Publication from 01.08.2024
Climate-relevant greenhouse gas emissions of inland waters in Germany and estimation of their mitigation potential by restoration measures
… can be transformed into carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. The type of gas that is produced, results from various biological and chemical decomposition … In heavily anthropogenically modified surface water, conditions are created that favour the release of greenhouse gases. Waters that have been modified by humans therefore emit more greenhouse gases. River restoration and the reconnection of floodplains can …