Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Fluxes and Processes: Hydroelectric Reservoirs and Natural Environments (Environmental Science and Engineering Environmental Science)

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIX
Résumé-Synthèse....Pages 1-19
Introduction....Pages 21-34
Analytical Techniques for Measuring Fluxes of CO 2 and CH 4 from Hydroelectric Reservoirs and Natural Water Bodies....Pages 37-60
Development and Use of an Experimental near Infrared Open Path Diode Laser Prototype for Continuous Measurement of CO 2 and CH 4 Fluxes from Boreal Hydro Reservoirs and Lakes....Pages 61-85
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes (CO 2 , CH 4 and N 2 O) in Forests and Wetlands of Boreal, Temperate and Tropical Regions....Pages 87-127
Diffuse Flux of Greenhouse Gases — Methane and Carbon Dioxide — at the Sediment-Water Interface of Some Lakes and Reservoirs of the World....Pages 129-153
Organic Carbon Densities of Soils and Vegetation of Tropical, Temperate and Boreal Forests....Pages 155-185
Carbon Dioxide and Methane Emissions from Estuaries....Pages 187-207
GHG Emissions from Boreal Reservoirs and Natural Aquatic Ecosystems....Pages 209-232
CO 2 Emissions from Semi-Arid Reservoirs and Natural Aquatic Ecosystems....Pages 233-250
A Comparison of Carbon Dioxide Net Production in Three Flooded Uplands (FLUDEX, 1999–2002) and a Flooded Wetland (ELARP, 1991–2002) Using a Dynamic Model....Pages 251-265
Gross Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Brazilian Hydro Reservoirs....Pages 267-291
Long Term Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Hydroelectric Reservoir of Petit Saut (French Guiana) and Potential Impacts....Pages 293-312
Production of GHG from the Decomposition of in vitro Inundated Phytomass and Soil....Pages 315-338
Diffusive CO 2 Flux at the Air-Water Interface of the Robert-Bourassa Hydroelectric Reservoir in Northern Québec : Isotopic Approach ( 13 C)....Pages 339-354
The Use of Carbon Mass Budgets and Stable Carbon Isotopes to Examine Processes Affecting CO 2 and CH 4 Production in the Experimental FLUDEX Reservoirs....Pages 355-382
Mass Balance of Organic Carbon in the Soils of Forested Watersheds from Northeastern North America....Pages 383-420
Planktonic Community Dynamics over Time in a Large Reservoir and their Influence on Carbon Budgets....Pages 421-440
Production and Consumption of Methane in Soil, Peat, and Sediments from a Hydro-Electric Reservoir (Robert-Bourassa) and Lakes in the Canadian Taiga....Pages 441-465
Bacterial Activity in the Water Column and its Impact on the CO 2 Efflux....Pages 467-482
Production-Consumption of CO 2 in Reservoirs and Lakes in Relation to Plankton Metabolism....Pages 483-507
Impacts of Ultraviolet Radiation on Aquatic Ecosystems: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Implications for Hydroelectric Reservoirs....Pages 509-527
Impact of Methane Oxidation in Tropical Reservoirs on Greenhouse Gases Fluxes and Water Quality....Pages 529-560
Using Gas Exchange Estimates to Determine Net Production of CO 2 in Reservoirs and Lakes....Pages 563-574
A One-Dimensional Model for Simulating the Vertical Transport of Dissolved CO 2 and CH 4 in Hydroelectric Reservoirs....Pages 575-595
Modelling the GHG emission from hydroelectric reservoirs....Pages 597-635
Synthesis....Pages 637-659
Back Matter....Pages 661-732