Seasonal and diurnal variations in methane emissions from Wuliangsu Lake in arid regions of China

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• 作者：Xiaonan Duan ; Xiaoke Wang ; Yujing Mu and Zhiyun Ouyang
• 关键词：Methane ; Emission flux ; Emergent plants ; Submerged macrophyte
• 刊名：Atmospheric Environment
• 出版年：2005
• 出版时间：2005
• 年：2005
• 卷：39
• 期：25
• 页码：4479-4487
• 全文大小：268 K

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CH₄ emissions have been widely studied in various wetlands, such as boreal peatlands, rice paddies, and tropical swamps. However, little investigation has been carried out for CH₄ emissions from lakes or wetlands in arid regions where these freshwaters play a vital role in providing ecosystem services for local people. To quantify the spatial and temporal variations of CH₄ flux and understand its key controlling factors in shallow lakes in arid regions of Western China, CH₄ fluxes from Wuliangsu Lake were measured at different vegetation zones and water depths with a static chamber technique during a growing season from April to October in 2003. Results showed that the average emission flux of CH₄ from submerged plant (Potamogeton pectinatus) growing zones was 2.16 mg CH₄ m⁻² h⁻¹, which was 85.8 % lower than that from emergent macrophyte (Phragmites australis) growing zones. CH₄ emissions increased with increasing water depth in Phragmites Community. Significant seasonal and diurnal variations of CH₄ emission were observed for P. australis during the plant growth stage, for P. pectinatus growing zones, however, the variations were minor. In addition to vegetation cover and water depth, bottom silt temperature and light intensity were also important factors influencing seasonal and diurnal variations of CH₄ flux from Phargmites growing zone.