Abundant plant growth fringes the shorelines of lakes, with productivity rates as high as tropical rain forests, drives high carbon sequestration but also high greenhouse gas emission. Yet, these littoral zones between land and water have largely been ignored in studies of carbon and greenhouse gas budgets, undermining our knowledge about the lateral loss of carbon from land ecosystems to inland waters. This project uses new and emerging methods in flux measurements, remote sensing, and numerical modelling to integrate littoral zones into the carbon and greenhouse gas budgets of lakes. The aim is to significantly upgrade current knowledge of carbon cycling in both lake and land ecosystems and also contribute improved attribution of carbon sinks and sources on the continents.
This project is a collaboration between Uppsala University (host institution; Prof. Sebastian Sobek lead applicant) and Linköping University. Find more information, in Swedish, at Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
Funding
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
