Diversity and Effect of Increasing Temperature on the Activity of Methanotrophs in Sediments of Fildes Peninsula Freshwater Lakes, King George Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Diego M. Roldán, Daniel Carrizo, Laura Sánchez-García, Rodolfo Javier Menes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; global warming; methanotrophs; methane; methane-oxidizing bacteria; methanogenesis; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.822552; https://doaj.org/article/0dd9f13ecce9464b891f185b052643cc

Global warming has a strong impact on polar regions. Particularly, the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands have experienced a marked warming trend in the past 50 years. Therefore, higher methane (CH4) emissions from this area could be expected in the future. Since mitigation of these emissions ca...