Collaborative Research: Coupled Geochemical and Geobiological Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter Oxidation to Carbon

As microbes process dissolved organic matter from leaves that fall into streams, they release CO₂ into the atmosphere. Scientists are studying stream networks from two different climatic regions to identify which molecules release high rates of CO₂ into the atmosphere from streams and rivers.

Funded by: National Science Foundation

Principal Investigator: Louis A. Kaplan

Collaborators: Rose Cory (University of Michigan); Patrick Hatcher (Old Dominion University)

Project Years: 2015, 2016, 2017