厄瓜多尔的小型安第斯池塘与较大的水体相比,每个区域排放的碳含量高于更大的水体,揭示了气候模型中的重大差距。 Small Andean ponds in Ecuador emit more carbon per area than larger water bodies, revealing a major gap in climate models.

北卡罗来纳大学的一项新研究发现, 厄瓜多尔安第斯山的小型高海拔池正在释放大量二氧化碳和甲烷。 Small, high-altitude ponds in Ecuador’s Andean páramo are releasing significant amounts of carbon dioxide and methane, a new University of North Carolina study finds. 这些偏远湿地尽管面积小,但每个区域排放的碳比附近较大的水体排放的碳要多,具有挑战性的假设是,只有大湖和河流才对气候变化有影响。 Despite their size, these remote wetlands emit more carbon per area than larger nearby water bodies, challenging assumptions that only big lakes and rivers matter for climate change. 该研究由Kriddie Whitmore牵头,突出了气候模型中的一大差距,这些模型基本上忽视了小型水生系统。 The research, led by Kriddie Whitmore, highlights a major gap in climate models, which have largely ignored small aquatic systems. 调查结果表明,这些被忽略的池塘在全球碳循环中可能发挥不成比例的作用。 The findings suggest these overlooked ponds may play a disproportionate role in the global carbon cycle.