The nonconservative distribution pattern of organic matter in the Rajang, a tropical river with peatland in its estuary

Zhu, Zhuo-Yi; Oakes, Joanne; Eyre, Bradley; Hao, Youyou; Sia, Edwin Sien Aun; Jiang, Shan; Müller, Moritz; Zhang, Jing

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2473-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2473-2020

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07 May 2020

Research article |

| 07 May 2020

The nonconservative distribution pattern of organic matter in the Rajang, a tropical river with peatland in its estuary

Zhuo-Yi Zhu, Joanne Oakes, Bradley Eyre, Youyou Hao, Edwin Sien Aun Sia, Shan Jiang, Moritz Müller, and Jing Zhang

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AC1: 'bacteria tends to attach to particles rather than dissolvef form: our comments/revise plan on paragraph between line 294 and 297', Zhuo Yi Zhu, 25 Aug 2019
SC1: 'comment on the paper about non-conservative distribution of OM in Rajang', Hao Yu, 08 Oct 2019
SC2: 'some questions', Hao Yu, 10 Oct 2019
- SC3: 'reply to Hao Yu for the 3 questions.', Zhuo Yi Zhu, 13 Oct 2019
  - SC4: 'the missed references', Zhuo Yi Zhu, 13 Oct 2019
EC1: 'Associate editor comments ( Phillip Ford)', Phillip Ford, 12 Nov 2019
- SC5: 'reply to the comments/suggestions basically about figures', Zhuo Yi Zhu, 03 Dec 2019
EC2: 'Associate editor’s comments: bg-2019-157', Phillip Ford, 05 Dec 2019
- AC2: 're-upload of the revised figures concerned', Zhuo Yi Zhu, 06 Dec 2019

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Jan 2020) by Phillip Ford

AR by Zhuo-Yi Zhu on behalf of the Authors (19 Jan 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (31 Jan 2020) by Phillip Ford

AR by Zhuo-Yi Zhu on behalf of the Authors (10 Feb 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (02 Mar 2020) by Phillip Ford

AR by Zhuo-Yi Zhu on behalf of the Authors (06 Mar 2020)

Short summary

Samples were collected in August 2016 in the Rajang River and its estuary, with tropical forest in the river basin and peatland in the estuary. Organic matter composition was influenced by transportation in the river basin, whereas peatland added clear biodegraded parts to the fluvial organic matter, which implies modification of the initial lability and/or starting points in the subsequent degradation and alternation processes after the organic matter enters the sea.