Recalcitrant dissolved organic matter in lakes: a critical but neglected carbon sink

Fan Xia; Yongqiang Zhou; Lei Zhou; Yunlin Zhang; Erik Jeppesen

doi:10.1007/s44246-024-00133-0

Carbon Research (May 2024)

Recalcitrant dissolved organic matter in lakes: a critical but neglected carbon sink

Fan Xia,
Yongqiang Zhou,
Lei Zhou,
Yunlin Zhang,
Erik Jeppesen

Affiliations

Fan Xia: Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongqiang Zhou: Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunlin Zhang: Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Erik Jeppesen: Department of Ecoscience and Center for Water Technology (WATEC), Aarhus University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44246-024-00133-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

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Abstract Lakes are hotspots for the biogeochemical processing of carbon, including dissolved organic matter (DOM). A less degradable fraction of DOM, preserved for a long time, can be categorized as recalcitrant DOM (RDOM). Lake RDOM is an important but neglected carbon sink, and its characteristics and transformation processes remain largely unknown.

Published in Carbon Research

ISSN: 2731-6696 (Online)
Publisher: Springer
Country of publisher: Singapore
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.springer.com/journal/44246

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