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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-7535-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-7535-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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21 Dec 2015
Research article |
| 21 Dec 2015
Seasonal dynamics of carbon and nutrients from two contrasting tropical floodplain systems in the Zambezi River basin
A. L. Zuijdgeest
Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters – Research and Management, Seestrasse 79, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
R. Zurbrügg
Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters – Research and Management, Seestrasse 79, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
now at: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
N. Blank
Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters – Research and Management, Seestrasse 79, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
now at: Departement Bau, Verkehr und Umwelt, Aarau, Switzerland
R. Fulcri
Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters – Research and Management, Seestrasse 79, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
now at: Pro Natura Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
D. B. Senn
Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters – Research and Management, Seestrasse 79, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
San Francisco Estuary Institute, 4911 Central Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804, USA
B. Wehrli
Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters – Research and Management, Seestrasse 79, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
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- Do Indus Delta mangroves and Indus River contribute to organic carbon in deltaic creeks and coastal waters (Northwest Indian Ocean, Pakistan)? W. Ahmed et al. 10.1016/j.csr.2021.104601
- Carbon and nutrient fluxes from floodplains and reservoirs in the Zambezi basin A. Zuijdgeest & B. Wehrli 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.07.025
- Hysteresis effects in organic matter turnover in a tropical floodplain during a flood cycle A. Zuijdgeest et al. 10.1007/s10533-016-0263-z
- Effects of vanishing power-law tails of river flows caused by damming on downstream hydrological connectivity L. Dang et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132317
- Anthropogenic influences on Zambian water quality: hydropower and land-use change R. Winton et al. 10.1039/D1EM00006C
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- Effects of dams decrease zooplankton functional β‐diversity in river‐associated lakes L. Braghin et al. 10.1111/fwb.13117
- Suspended sediment, nutrients, and chlorophyll in tropical floodplain lakes with different patterns of hydrological connectivity M. Castillo 10.1016/j.limno.2020.125767
- A synthesis of floodplain aquatic ecosystem metabolism and carbon flux using causal criteria analysis P. McInerney et al. 10.1002/lno.12253
- Sixty years since the creation of Lake Kariba: Thermal and oxygen dynamics in the riverine and lacustrine sub-basins E. Calamita et al. 10.1371/journal.pone.0224679
- The effect of anthrophogenic changes on the sustainability of eastern sumatran floodplain fisheries resources . Husnah et al. 10.1088/1755-1315/535/1/012022
- Effects of the hydrosedimentological regime on nitrogen transport and speciation in a large subtropical floodplain river G. Mayora et al. 10.1080/20442041.2017.1393899
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- Nutrients in tropical and temperate rivers and floodplains – comparison of the Rivers Songkhram (Thailand) and Narew (Poland) T. Walalite et al. 10.1007/s13157-023-01694-3
- Unraveling the ecological functioning of the monsoonal Songkhram river floodplain in Thailand by integrating data on soil, water, and vegetation T. Walalite et al. 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2017.09.005
- Distribution of organic carbon: possible causes and impacts in the Pangani River Basin ecosystem, Tanzania J. Selemani et al. 10.1071/EN17185
- Do Indus Delta mangroves and Indus River contribute to organic carbon in deltaic creeks and coastal waters (Northwest Indian Ocean, Pakistan)? W. Ahmed et al. 10.1016/j.csr.2021.104601
- Carbon and nutrient fluxes from floodplains and reservoirs in the Zambezi basin A. Zuijdgeest & B. Wehrli 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.07.025
- Hysteresis effects in organic matter turnover in a tropical floodplain during a flood cycle A. Zuijdgeest et al. 10.1007/s10533-016-0263-z
- Effects of vanishing power-law tails of river flows caused by damming on downstream hydrological connectivity L. Dang et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132317
- Anthropogenic influences on Zambian water quality: hydropower and land-use change R. Winton et al. 10.1039/D1EM00006C
- Potential of aquatic weeds to improve water quality in natural waterways of the Zambezi catchment R. Winton et al. 10.1038/s41598-020-72499-1
- Effects of dams decrease zooplankton functional β‐diversity in river‐associated lakes L. Braghin et al. 10.1111/fwb.13117
- Suspended sediment, nutrients, and chlorophyll in tropical floodplain lakes with different patterns of hydrological connectivity M. Castillo 10.1016/j.limno.2020.125767
- A synthesis of floodplain aquatic ecosystem metabolism and carbon flux using causal criteria analysis P. McInerney et al. 10.1002/lno.12253
- Sixty years since the creation of Lake Kariba: Thermal and oxygen dynamics in the riverine and lacustrine sub-basins E. Calamita et al. 10.1371/journal.pone.0224679
- The effect of anthrophogenic changes on the sustainability of eastern sumatran floodplain fisheries resources . Husnah et al. 10.1088/1755-1315/535/1/012022
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Short summary
Two large floodplains hold the peak flows in the Zambezi River system – the dam-impacted Kafue Flats and the largely pristine Barotse Plains. Here we show that the inputs of organic matter and nutrients from such floodplains to the river are strongly affected by the presence of hydropower dams and highlight how floodplains act as large biogeochemical reactors that can behave distinctly differently from the entire catchment.
Two large floodplains hold the peak flows in the Zambezi River system – the dam-impacted Kafue...
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