Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Cross continental increase in methane ebullition under climate change

  • Ralf C. H. Aben,
  • Nathan Barros,
  • Ellen van Donk,
  • Thijs Frenken,
  • Sabine Hilt,
  • Garabet Kazanjian,
  • Leon P. M. Lamers,
  • Edwin T. H. M. Peeters,
  • Jan G. M. Roelofs,
  • Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis,
  • Susanne Stephan,
  • Mandy Velthuis,
  • Dedmer B. Van de Waal,
  • Martin Wik,
  • Brett F. Thornton,
  • Jeremy Wilkinson,
  • Tonya DelSontro,
  • Sarian Kosten

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01535-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The impacts of climate change on natural methane (CH4) emissions via ebullition are unclear. Here, using published and experimental multi-seasonal CH4 ebullition data, the authors find a strong relationship between CH4 ebullition and temperature across a wide range of freshwater ecosystems globally.