Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(20), P. 11330 - 11330
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
Freshwater
lakes
represent
a
potential
source
of
methane
(CH4)
emission
into
the
atmosphere.
However,
CH4
contribution
to
total
in
littoral
zones
lakes,
especially
emergent
macrophytes
(e.g.,
lotus),
is
poorly
known.
Lotus
has
been
cultivated
almost
all
provinces
China;
it
not
only
an
aquatic
plant,
but
also
kind
vegetable.
In
this
study,
two
sampling
(lotus
plant
and
open
water)
were
established
lake
middle
reaches
Yangtze
River.
The
was
measured
using
floating
opaque
chamber
gas
chromatography
between
April
December
years
2021
2022.
results
indicated
that
flux
emissions
ranged
from
0.10
59.75
mg
m−2
h−1,
with
average
value
5.61
water,
while
ranging
0.19
57.32
17.14
lotus
zone.
maximal
occurred
July
August
for
which
highly
related
air
water
temperature,
whereas
happened
September
zone,
possibly
due
high
vegetation
biomass,
indirectly
enhancing
soil
organic
carbon
content,
plant-mediated
emission,
as
well
lower
dissolved
oxygen
concentration,
thus
strengthening
production
CH4.
Considering
(both
CO2)
productivity,
although
greater
could
still
sink
(213
g
yr−1)
compared
water.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
31(2)
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Macrophyte‐based
lake
restoration
has
successfully
transitioned
lakes
from
turbid
conditions
dominated
by
phytoplankton
to
a
more
natural,
clear
state;
however,
its
impact
on
microbial
carbon
pump‐mediated
dissolved
organic
(DOM)
storage
and
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions
in
the
aquatic
ecosystem
remains
largely
unexplored.
Through
year‐long
field
study,
we
conducted
comparative
analysis
of
two
alternative
habitats
within
same
lake—restored
unrestored
areas.
Results
demonstrated
that
not
only
substantially
decreases
nutrient
levels
algal
blooms—evidenced
over
50%
reductions
nitrogen,
phosphorus,
chlorophyll
a—but
also
significantly
increases
accumulation
recalcitrant
DOM.
This
is
characterized
rises
9.52%
highly
unsaturated
compounds,
8.68%
carboxyl‐rich
alicyclic
molecules,
37.54%
polycyclic
condensed
aromatics
polyphenols,
20.21%
SUVA
254
.
Additionallly,
key
taxa
with
potent
pump
functions—primarily
Gammaproteobacteria,
Alphaproteobacteria,
Actinobacteria—are
enriched
restored
Structural
equation
modeling
(SEM)
further
elucidated
complex
interrelationships
pristine
ecosystems:
macrophytes
elevated
oxygen
(DO)
concentrations
enhance
sequestration
via
pathways,
while
mitigates
methane
caused
eutrophication.
These
findings
highlight
an
extra
function
macrophyte
restoration,
offering
valuable
insights
into
processes
for
future
efforts
aimed
at
promoting
sustainable
ecosystems
mitigating
global
warming.
Geophysical Research Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
50(8)
Published: April 16, 2023
Abstract
We
assessed
how
warm
air
temperatures,
high
solar
radiation,
and
weak
wind
speeds
might
induce
hypoxia
in
a
shallow
lake
during
heat
wave.
simulated
bottom‐water
dissolved
oxygen
concentrations
compared
2022
with
the
average
for
previous
30
years.
found
that
was
most
sensitive
to
speeds.
When
speed
low,
convection
insufficient
prevent
hypoxia,
but
there
no
if
equaled
However,
radiation
temperatures
respective
averages
years,
did
not
occur,
even
were
low.
conclude
combined
effects
of
winds
either
or
induced
wave
2022.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(14)
Published: April 4, 2025
Inland
waters
are
an
important
resource,
a
highly
diverse
habitat,
and
key
component
of
global
biogeochemical
cycles.
Oxygen
plays
major
role
in
inland-water
ecosystem
functioning,
but
long-term
changes
its
cycling
remain
unknown.
Here,
we
quantify
oxygen
production,
consumption,
exchange
with
the
atmosphere
during
1900–2010
using
spatially
explicit,
mass-balanced,
mechanistic
model
that
takes
into
account
climate,
hydrology,
human
activities,
coupled
(oxygen-nutrient-organic
matter)
dynamics.
The
results
show
turnover
increased
1900–2010:
production
from
0.16
to
0.94
Pg
year
−1
consumption
0.44
1.47
.
overall
remained
heterotrophic
sink
atmospheric
oxygen.
Direct
perturbations
(changes
hydrology
nutrient
supply)
were
more
increasing
than
indirect
effects
via
warming.
Water,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 565 - 565
Published: Feb. 1, 2023
Wind
is
generally
considered
an
important
factor
driving
the
transport
and
mixing
processes
in
stratified
enclosed
systems
such
as
lakes
reservoirs.
Lake
Abashiri
one
of
instances
a
system.
For
these
systems,
typically,
temporally
unsteady
but
spatially
uniform
nature
wind
has
been
assumed
for
simplicity.
However,
spatial
non-uniformity
could
significantly
alter
compound
hydrodynamic
responses.
In
this
study,
responses
were
investigated
under
continuous
imposition
different
inhomogeneous
conditions
by
applying
numerical
models
integrated
analysis.
The
resultant
tracer
both
non-uniform
cases
was
insignificant
total
study
period
9
days.
short
interval
Ti,
where
Ti
internal
fundamental
period,
behaviors
surface
particle
wave
field
identified.
Particularly,
mass
to
higher
variance
obviously
from
those
case.
addition,
spectra
strong
magnitude,
which
low
variances,
became
identical
that
wind;
however,
there
some
discrepancies
case
influence
weak-to-moderate
high
variances.
results
provide
in-depth
understanding
lake’s
response
improve
water
management
Diversity,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(12), P. 1036 - 1036
Published: Nov. 26, 2022
Lakes
represent
an
important
source
of
atmospheric
methane
(CH4);
however,
there
are
few
studies
on
which
lake-dwelling
invasive
aquatic
plants
generate
CH4.
Therefore,
in
this
study,
CH4
emissions
were
measured
using
a
floating
chamber
and
gas
chromatography
subtropical
lake
China.
We
considered
four
community
zones
(Eichhornia
crassipes),
emergent
vegetation
(Zizania
latifolia),
floating-plant
(Trapa
natans)
open-water
zones.
The
results
indicate
that
the
flux
varied
between
−5.38
102.68
mg
m−2
h−1.
higher
emission
values
attributed
to
eutrophication.
Moreover,
plant
zone
was
140–220%
than
However,
no
significant
difference
This
may
be
due
production
plants,
as
well
rapid
reproductive
rate
plants.
Finally,
positively
associated
with
air
water
temperature;
also
negatively
depth.
Our
suggest
enhance
freshwater
emissions,
thus
contributing
global
warming.