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Riverine dissolved organic carbon in Rukarara River Watershed, Rwanda

Författare

  • Fabien Rizinjirabake
  • Abdulhakim M. Abdi
  • David E. Tenenbaum
  • Petter Pilesjö

Summary, in English

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) loading is rarely estimated in tropical watersheds. This study quantifies DOC loading in the Rukarara River Watershed (RRW), a Rwandan tropical forest and agricultural watershed, and evaluates its relationship with hydrological factors, land use and land cover (LULC), and topography to better understand the impact of stream DOC export on watershed carbon budgets. The annual average load for the study period was 977.80 kg C, which represents approximately 8.44% of the net primary productivity of the watershed. The mean daily exports were 0.37, 0.14, 0.075 and 0.32 kg C/m2 in streams located in natural forest, tea plantation, small farming areas, and at the outlet of the river, respectively. LULC is a factor that influences DOC loading. The quick flow was the main source of stream DOC at all study sites. Stream DOC increases with increasing water flow, indicating a positive relationship. Thus, the expectation is that a change in land cover and/or rainfall will result in a change of stream DOC dynamics within the watershed. Topography was also found to influence the dynamics of stream DOC through its effect on overland flow in terms of drainage area and total length of flow paths. Tea plantations were located in areas of high drainage density and projected increase of rainfall in the region, as a consequence of climate change, could increase stream DOC content and affect stream water quality, biodiversity, balance between autotrophy and heterotrophy, and bioavailability of toxic compounds within the RRW.

Avdelning/ar

  • Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap
  • MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate

Publiceringsår

2018-12-01

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

793-806

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Science of the Total Environment

Volym

643

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Elsevier

Ämne

  • Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources
  • Environmental Sciences

Nyckelord

  • Dissolved organic carbon
  • Land use and land cover
  • Rwanda
  • Stream water
  • Watershed
  • Africa

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0048-9697