Role of fresh water lakes, reservoirs in the global carbon cycle

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Role of fresh water lakes, reservoirs in the global carbon cycle,
September 3, 2015,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI),
ScienceDaily.com,

Understanding the role of freshwater lakes and reservoirs in the global carbon cycle is the focus of ongoing research. Lakes make up less than 3 percent of the landscape, but they bury more carbon than all the world's oceans combined. In the global carbon cycle, fresh water lakes and reservoirs are hot spots of carbon cycling and important players in the global carbon cycle.