Linking methane fluxes and oxidation rates to methane oxidizing bacteria in an Arctic terrestrial methane seep, Svalbard

• Main Author: Nagel, Franziska
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Basale biofag: 470::Generell mikrobiologi: 472; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Basic biosciences: 470::General microbiology: 472; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Basale biofag: 470::Molekylærbiologi: 473; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Basic biosciences: 470::Molecular biology: 473; BIO-3950; Adventdalen; Arctic; Svalbard; Global warming; open system Pingo; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21277

Global warming has especially detrimental effects on Arctic regions. One major issue is permafrost thaw and sub-permafrost methane escape via surface seeps. While the mitigation potential of methane-consuming bacteria on marine pingo-like methane seeps is well described, terrestrial methane seeps ar...