Methane ebullition as the dominant pathway for carbon sea-air exchange in coastal, shallow water habitats of the Baltic Sea

Bisander, Thea; Prytherch, John; Brüchert, Volker

doi:10.5194/bg-22-4779-2025

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19 Sep 2025

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Methane ebullition as the dominant pathway for carbon sea-air exchange in coastal, shallow water habitats of the Baltic Sea

Thea Bisander, John Prytherch, and Volker Brüchert

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