Temperate reservoirs are large carbon sinks and small CO2 sources: Results from high-resolution carbon budgets

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-64

  Knoll, Lesley B ^a,b   Vanni, Michael J ^a   Renwick, William H ^a   Dittman, Elizabeth K ^a,c   Gephart, Jessica A ^a,d  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lacawac Sanctuary   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

budgets; carbon; reservoirs; watersheds

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; ESTIMATION; LAND USE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATERSHEDS;

BUDGETS; CARBON BUDGETS; HIGH RESOLUTION; INLAND WATERS; SEDIMENT ORGANIC CARBON; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; WATERSHED LANDS; WEATHER EVENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AUTOTROPHY; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; RESERVOIR; RESOLUTION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATERSHED;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881073247     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20020     Document Type: Article

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