Buffalo Pound Lake near Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan. (Credit: jlongland, flickr.com)
Hard water lakes such as the Buffalo Pound Lake in Saskatchewan, are common in the Prairie provinces. Boreal lakes normally emit greenhouse gases with the breakdown of organic matter. New research shows that atmospheric warming could transform these lakes into carbon sinks.
This study contradicts the general assumption that global warming will invariably increase CO2 emissions from aquatic ecosystems.
Original research paper published in Nature on February 25, 2015.
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