Boreal beaver pond diffusive CO2 and CH4 emissions data from Abitibi and Saguenay [2010-2011]

The data collected in the Saguenay region have been presented in DelSontro and others (2016), whereas the data collected in Abitibi have not been published, but the sampling methodology is common to both sets. In brief, sites were selected to cover the broadest diversity of ponds, with wide gradients of shape, size, type of flooded soils, and trophic status.

Most of the sampled ponds had shallow depths between 1 and 3 m. In Abitibi, 41 beaver ponds were sampled during the ice-free season. A selection of these ponds was sampled at least four times, from May to November.