High carbon emissions from thermokarst lakes of Western Siberia

S. Serikova; O. S. Pokrovsky; H. Laudon; I. V. Krickov; A. G. Lim; R. M. Manasypov; J. Karlsson

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09592-1

Nature Communications (Apr 2019)

High carbon emissions from thermokarst lakes of Western Siberia

S. Serikova,
O. S. Pokrovsky,
H. Laudon,
I. V. Krickov,
A. G. Lim,
R. M. Manasypov,
J. Karlsson

Affiliations

S. Serikova: Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC), Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University
O. S. Pokrovsky: GET UMR 5563 CNRS, Geoscience and Environment, University of Toulouse
H. Laudon: Department of Forest Ecology and Management, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
I. V. Krickov: BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University
A. G. Lim: BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University
R. M. Manasypov: BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University
J. Karlsson: Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC), Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09592-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The Western Siberia Lowland (WSL) is the world’s largest frozen peatland complex, however carbon emissions (CO2+CH4) from lakes in this region remain unknown. Here, the authors sample 76 lakes and show high carbon emissions from lakes across all permafrost zones in the WSL.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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