Decreased Snow Cover Stimulates Under-Ice Primary Producers but Impairs Methanotrophic Capacity

Small lakes are an important source of greenhouse gases in the boreal zone. These lakes are severely impacted by the winter season, when ice and snow cover obstruct gas exchange between the lake and the atmosphere and diminish light availability in the water column. Currently, climate change is resu...

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Main Authors: Sarahi L. Garcia, Anna J. Szekely, Christoffer Bergvall, Martha Schattenhofer, Sari Peura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-01-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00626-18