Superlinear scaling of riverine biogeochemical function with watershed size

oleh: Wilfred M. Wollheim, Tamara K. Harms, Andrew L. Robison, Lauren E. Koenig, Ashley M. Helton, Chao Song, William B. Bowden, Jacques C. Finlay

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01

Deskripsi

River networks play an important role in biogeochemical processes of the earth system. Here the authors show that cumulative river network function increases faster than watershed size for many biogeochemical processes, particularly at higher river flow, indicating large rivers contribute disproportionately to network function in the Earth System.