Spatial and temporal variability in summertime dissolved carbon dioxide and methane in temperate ponds and shallow lakes


Ray, Nicholas EE, Holgerson, Meredith AA, Andersen, Mikkel Rene, Bikse, Janis, Bortolotti, Lauren EE, Futter, Martyn, Kokorite, Ilga, Law, Alan, McDonald, Cory, Mesman, Jorrit PP et al (show 8 more authors) (2023) Spatial and temporal variability in summertime dissolved carbon dioxide and methane in temperate ponds and shallow lakes. LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, 68 (7). pp. 1530-1545.

[img] Text
Ponding GHG Response - 2023_04_09 - clean(1).docx - Author Accepted Manuscript
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution.
Download (579kB)
[img] Text
Ponding GHG - Supplemental Info 2023_04_09 - clean(2).docx - Supporting information
Download (263kB)

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Small waterbodies have potentially high greenhouse gas emissions relative to their small footprint on the landscape, although there is high uncertainty in model estimates. Scaling their carbon dioxide (CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>) and methane (CH<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>) exchange with the atmosphere remains challenging due to an incomplete understanding and characterization of spatial and temporal variability in CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> and CH<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>. Here, we measured partial pressures of CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>) and CH<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CH<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>) across 30 ponds and shallow lakes during summer in temperate regions of Europe and North America. We sampled each waterbody in three locations at three times during the growing season, and tested which physical, chemical, and biological characteristics related to the means and variability of <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> and <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CH<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> in space and time. Summer means of <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> and <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CH<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> were inversely related to waterbody size and positively related to floating vegetative cover; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> was also positively related to dissolved phosphorus. Temporal variability in partial pressure in both gases weas greater than spatial variability. Although sampling on a single date was likely to misestimate mean seasonal <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> by up to 26%, mean seasonal <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CH<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> could be misestimated by up to 64.5%. Shallower systems displayed the most temporal variability in <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CH<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> and waterbodies with more vegetation cover had lower temporal variability. Inland waters remain one of the most uncertain components of the global carbon budget; understanding spatial and temporal variability will ultimately help us to constrain our estimates and inform research priorities.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2023 07:30
Last Modified: 21 Aug 2023 00:58
DOI: 10.1002/lno.12362
Related URLs:
URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171052
Dimensions
Altmetric
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)