Carbon Cycling of Lake Kivu (East Africa): Net Autotrophy in the Epilimnion and Emission of CO2 to the Atmosphere Sustained by Geogenic Inputs

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Carbon Cycling of Lake Kivu (East Africa): Net Autotrophy in the Epilimnion and Emission of CO₂ to the Atmosphere Sustained by Geogenic Inputs

Alberto V. Borges ,

* E-mail: alberto.borges@ulg.ac.be

Affiliation Chemical Oceanography Unit, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Cédric Morana,

Affiliation Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Steven Bouillon,

Affiliation Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Pierre Servais,

Affiliation Ecologie des Systèmes Aquatiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Jean-Pierre Descy,

Affiliation Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium
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François Darchambeau

Affiliation Chemical Oceanography Unit, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Carbon dioxide
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Lakes
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Surface water
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Rivers
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Atmosphere
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Fresh water
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Seasons
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Seasonal variations
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