Carbon Storage in Lake Sediments Under Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

Limiting climate change is currently one of the most critical challenges facing science in the 21st century. Achieving this goal requires a comprehensive understanding of carbon resources and the mechanisms of carbon cycling in the environment. In this context, lake research plays a particularly important role. Lake sediments store substantial amounts of carbon, as demonstrated by numerous studies. However, lakes are especially vulnerable to climate change. Rising water temperatures, altered sedimentation patterns, and significant changes in water surface area and volume highlight the need to update and expand our understanding of these dynamic ecosystems. In this regard, it is of crucial importance to identify indicators of carbon transformation and storage rates in sediments, which will allow tracking the dynamics of carbon sequestration under increasing environmental changes.

We welcome submissions that explore how climate change influences carbon dynamics in lake sediments, including carbon stocks, carbon forms, carbon interactions between water and sediment, carbon exchanges between sediment and the atmosphere, biochemical indicators of carbon transformations in sediments, modelling of future changes, and the impact of these changes on society and industry.

We particularly encourage studies from diverse climatic zones to provide a broad perspective on these changes, deepen our understanding of the carbon cycle in lake sediments, and support efforts to mitigate climate change

Prof. Dr. Barbara Futa
Guest Editor

Dr. Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan
Guest Editor Assistant

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