Andean headwater and piedmont streams are hot spots of carbon dioxide and methane emissions in the Amazon basin
Andean mountainous headwater and piedmont streams and rivers contribute 35% and 72% of basin-scale fluvial emissions of carbon dioxide and methane, while emissions of nitrous oxide in these regions are relatively low, according to observations from the Napo River Basin, Ecuador.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00745-1 |