Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Diverse sediment microbiota shape methane emission temperature sensitivity in Arctic lakes

  • Joanne B. Emerson,
  • Ruth K. Varner,
  • Martin Wik,
  • Donovan H. Parks,
  • Rebecca B. Neumann,
  • Joel E. Johnson,
  • Caitlin M. Singleton,
  • Ben J. Woodcroft,
  • Rodney Tollerson,
  • Akosua Owusu-Dommey,
  • Morgan Binder,
  • Nancy L. Freitas,
  • Patrick M. Crill,
  • Scott R. Saleska,
  • Gene W. Tyson,
  • Virginia I. Rich

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25983-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Arctic lakes are strong and increasing sources of atmospheric methane, but extreme conditions and limited observations hinder robust understanding. Here the authors show that microbes in the middle of Arctic lakes have elevated methane producing potential, and are poised to release even more in the future.