Nature Communications (Nov 2022)
Aerobic oxidation of methane significantly reduces global diffusive methane emissions from shallow marine waters
- Shi-Hai Mao,
- Hong-Hai Zhang,
- Guang-Chao Zhuang,
- Xiao-Jun Li,
- Qiao Liu,
- Zhen Zhou,
- Wei-Lei Wang,
- Chun-Yang Li,
- Ke-Yu Lu,
- Xi-Ting Liu,
- Andrew Montgomery,
- Samantha B. Joye,
- Yu-Zhong Zhang,
- Gui-Peng Yang
Affiliations
- Shi-Hai Mao
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China
- Hong-Hai Zhang
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China
- Guang-Chao Zhuang
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China
- Xiao-Jun Li
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China
- Qiao Liu
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China
- Zhen Zhou
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China
- Wei-Lei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University
- Chun-Yang Li
- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China
- Ke-Yu Lu
- Department of Earth Sciences, University College London
- Xi-Ting Liu
- College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China
- Andrew Montgomery
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University
- Samantha B. Joye
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
- Yu-Zhong Zhang
- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China
- Gui-Peng Yang
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35082-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Aerobic oxidation is a biological sink of methane that can reduce oceanic emissions to the atmosphere. This study estimates that half of methane from total loss, amounting to 1.8 ± 2.7 Tg, is oxidized annually in global 0–50 m near-shore waters
