A 30-year dataset of CO₂ in flowing freshwaters in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations have been linked to effects in a wide range of ecosystems and organisms, with negative effects of elevated CO₂ documented for marine organisms. Less is known about the dynamics of CO₂ in freshwaters, but the potential exists for freshwater organisms to be challenged by elevated CO₂. In flowing freshwaters CO₂ exhibits more variability than in lakes or the ocean, yet spatiotemporally extensive direct measures of CO₂ in freshwater are rare. However, CO₂ can be estimated from pH, temperature, and alkalinity-commonly collected water quality metrics. We used data from the National Water Quality Monitoring Council along with the program PHREEQC to estimate CO

SUBMITTER: Toavs TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834220 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature