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by __initbrian__ 2334 days ago
Interesting. So the dammed water grows more algae than a moving river which leads to methane release (from the decaying algae?)

" “We were surprised to find that the biological productivity of the reservoir (i.e. how many 'nutrients' like nitrogen and phosphorus the reservoir receives and the associated degree of algae growth) is a better predictor of emissions than is latitude. So, the most biologically productive reservoirs are producing the most methane,” writes Bridget Deemer, the study’s first author "