Shift in the chemical composition of dissolved organic matter in the Congo
River network

Lambert, Thibault; Bouillon, Steven; Darchambeau, François; Massicotte, Philippe; Borges, Alberto V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5405-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 18

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5405-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5405-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 18

Research article

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28 Sep 2016

Research article |

| 28 Sep 2016

Shift in the chemical composition of dissolved organic matter in the Congo River network

Thibault Lambert, Steven Bouillon, François Darchambeau, Philippe Massicotte, and Alberto V. Borges

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Lambert Review 1', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Author response to Anonymous Referee #1', Thibault Lambert, 25 Aug 2016
RC2: 'bg-2016-240 Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Jul 2016
- AC2: 'Author response to Anonymous Referee #2', Thibault Lambert, 25 Aug 2016

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (13 Sep 2016) by Tom J. Battin

AR by Thibault Lambert on behalf of the Authors (14 Sep 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 Sep 2016) by Tom J. Battin

ED: Publish as is (20 Sep 2016) by Tom J. Battin

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This paper aims to investigate the spatial variability in dissolved organic matter (DOM) in terms of both concentration and composition in the Congo River network. Stable carbon isotopes and absorption and fluorescent properties of DOM were used as proxies for DOM composition. This study shows that DOM degradation within the Congo Basin results in the transition from aromatic to aliphatic DOM as well as the role of landscape and water residence time on this transition.