High organic carbon burial but high potential for methane ebullition in the sediments of an Amazonian hydroelectric reservoir

<p>Reservoir sediments sequester significant amounts of organic carbon (OC), but at the same time, high amounts of methane (<span class="inline-formula">CH<sub>4</sub></span>) can be produced and emitted during the degradation of sediment OC. While the greenho...

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Main Authors: G. R. Quadra, S. Sobek, J. R. Paranaíba, A. Isidorova, F. Roland, R. do Vale, R. Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/17/1495/2020/bg-17-1495-2020.pdf