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CO2 emission and organic carbon burial in the Xinanjiang Reservoir

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In order to understand the effect of river impoundment on carbon dynamics, a large reservoir in a subtropical area, the Xinanjiang Reservoir, was investigated in detail. CO2 emissions from the water–air interface was studied, as was organic carbon burial in sediment. The results show a significant seasonal difference in CO2 emissions. River impoundment led to the enhancement of aquatic photosynthesis, generating large amounts of authigenic organic carbon that was then buried in sediment.

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This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41573064), and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFA0601003).

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  1. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 144# Mailbox, 99# Shangda Road, Baoshan, Shanghai, 200444, People’s Republic of China

    Fushun Wang, Tao Zhou, Tianyu Chen & Jing Ma

  2. Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

    Fushun Wang & Baoli Wang

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Correspondence to Fushun Wang.

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Wang, F., Wang, B., Zhou, T. et al. CO2 emission and organic carbon burial in the Xinanjiang Reservoir. Acta Geochim 36, 465–468 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-017-0197-8

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