Methane cycling in the sediments of Lake Washington
Limnology and Oceanography
By: K.M. Kuivila, J.W. Murray, A.H. Devol, M.E. Lidstrom, and C.E. Reimers
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Abstract
About half of the methane flux from depth is oxidized to CO2 in the upper 0.7 cm of the sediments and the remainder escapes into the water column. In terms of the total carbon budget of the lake, the upward flux of methane is insignificant with only about 2% of the carbon fixed by primary production being returned as methane. The upward flux of methane, however, does represent about 20% of the organic carbon decomposed within the sediments. -from Authors
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Methane cycling in the sediments of Lake Washington |
| Series title | Limnology and Oceanography |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Limnology and OCeanography |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Limnology and Oceanography |
| First page | 571 |
| Last page | 581 |