The journal retracts the 6th of June 2022 publication.
Following publication, concerns were raised regarding data misrepresentation and the methodology used. An investigation was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies. Despite provision of additional data by the author, the Chief Editor deemed that the article’s conclusions were undermined by methodological errors and limitations; therefore, the article has been retracted.
The retraction of the article was approved by the Chief Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Science and the Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers. The author did not agree to the retraction.
Summary
Keywords
Freshwater DOC flux, bacterial respiration, BR, Climate Change, Global carbon budget, freshwater global CO2 emissions
Citation
Frontiers Editorial Office (2023) Retraction: Globally, freshwater ecosystems emit more CO2 than the burning of fossil fuels. Front. Environ. Sci. 11:1228915. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1228915
Received
25 May 2023
Accepted
26 May 2023
Published
16 June 2023
Approved by
Thomas Hein, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
Volume
11 - 2023
Updates
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