Current forest carbon fixation fuels stream CO2 emissions

There is a growing consensus that groundwater inflow supplies most of the C load to streams, but the sources and timescales generating this flux are still unknown. Here, the authors demonstrate that soil respiration, derived from current forest carbon fixation, fuels stream CO2 emissions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Campeau, K. Bishop, N. Amvrosiadi, M. F. Billett, M. H. Garnett, H. Laudon, M. G. Öquist, M. B. Wallin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09922-3