Mapping global lake dynamics reveals the emerging roles of small lakes

Xuehui Pi, Qiuqi Luo, Lian Feng (), Yang Xu, Jing Tang, Xiuyu Liang, Enze Ma, Ran Cheng, Rasmus Fensholt, Martin Brandt, Xiaobin Cai, Luke Gibson, Junguo Liu, Chunmiao Zheng, Weifeng Li and Brett A. Bryan
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Xuehui Pi: Southern University of Science and Technology
Qiuqi Luo: Southern University of Science and Technology
Lian Feng: Southern University of Science and Technology
Yang Xu: Southern University of Science and Technology
Jing Tang: University of Copenhagen
Xiuyu Liang: Southern University of Science and Technology
Enze Ma: Southern University of Science and Technology
Ran Cheng: Southern University of Science and Technology
Rasmus Fensholt: University of Copenhagen
Martin Brandt: University of Copenhagen
Xiaobin Cai: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Luke Gibson: Southern University of Science and Technology
Junguo Liu: Southern University of Science and Technology
Chunmiao Zheng: Southern University of Science and Technology
Weifeng Li: The University of Hong Kong
Brett A. Bryan: Deakin University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Lakes are important natural resources and carbon gas emitters and are undergoing rapid changes worldwide in response to climate change and human activities. A detailed global characterization of lakes and their long-term dynamics does not exist, which is however crucial for evaluating the associated impacts on water availability and carbon emissions. Here, we map 3.4 million lakes on a global scale, including their explicit maximum extents and probability-weighted area changes over the past four decades. From the beginning period (1984–1999) to the end (2010–2019), the lake area increased across all six continents analyzed, with a net change of +46,278 km2, and 56% of the expansion was attributed to reservoirs. Interestingly, although small lakes (

Date: 2022
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