金鱼藻
水生植物
中观
温室气体
环境科学
水生植物
二氧化碳
生物量(生态学)
水生生态系统
环境化学
生态系统
甲烷
生态学
化学
生物
作者
Meredith E. Theus,Nicholas E. Ray,Sheel Bansal,Meredith A. Holgerson
摘要
Abstract Shallow freshwater ecosystems emit large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ), yet emissions are highly variable. The role that aquatic macrophytes play in regulating aquatic GHG emissions is uncertain despite their ability to dominate shallow waterbodies. Here, we studied the effects of submersed macrophyte ( Ceratophyllum demersum ) density on CO 2 and CH 4 concentrations and fluxes. We conducted a 61‐days experiment using mesocosms containing one of the following C . demersum density treatments: 0, 10, 20, or 30 individual shoots ( n = 3). We found that high density C . demersum had the highest CO 2 and CH 4 surface water concentrations and emissions while there was no significant difference in CH 4 in the low and medium densities and no plant control. The high density treatment lost biomass over the course of the experiment, indicating die‐off and additions of organic matter to the sediment. High organic matter loading and low dissolved oxygen likely stimulated GHG production in the high density treatment. Our results emphasize that submersed macrophyte density and periods of growth and dieback are important in regulating GHG emissions, which may help explain why shallow waterbodies are high yet variable sources of GHGs to the atmosphere.
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