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The importance of small artificial water bodies as sources of methane emissions in Queensland, Australia
School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, 4072, Australia
Simon Albert
School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, 4072, Australia
Nathaniel Deering
School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, 4072, Australia
Matthew Dunbabin
Queensland University of Technology, Institute for Future
Environments, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
David Bastviken
Department of Thematic Studies–Water and Environmental Studies,
Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
Bradford Sherman
CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, 2601, Australia
Catherine E. Lovelock
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, 4072, Australia
Christopher D. Evans
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor,
LL57 2UW, UK
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Short summary
Artificial water bodies are a major source of methane and an important contributor to flooded land greenhouse gas emissions. Past studies focussed on large water supply or hydropower reservoirs with small artificial water bodies (ponds) almost completely ignored. This regional study demonstrated ponds accounted for one-third of flooded land surface area and emitted over 1.6 million t CO2 eq. yr−1 (10 % of land use sector emissions). Ponds should be included in regional GHG inventories.
Artificial water bodies are a major source of methane and an important contributor to flooded...
