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dc.contributor.authorHindshaw, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorLang, S
dc.contributor.authorBernasconi, S
dc.contributor.authorHeaton, T
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, M
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, E
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-08T23:33:43Z
dc.date.available2016-10-08T23:33:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.identifier.citationHindshaw , R , Lang , S , Bernasconi , S , Heaton , T , Lindsay , M & Boyd , E 2016 , ' Origin and temporal variability of unusually low δ 13 C-DOC values in two High Arctic catchments ' , Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences , vol. 121 , no. 4 , pp. 1073-1085 . https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003303en
dc.identifier.issn2169-8961
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 241569915
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 0604ce37-5c69-44e0-98f1-41aadf527155
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84962808604
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000378702800003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/9630
dc.description.abstractThe stable carbon isotopic composition of dissolved organic matter (δ13C-DOC) reveals information about its source and extent of biological processing. Here we report the lowest δ13C-DOC values (−43.8‰) measured to date in surface waters. The streams were located in the High Arctic, a region currently experiencing rapid changes in climate and carbon cycling. Based on the widespread occurrence of methane cycling in permafrost regions and the detection of the pmoA gene, a proxy for aerobic methanotrophs we conclude that the low δ13C-DOC values are due to organic matter partially derived from methanotrophs consuming biologically produced, 13C-depleted methane. These findings demonstrate the significant impact that biological activity has on the stream water chemistry exported from permafrost and glaciated environments in the Arctic. Given that the catchments studied here are representative of larger areas of the Arctic, occurrences of low δ13C-DOC values may be more widespread than previously recognized, with implications for understanding C cycling in these environments.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciencesen
dc.rights© 2016. American Geophysical Union. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003303en
dc.subjectGE Environmental Sciencesen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectSDG 13 - Climate Actionen
dc.subject.lccGEen
dc.titleOrigin and temporal variability of unusually low δ13C-DOC values in two High Arctic catchmentsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorEuropean Commissionen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Earth and Environmental Sciencesen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Isotope Geochemistryen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003303
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2016-10-08
dc.identifier.urlhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015JG003303/full#footer-support-infoen
dc.identifier.grantnumberPIEF-GA-2012-331501en


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