Integrating terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to constrain estimates of land-atmosphere carbon exchange

Joan P. Casas-Ruiz (), Pascal Bodmer, Kelly Ann Bona, David Butman, Mathilde Couturier, Erik J. S. Emilson, Kerri Finlay, Hélène Genet, Daniel Hayes, Jan Karlsson, David Paré, Changhui Peng, Rob Striegl, Jackie Webb, Xinyuan Wei, Susan E. Ziegler and Paul A. Giorgio
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Joan P. Casas-Ruiz: University of Girona
Pascal Bodmer: Université du Québec à Montréal
Kelly Ann Bona: Environment and Climate Change Canada
David Butman: University of Washington
Mathilde Couturier: Université du Québec à Montréal
Erik J. S. Emilson: Sault Ste. Marie
Kerri Finlay: University of Regina
Hélène Genet: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Daniel Hayes: University of Maine
Jan Karlsson: Umeå Universitet
David Paré: Natural Resources Canada
Changhui Peng: Université du Québec à Montréal
Rob Striegl: United States Geological Survey
Jackie Webb: Deakin University
Xinyuan Wei: University of Maine
Susan E. Ziegler: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Paul A. Giorgio: Université du Québec à Montréal

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Abstract In this Perspective, we put forward an integrative framework to improve estimates of land-atmosphere carbon exchange based on the accumulation of carbon in the landscape as constrained by its lateral export through rivers. The framework uses the watershed as the fundamental spatial unit and integrates all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems as well as their hydrologic carbon exchanges. Application of the framework should help bridge the existing gap between land and atmosphere-based approaches and offers a platform to increase communication and synergy among the terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric research communities that is paramount to advance landscape carbon budget assessments.

Date: 2023
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