Contribution of oxic methane production to surface methane emission in lakes and its global importance

Marco Günthel; Daphne Donis; Georgiy Kirillin; Danny Ionescu; Mina Bizic; Daniel F. McGinnis; Hans-Peter Grossart; Kam W. Tang

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13320-0

Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Contribution of oxic methane production to surface methane emission in lakes and its global importance

Marco Günthel,
Daphne Donis,
Georgiy Kirillin,
Danny Ionescu,
Mina Bizic,
Daniel F. McGinnis,
Hans-Peter Grossart,
Kam W. Tang

Affiliations

Marco Günthel: Department of Biosciences, Swansea University
Daphne Donis: Aquatic Physics Group, Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences (DEFSE), Faculty of Science, University of Geneva
Georgiy Kirillin: Department of Ecohydrology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Danny Ionescu: Department of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Mina Bizic: Department of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Daniel F. McGinnis: Aquatic Physics Group, Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences (DEFSE), Faculty of Science, University of Geneva
Hans-Peter Grossart: Department of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Kam W. Tang: Department of Biosciences, Swansea University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13320-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Anoxic lake sediments are thought to be the major source of the high amount of methane emitted from freshwaters. Here Günthel and colleagues find unexpected quantities of this greenhouse gas are produced in lake surfaces, indicating an overlooked global importance from oxygenated sources.

Published in Nature Communications

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