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Why does the dry lake bed emit large amounts of CO2? I couldn’t find that explained in the article. Edit: For those curious like me, sources 1,2,3 from the ori
by magneticnorth 2y ago
Why does the dry lake bed emit large amounts of CO2? I couldn’t find that explained in the article.
Edit: For those curious like me, sources 1,2,3 from the original paper go into more detail about it. Original paper: https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(24)00326-9#%20 https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(24)00326-...
- mdorazio 2y agoYour linked paper still didn't answer the "why" for me. This one posits a clearer answer: microbial respiration in sediment as it dries out is the leading cause of CO2 flux [1]. If I understand the process, exposed lakebed leaves soil organic matter for microbes to digest and as a byproduct they output CO2. [1] https://www.ufz.de/export/data/2/265343_Masterarbeit_Lelaina_Teichert_042021.pdf https://www.ufz.de/export/data/2/265343_Masterarbeit_Lelaina...
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