Research Article

Understanding the Spatial Heterogeneity of CO2 and CH4 Fluxes from an Urban Shallow Lake: Correlations with Environmental Factors

Table 9

CO2 and CH4 fluxes from this study and literature.

LocationVegetationsCO2 (mg m−2 h−1)CH4 (mg m−2 h−1)Observation periodReferences

Xuanwu lakeLotusJun.: −19.56, Oct.: −10.59Jun.: 5.59, Oct.: 1.72 Jun. and Oct., 2014 This study
Heavy pollutionJun.: 142.14, Oct.: 38.82Jun.: 6.46, Oct.: 0.78
slight pollutionJun.: 36.07, Oct.: 3.16Jun.: 0.29, Oct.: 0.11

Yellow River estuary, ChinaT. chinensis,
S. salsa, 
S. alterniflora
111.03–241.97Jun.–Dec., 2013 [18]
−0.02–0.20
Aquaculture pond−39.490.0034

Poyang Lake, ChinaHeavy pollution−39.60–212.300.08–1.12Oct., 2010[35]

Polegar Lake, BrazilOligomesotrophicNDWin.: 0.01–0.22
Sum.: 0.55–2.91
Win., 2006
Sum., 2007
[22]

Biguás Lake, BrazilEutrophicNDWin.: 0.06–0.83
Sum.: 0.68–40.16
Win., 2006
Sum., 2007
[22]

Crystal Bog
Trout Bog
Crystal Lake
Sparkling Lake, USA
Dystrophic
Dystrophic
Oligotrophic
Mesotrophic
30.46
45.70
0.40
5.00
1.24
1.71
0.12
0.18
Apr.–Nov.,
1998
[23]

Oxbow Lake, ItalyStagnant,
water chestnut
269.68 ± 19.80–
822.25 ± 19.43
44.00 ± 4.27–
77.53 ± 5.33
Jul., 2005[25]

Yangtze River estuaryS. alternifloraND0.64 (0.16–1.12)Apr.–Oct., 2004[36]

5 lakes, NetherlandsMesotrophic-eutrophic−6.00–123.901.40–18.10Jun.-Jul., 2009[37]

Bay of Fundy, GermanyS. alterniflora,
etc.
104.176.67Jul.–Sep., 1996[38]

Min River estuary, ChinaShrimp pond−48.791.00 Oct., 2011 [39]
Polyculture pond of fish and shrimp−105.255.74

Québec’s reservoirs, CanadianReservoirs62.830.371993–2003[40]

30 Boreal lakes, FinlandEutrophicNDMedian of 0.1371998-1999[41]

11 lakes, North AmericaLakesND0.15–3.2Jun. to Aug., 2001[11]

SwitzerlandReservoirs40.420.01Sep., 2003–Aug., 2006[42]

Note. ND: no data. Win.: winter. Sum.: summer.