Shifts in Identity and Activity of Methanotrophs in Arctic Lake Sediments in Response to Temperature Changes

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: He, Ruo, Wooller, Matthew J., Pohlman, John W., Quensen, John, Tiedje, James M., Leigh, Mary Beth
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
• Subjects: Microbial Ecology; Arctic; Arctic Lake; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3370501; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22522690; https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00853-12

Methane (CH4) flux to the atmosphere is mitigated via microbial CH4 oxidation in sediments and water. As arctic temperatures increase, understanding the effects of temperature on the activity and identity of methanotrophs in arctic lake sediments is important to predicting future CH4 emissions. We u...