How Does a Drying Great Salt Lake Affect Carbon Cycling? (VIDEO)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

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The lakebed of the Great Salt Lake sprawls across 1,700 square miles of land — so even small tweaks in the chemistry, botany and biology of this system inevitably create exponential impacts, especially if the ecosystem becomes a net source of carbon to the atmosphere.

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Utah State University

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