Recalcitrant dissolved organic matter in lakes: a critical but neglected carbon sink
Fan Xia, Yongqiang Zhou, Lei Zhou, Yunlin Zhang, Erik Jeppesen
Abstract
Abstract Lakes are hotspots for the biogeochemical processing of carbon, including dissolved organic matter (DOM). A less degradable fraction of DOM, preserved for a long time, can be categorized as recalcitrant DOM (RDOM). Lake RDOM is an important but neglected carbon sink, and its characteristics and transformation processes remain largely unknown.
Topics & Concepts
Dissolved organic carbonSink (geography)Carbon sinkEnvironmental scienceOrganic matterCarbon fibersEnvironmental chemistryOceanographyEcologyChemistryClimate changeMaterials scienceBiologyGeologyGeographyComposite numberCartographyComposite materialMarine and coastal ecosystemsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyIsotope Analysis in Ecology