Evidence for methane production by the marine algae <i>Emiliania huxleyi</i>

Lenhart, Katharina; Klintzsch, Thomas; Langer, Gerald; Nehrke, Gernot; Bunge, Michael; Schnell, Sylvia; Keppler, Frank

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3163-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3163-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3163-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 10

Research article

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01 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 01 Jun 2016

Evidence for methane production by the marine algae Emiliania huxleyi

Katharina Lenhart, Thomas Klintzsch, Gerald Langer, Gernot Nehrke, Michael Bunge, Sylvia Schnell, and Frank Keppler

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C9098: 'Review of ms# bg-2015-628', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Jan 2016
- AC C10341: 'Response to referee #1', Katharina Lenhart, 29 Mar 2016
RC C9159: 'Review for ms bg-2015-628 Lenhart et al. Evidence for methane production by marine algae (Emiliana huxleyi) and its implication for the methane paradox in oxic waters', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Jan 2016
- AC C10346: 'Response to referee #2', Katharina Lenhart, 29 Mar 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (02 Apr 2016) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Katharina Lenhart on behalf of the Authors (11 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Apr 2016) by Gerhard Herndl

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (03 May 2016)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 May 2016) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Katharina Lenhart on behalf of the Authors (09 May 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

In this study we investigated marine algae as a source of CH₄ in oxic surface waters of oceans. Algae-derived CH₄ may explain the CH₄ oversaturating state within the surface mixed layer, sometimes also termed the "oceanic methane paradox". This finding of an overlooked source of CH₄ in marine environments will be of considerable importance to scientists in many disciplines because algae play a crucial role in organic matter cycling in marine and freshwater ecosystems.