Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Organic carbon burial in global lakes and reservoirs

  • Raquel Mendonça,
  • Roger A. Müller,
  • David Clow,
  • Charles Verpoorter,
  • Peter Raymond,
  • Lars J. Tranvik,
  • Sebastian Sobek

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01789-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The magnitude of organic carbon burial in lakes and reservoirs is poorly constrained. Here, using a compilation of modern data from the literature and statistical modeling, the authors estimate a global yearly organic carbon burial of 0.15 Pg C in inland waters, of which 40% is stored in reservoirs.