Paul A. del Giorgio

TL;DR: Although the relationship is variable, BGE varies systematically with BP and the trophic richness of the ecosystem, and planktonic bacteria appear to maximize carbon utilization rather than BGE.

TL;DR: How this characteristic has been used for differentiating photosynthetic from non-photosynthetic prokaryotes, for measuring bacterial cell size and nucleic acid content, and for estimating the relative activity and physiological state of each cell is discussed.

TL;DR: It is reported here that bacterial respiration is generally high, and tends to exceed phytoplankton net production in unproductive systems, suggesting that in un productive aquatic systems, the biological system is a net source of CO2.

TL;DR: Seasonal variations in CH4 emissions from a wide range of ecosystems exhibit an average temperature dependence similar to that of CH4 production derived from pure cultures of methanogens and anaerobic microbial communities, suggesting that global warming may have a large impact on the relative contributions of CO2 and CH4 to total greenhouse gas emissions from aquatic ecosystems, terrestrial wetlands and rice paddies.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the importance of hydropower reservoirs and their role in the formation of the world's largest reservoir network, covering an area of 3.4 x 10.5 km(2) and comprising about 20% of all reservoirs.