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Meredith Holgerson
@pondscience
Asst. prof @CornellEEB | Freshwater scientist | ponds, ecology, biogeochemistry, carbon, food webs, conservation | mom in science | she/her
Jun 22, 2022 • 10 tweets • 8 min read
What is a pond?! We’re excited to announce our new publication rdcu.be/cP6tH in @SciReports that compiles existing scientific and legal pond definitions, compares how ponds functionally compare to lakes and wetlands, and proposes an evidence-based pond definition. 1/n Image While seemingly everyone knows a pond when they see one, we lack a universal pond definition. The confusion causes debates over how many lakes a state has (cough, @mndnr and @WDNR) and creates challenges in upscaling global GHG emissions for ponds, lakes, and wetlands. 2/n