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Research article
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23 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 23 Nov 2018
| 23 Nov 2018
Geomorphic regulation of floodplain soil organic carbon concentration in watersheds of the Rocky and Cascade Mountains, USA
Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
CO 80521, USA
Ellen E. Wohl
Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
CO 80521, USA
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- Logjams and Channel Morphology Influence Sediment Storage, Transformation of Organic Matter, and Carbon Storage Within Mountain Stream Corridors N. Sutfin et al. 10.1029/2020WR028046
- Assessing controls on sedimentation rates and sediment organic carbon accretion in beaver ponds J. Rees et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174951
- An Integrative Conceptualization of Floodplain Storage E. Wohl 10.1029/2020RG000724
- A first-order approximation of floodplain soil organic carbon stocks in a river network: The South Platte River, Colorado, USA as a case study E. Wohl & R. Knox 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158507
- The Importance of Coarse Organic Matter and Depositional Environment to Carbon Burial Behind Dams in Mountainous Environments L. Stratton et al. 10.1029/2019JF005005
- Geomorphology and climate interact to control organic carbon stock and age in mountain river valley bottoms D. Scott & E. Wohl 10.1002/esp.4855
- Evaluating floodplain organic carbon across a gradient of human alteration in the boreal zone K. Lininger & L. Polvi 10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107390
- Variation in Tree Growth along Soil Formation and Microtopographic Gradients in Riparian Forests C. Marks et al. 10.1007/s13157-020-01363-9
- Wood process domains and wood loads on floodplains E. Wohl 10.1002/esp.4771
- How geomorphic context governs the influence of wildfire on floodplain organic carbon in fire‐prone environments of the western United States E. Wohl et al. 10.1002/esp.4680
- Controlling factors of organic carbon stocks in agricultural topsoils and subsoils of Bavaria S. Mayer et al. 10.1016/j.still.2019.04.021
- Seasonal Controls on Microbial Depolymerization and Oxidation of Organic Matter in Floodplain Soils C. Anderson et al. 10.1021/acs.est.4c05109
- Quantitatively Estimating Carbon Sequestration Potential in Soil and Large Wood in the Context of River Restoration S. Hinshaw & E. Wohl 10.3389/feart.2021.708895
- How do climate and land-use affect soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and the chemical properties of floodplain soils in tropical drylands? J. Oliveira Filho 10.1016/j.catena.2023.107289
- Geomorphic controls on floodplain sediment and soil organic carbon storage in a Scottish mountain river W. Swinnen et al. 10.1002/esp.4729
- Point bars retained particulate organic carbon within a meandering river corridor in Zoige Basin of the Tibetan Plateau D. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125112
- Geomorphic regulation of floodplain soil organic carbon concentration in watersheds of the Rocky and Cascade Mountains, USA D. Scott & E. Wohl 10.5194/esurf-6-1101-2018
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- Reflections on the history of research on large wood in rivers F. Swanson et al. 10.1002/esp.4814
- Logjams and Channel Morphology Influence Sediment Storage, Transformation of Organic Matter, and Carbon Storage Within Mountain Stream Corridors N. Sutfin et al. 10.1029/2020WR028046
- Assessing controls on sedimentation rates and sediment organic carbon accretion in beaver ponds J. Rees et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174951
- An Integrative Conceptualization of Floodplain Storage E. Wohl 10.1029/2020RG000724
- A first-order approximation of floodplain soil organic carbon stocks in a river network: The South Platte River, Colorado, USA as a case study E. Wohl & R. Knox 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158507
- The Importance of Coarse Organic Matter and Depositional Environment to Carbon Burial Behind Dams in Mountainous Environments L. Stratton et al. 10.1029/2019JF005005
- Geomorphology and climate interact to control organic carbon stock and age in mountain river valley bottoms D. Scott & E. Wohl 10.1002/esp.4855
- Evaluating floodplain organic carbon across a gradient of human alteration in the boreal zone K. Lininger & L. Polvi 10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107390
- Variation in Tree Growth along Soil Formation and Microtopographic Gradients in Riparian Forests C. Marks et al. 10.1007/s13157-020-01363-9
- Wood process domains and wood loads on floodplains E. Wohl 10.1002/esp.4771
- How geomorphic context governs the influence of wildfire on floodplain organic carbon in fire‐prone environments of the western United States E. Wohl et al. 10.1002/esp.4680
- Controlling factors of organic carbon stocks in agricultural topsoils and subsoils of Bavaria S. Mayer et al. 10.1016/j.still.2019.04.021
- Seasonal Controls on Microbial Depolymerization and Oxidation of Organic Matter in Floodplain Soils C. Anderson et al. 10.1021/acs.est.4c05109
- Quantitatively Estimating Carbon Sequestration Potential in Soil and Large Wood in the Context of River Restoration S. Hinshaw & E. Wohl 10.3389/feart.2021.708895
- How do climate and land-use affect soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and the chemical properties of floodplain soils in tropical drylands? J. Oliveira Filho 10.1016/j.catena.2023.107289
- Geomorphic controls on floodplain sediment and soil organic carbon storage in a Scottish mountain river W. Swinnen et al. 10.1002/esp.4729
- Point bars retained particulate organic carbon within a meandering river corridor in Zoige Basin of the Tibetan Plateau D. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125112
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Short summary
Mountain rivers play an important role in storing organic carbon (OC) on the landscape. We use field sampling to quantify OC concentrations in floodplain soils of two disparate mountain river basins. We find that local valley geometry and hydrology are dominant controls on OC concentration. This implies that OC concentration cannot be predicted using consistent downstream trends. Instead, geomorphology must be accounted for to understand the spatial distribution of OC in river basins.
Mountain rivers play an important role in storing organic carbon (OC) on the landscape. We use...
