Rivers Are Carbon Processors, Not Inert Pipelines
ScienceDaily (Dec. 2, 2008) — Microorganisms in rivers and streams play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle that has not previously been considered. Freshwater ecologist Dr. Tom Battin, of the University of Vienna, told a COST ESF Frontiers of Science conference in October that our understanding of how rivers and streams deal with organic carbon has changed radically.
Rivers Are Carbon Processors, Not Inert Pipelines
