Water column respiration in the Yakima River basin is explained  by temperature, nutrients, and suspended solids

Laan, Maggi M.; Fulton, Stephanie G.; Garayburu-Caruso, Vanessa A.; Barnes, Morgan E.; Borton, Mikayla A.; Chen, Xingyuan; Farris, Yuliya; Forbes, Brieanne; Goldman, Amy E.; Grieger, Samantha; Hall Jr., Robert O.; Kaufman, Matthew H.; Lin, Xinming; Zionce, Erin L. M.; McKever, Sophia A.; Myers-Pigg, Allison; Otenburg, Opal; Pelly, Aaron C.; Ren, Huiying; Renteria, Lupita; Scheibe, Timothy D.; Son, Kyongho; Tagestad, Jerry; Torgeson, Joshua M.; Stegen, James C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-6137-2025

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Articles | Volume 22, issue 20

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28 Oct 2025

Research article |

| 28 Oct 2025

Water column respiration in the Yakima River basin is explained by temperature, nutrients, and suspended solids

Maggi M. Laan, Stephanie G. Fulton, Vanessa A. Garayburu-Caruso, Morgan E. Barnes, Mikayla A. Borton, Xingyuan Chen, Yuliya Farris, Brieanne Forbes, Amy E. Goldman, Samantha Grieger, Robert O. Hall Jr., Matthew H. Kaufman, Xinming Lin, Erin L. M. Zionce, Sophia A. McKever, Allison Myers-Pigg, Opal Otenburg, Aaron C. Pelly, Huiying Ren, Lupita Renteria, Timothy D. Scheibe, Kyongho Son, Jerry Tagestad, Joshua M. Torgeson, and James C. Stegen

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Data and Scripts Associated with the Manuscript “Water Column Respiration in the Yakima River Basin is Explained by Temperature, Nutrients and Suspended Solids”. River Corridor Hydro-biogeochemistry from Molecular to Multi-Basin Scales SFA M. Laan et al. https://doi.org/10.15485/2283171

Spatial Study 2021: Sample-Based Surface Water Chemistry and Organic Matter Characterization across Watersheds in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, USA (v3) S. Grieger et al. https://doi.org/10.15485/1898914

Spatial Study 2021: Sensor-Based Time Series of Surface Water Temperature, Specific Conductance, Total Dissolved Solids, pH, and Dissolved Oxygen from across Multiple Watersheds in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, USA (v3) S. G. Fulton et al. 0.15485/1892052

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Respiration is a process that combines carbon and oxygen to generate energy for living organisms. Within a river, respiration in sediments and water makes variable contributions to the respiration of the whole river system. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we found that water column respiration did not increase strongly when moving from small streams to big rivers. Instead, it was locally influenced by temperature, nutrients, and suspended solids.