RESEARCH PROJECT
Improved understanding of what drives long term change in aquatic organic carbon (DOC)
KEY POINTS- Brownification
- Forest management
- Water Quality
Updated: August 2026
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Short summary
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) shapes aquatic ecosystems and drinking water supplies. There is concern that climate change and human activity are increasing DOC concentrations.
This project uses decades of monitoring data on soils and water from hundreds of locations to identify drivers of decadal-scale change in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from forested landscapes.
