The organic carbon that runs into the oceans from rivers could be hundreds or thousands of years old. If so, aspects of our understanding of the global carbon cycle will have to change.
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Ludwig, W. The age of river carbon. Nature 409, 466–467 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35054163
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