The effects of methane producers and consumers on the diet of Chironomus larvae in an Arctic lake

• Main Authors: Gentzel, Tracy, NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Chironomus $x Larvae $x Metabolism; Methane $x Research; Carbon; Lake ecology $z Arctic regions; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Carbon Lake
• Online Access: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Gentzel_uncg_0154M_10401.pdf

Up to 40% of methane produced in aquatic systems is oxidized before it is released into the atmosphere. Microbial oxidation of methane is an important sink and potentially an important pathway for the incorporation of detrital carbon into aquatic food webs. In this study, we tested the hypothesis th...