The ratio of methanogens to methanotrophs and water-level dynamics drive methane transfer velocity in a temperate kettle-hole peat bog

Rey-Sanchez, Camilo; Bohrer, Gil; Slater, Julie; Li, Yueh-Fen; Grau-Andrés, Roger; Hao, Yushan; Rich, Virginia I.; Davies, G. Matt

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3207-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 16

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3207-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3207-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 16

Research article

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29 Aug 2019

Research article |

| 29 Aug 2019

The ratio of methanogens to methanotrophs and water-level dynamics drive methane transfer velocity in a temperate kettle-hole peat bog

Camilo Rey-Sanchez, Gil Bohrer, Julie Slater, Yueh-Fen Li, Roger Grau-Andrés, Yushan Hao, Virginia I. Rich, and G. Matt Davies

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

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jun 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer 1', Camilo Rey Sanchez, 12 Jul 2019
RC2: 'Review of The ratio of methanogens to methanotrophs and water-level dynamics drive methane exchange velocity in a temperate kettle-hole peat bog', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Jun 2019
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer 2', Camilo Rey Sanchez, 15 Jul 2019

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

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Jul 2019) by Tina Treude

AR by Camilo Rey Sanchez on behalf of the Authors (20 Jul 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (31 Jul 2019) by Tina Treude

AR by Camilo Rey Sanchez on behalf of the Authors (08 Aug 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

It is estimated that natural wetlands emit approximately 30 % of all the methane released to the atmosphere; yet these estimates are highly uncertain due to the complexity of biological, chemical, and physical processes controlling methane emissions. In this study, we explore how some of these key processes drive methane emissions in a temperate peat bog. We show that the composition of microbial methane cyclers in the upper portion of the peat drives the velocity of methane release to the air.