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Temporal patterns and drivers of CO2 emission from dry sediments in a groyne field of a large river
Matthias Koschorreck
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Lake Research, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research – UFZ, Magdeburg, 39114, Germany
Klaus Holger Knorr
Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster
Münster, Germany
Lelaina Teichert
Department of Lake Research, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research – UFZ, Magdeburg, 39114, Germany
Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster
Münster, Germany
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At low water levels, parts of the bottom of rivers fall dry. These beaches or mudflats emit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere. We found that those emissions are caused by microbial reactions in the sediment and that they change with time. Emissions were influenced by many factors like temperature, water level, rain, plants, and light.
At low water levels, parts of the bottom of rivers fall dry. These beaches or mudflats emit the...
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