Seasonal dynamics of CH4 and CO2 concentrations in the bog lake Severnoe
- Authors: Prasolov S.D.1, Zabelina S.A.1, Klimov S.I.1, Chupakov A.V.1, Losyuk G.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 69, No 10 (2024)
- Pages: 942–952
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0016-7525/article/view/277523
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0016752524100057
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/ILXHFR
- ID: 277523
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Abstract
Bog and lake ecosystems of the boreal region are recognized as important parts of the global biogeochemical carbon cycle. At the same time, many aspects of the dynamics of the gas conditions of bog lakes remain understudied. The paper presents the results of the study of seasonal dynamics of dissolved CH4 and CO2 concentrations in the bog lake located in the ridge-lake complex of the Ilassky bog complex, a typical raised bogs of the northern taiga of northwestern Russia. An analysis of the seasonal vertical distribution of greenhouse gases in the water column and the dynamics of surface concentrations with increased time resolution was performed. The reasons and patterns of their variability are considered, including in relation to the characteristics of bottom sediments. Concentrations of CH4 and CO2 in the water column during the year vary in wide ranges: from 4 to 652 µg/l and from 0.19 to 19 mg/l, respectively. CH4 concentrations in surface layer are approximately at the same level from May through August, with values measured in the water (5.9 to 11 µg/L) more than one hundred times higher than equilibrium concentrations with the atmosphere (0.04 to 0.05 µg/L), indicating methane flux to the atmosphere. CO2 concentrations decrease throughout the open water period and become below equilibrium concentrations with the atmosphere by the end of August, indicating a change in the flux direction and uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere. The results showed that, depending on the season, a bog lake can act not only as a source but also as a sink for atmospheric carbon, 90–99 % of which is CO2 according to literature.
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S. D. Prasolov
Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: sergeyprasolov1@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Nikolskiy prospekt, 20, Arkhangeksk, 163020
S. A. Zabelina
Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: sergeyprasolov1@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Nikolskiy prospekt, 20, Arkhangeksk, 163020
S. I. Klimov
Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: sergeyprasolov1@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Nikolskiy prospekt, 20, Arkhangeksk, 163020
A. V. Chupakov
Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: sergeyprasolov1@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Nikolskiy prospekt, 20, Arkhangeksk, 163020
G. N. Losyuk
Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: sergeyprasolov1@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Nikolskiy prospekt, 20, Arkhangeksk, 163020
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