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Ecosystem biological metrics
Biological measurements such as metabolism, primary production, and respiration that are used in comparing and distinguishing ponds, lakes, and wetlands.
Confidence
80%
active
Source
David C. Richardson et al. (2022). A functional definition to distinguish ponds from lakes and wetlands doi:10.1038/s41598-022-14569-0 ↗
Connections (7)
Ponds are ecologically distinct in structure and functionAssociation
Ponds have higher nutrients and respirationAssociation
Ponds have higher greenhouse gas emissionsAssociation
Macrophytes modify sediment geochemistryAssociation
Summer warming alters lake thermal structure and biogeochemistryAssociation
Lake metabolism scales with morphometryAssociation
Drivers of methane flux differ between lakes and reservoirsAssociation