CO2 emission at a hypersaline shallow lake at sediment-atmosphere interface. The significance of the organomineral upper crust as an active barrier.
Andrea Butturini, Óscar Cabestrero, Joan Ferriol-Ciurana, Arnau Blasco, Mercedes Berlanga, Pere Picart, Y. García de Fuentes, Rosa Gómez, Jordi Urmeneta, Anna M. Romaní, Esther Sanz-Montero
The paper measures CO2 fluxes in a hypersaline lake's sediment-atmosphere interface, finding that the organic-mineral crust controls CO2 release and that drought threatens its integrity, increasing CO2 leakage.
bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2026 · PreprintEcology