Carbon Cycling and CO2 Degassing in the Danube River: Influencing Factors

The Danube River acts as a massive, self-regulating carbon processor, where bedrock weathering, groundwater inputs, and human-altered flow regimes dictate how the river transports carbon to the Black Sea. Research indicates that while local geochemical shifts occur near tributaries, the river’s overall dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations stabilize downstream due to large-scale hydrological integration and … Read more