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Radiocarbon Dating of Fluvial Organic Matter Reveals Land-Use Impacts in Boreal Peatlands Chris J. Hulatt,*,† Hermanni Kaartokallio,† Markku Oinonen,‡ Eloni Sonninen,‡ Colin A. Stedmon,§ and David N. Thomas†,∥ †
Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), 00251 Helsinki, Finland Finnish Museum of Natural History - LUOMUS, Laboratory of Chronology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland § National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark ∥ School of Ocean Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL59 5AB, U.K. ‡
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ABSTRACT: This study measured the effects of land use on organic matter released to surface waters in a boreal peat catchment using radiocarbon dating of particulate and dissolved organic carbon (POC and DOC), DOC concentration, stable carbon and nitrogen isotope composition, and optical measurements. Undisturbed sites invariably released modern DOC and POC (
