Carbon (C) storage in lakes is now recognized

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Evidence profile

Stated in the abstract and cells research gap and cells future research sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2013 and 2026, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 275 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Integrating carbon emissions from lakes and streams in a subarctic catchment (2013) · Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences · cited 96× · doi

  Abstract Northern inland waters emit CO 2 and CH 4 to the atmosphere but the importance of these emissions is poorly understood due to a lack of integrated catchment‐scale estimates of carbon (C) emissions from lakes and streams.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: emissions abstract northern inland waters emit atmosphere importance poorly understood lack integrated catchment scale estimates
• Shoreline exposure controls teal carbon accumulation in boreal lakes (2026) · Biogeosciences · doi

  The role of vegetated shoreline areas in C storage is less well understood - There is a lack of quantitative estimates of organic carbon stocks in boreal lacustrine vegetated shorelines - The importance of shoreline exposure in controlling teal carbon accumulation is not well studied

  generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: role vegetated shoreline areas storage less well understood
• Shoreline exposure controls teal carbon accumulation in boreal lakes (2026) · Biogeosciences · doi

  Further research is needed to examine the role of shoreline exposure in controlling teal carbon accumulation - Studies should investigate the impact of different environmental parameters on SOC stocks - Research should focus on developing more accurate models of carbon cycling in boreal lake ecosystems

  generalstated in cells future researchevidence 5/5
  Keywords: further research needed examine role shoreline exposure controlling
• Low organic carbon burial efficiency in arctic lake sediments (2014) · Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences · cited 65× · doi

  While there are indications of highly efficient carbon burial in high‐latitude lakes, the magnitude and efficiency of carbon burial in arctic lake sediments, and thus their potential as carbon sinks, has not been studied systematically.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: carbon burial there indications highly efficient high latitude lakes magnitude efficiency arctic lake sediments thus
• Linking organic carbon sedimentation, burial efficiency, and long‐term accumulation in boreal lakes (2014) · Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences · cited 114× · doi

  Abstract Carbon (C) storage in lakes is now recognized as a significant sink of C at a global scale, but the pathways that lead to this storage remain poorly understood.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 2/5
  Keywords: storage abstract carbon lakes recognized significant sink global scale pathways lead remain poorly understood

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