News Headline
Mountain streams emit a surprising amount of carbon dioxide
Source
Phys.org
Publication Date
2019-10-25
Mountains cover 25 percent of the Earth's surface, and the streams draining these mountains account for more than a third of the global runoff. But the role that mountain streams play in global carbon fluxes has not yet been evaluated; until now scientists have focused mainly on streams and rivers in low-altitude tropical and boreal regions.
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https://phys.org/news/2019-10-mountain-streams-emit-amount-carbon.html