic carbon in an arid river

A. J. Ulseth and R. O. Hall Jr.

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RC C1901: 'Review of: Dam tailwaters compound the effects of reservoirs on the longitudinal transport of organic carbon in an arid river', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 May 2015
RC C2393: 'Review of Ulseth and Hall', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 May 2015
AC C2908: 'Author comments in response to review: “Dam tailwaters compound the effects of reservoirs on the longitudinal transport of organic carbon in an arid river” by A. J. Ulseth and R. O. Hall Jr.', Amber Ulseth, 18 Jun 2015

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ED: Publish as is (08 Jul 2015) by Tom J. Battin

AR by Amber Ulseth on behalf of the Authors (08 Jul 2015) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Dams impact river reaches. Upstream of dams, reservoirs transform terrestrial organic carbon and produce autochthonously derived organic carbon. In addition, tailwater reaches below dams may produce and export similar amounts of organic carbon to that stored behind dams. Our work demonstrates that not only do reservoirs need to be considered for their capacity to store and transform organic carbon but also the combined impact of their tailwater ecosystems should to be considered as well.