Methanogenesis in oxygenated soils is a substantial fraction of wetland methane emissions

Jordan C. Angle; Timothy H. Morin; Lindsey M. Solden; Adrienne B. Narrowe; Garrett J. Smith; Mikayla A. Borton; Camilo Rey-Sanchez; Rebecca A. Daly; Golnazalsdat Mirfenderesgi; David W. Hoyt; William J. Riley; Christopher S. Miller; Gil Bohrer; Kelly C. Wrighton

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01753-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Methanogenesis in oxygenated soils is a substantial fraction of wetland methane emissions

Jordan C. Angle,
Timothy H. Morin,
Lindsey M. Solden,
Adrienne B. Narrowe,
Garrett J. Smith,
Mikayla A. Borton,
Camilo Rey-Sanchez,
Rebecca A. Daly,
Golnazalsdat Mirfenderesgi,
David W. Hoyt,
William J. Riley,
Christopher S. Miller,
Gil Bohrer,
Kelly C. Wrighton

Affiliations

Jordan C. Angle: Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University
Timothy H. Morin: Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University
Lindsey M. Solden: Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University
Adrienne B. Narrowe: Department of Integrative Biology, University of Colorado Denver
Garrett J. Smith: Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University
Mikayla A. Borton: Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University
Camilo Rey-Sanchez: Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University
Rebecca A. Daly: Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University
Golnazalsdat Mirfenderesgi: Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University
David W. Hoyt: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
William J. Riley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Christopher S. Miller: Department of Integrative Biology, University of Colorado Denver
Gil Bohrer: Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University
Kelly C. Wrighton: Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01753-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Methane production is traditionally not found in oxygenated soils, a paradigm incorporated in global greenhouse gas modelling efforts. Here the authors show geochemical and biological evidence of active methanogenesis in bulk-oxic wetland soils, attributing up to 80% of the total methane budget for the site.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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