Microbial oxidation as a methane sink beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

• Published in: Nature Geoscience
• Main Authors: Michaud, Alexander B., Dore, John E., Achberger, Amanda M., Christner, Brent C., Mitchell, Andrew C., Skidmore, Mark L., Vick-Majors, Trista J., Priscu, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; West Antarctica; Whillans; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/14513

Aquatic habitats beneath ice masses contain active microbial ecosystems capable of cycling important greenhouse gases, such as methane (CH4). A large methane reservoir is thought to exist beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, but its quantity, source and ultimate fate are poorly understood. For inst...