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Streams may skew carbon cycle as climate warms

Higher global temperatures are forecast to change photosynthesis in waterways.
Oksrukiyuk Creeks in Alaska

Data from Oksrukuyik Creek in Alaska and dozens of other streams suggest that some waterways’ carbon dioxide emissions will rise as Earth warms. Credit: Ford Ballantyne IV

Rising global temperatures could prompt some streams to release more carbon dioxide than they do now, exacerbating climate change.

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Nature 557, 615 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05239-1

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