Lake Taihu Carbon Budget and Organic Carbon Decomposition Data, 2001-2020

Lake Taihu in China is the focus of this dataset, which investigates the decomposition dynamics of terrestrial, algal, and macrophyte organic carbon inputs from 2001 to 2020. The data quantifies decomposition in water and sediments and calculates whole-lake net changes in carbon budgets expressed as CO2-equivalents. It was authored by Peng Zhu and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling carbon sink benefits of lakes based on organic carbon source composition.
• Analyzing greenhouse gas emission pathways based on organic carbon reactivity data.
• Comparing decomposition dynamics of terrestrial versus algal organic carbon in sediments.
• Quantifying net carbon budget changes in a eutrophic lake over a 20-year period.

Strengths

• Data covers a 20-year time range from 2001 to 2020.
• Quantifies decomposition for three distinct organic carbon sources (terrestrial, algal, macrophyte).
• Includes whole-lake net carbon budget calculations expressed as CO2-equivalents.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small at 57.9 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Peng Zhu via figshare.

Collection Method

Investigation of organic carbon inputs and decomposition dynamics in Lake Taihu.

Time Range

2001 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 05:49:21; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lake Taihu, China