Carbon retention in freshwater lakes (CARBRET)

Freshwater bodies can contribute to carbon retention. In this project, we test the contribution of different types of primary producers, phytoplankton and submerged macrophytes, to carbon burial under global warming. Furthermore, we test how warming and nutrient availability affect the carbon:nutrient stoichiometry of aquatic primary producers.

Theme: 

Global environmental change

Funding

Gieskes Strijbis Fund

Research team

Ellen van Donk

Dedmer van de Waal

Liesbeth Bakker