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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5209-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5209-2020
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Research article
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29 Oct 2020
Research article |
| 29 Oct 2020
| 29 Oct 2020
Methane paradox in tropical lakes? Sedimentary fluxes rather than pelagic production in oxic conditions sustain methanotrophy and emissions to the atmosphere
Cédric Morana
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Steven Bouillon
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Vimac Nolla-Ardèvol
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Fleur A. E. Roland
Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
William Okello
National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Jinja, Uganda
Jean-Pierre Descy
Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Angela Nankabirwa
National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Jinja, Uganda
Erina Nabafu
National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Jinja, Uganda
Dirk Springael
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Alberto V. Borges
Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Short summary
A growing body of studies challenges the paradigm that methane (CH4) production occurs only under anaerobic conditions. Our field experiments revealed that oxic CH4 production is closely related to phytoplankton metabolism and is indeed a common feature in five contrasting African lakes. Nevertheless, we found that methanotrophic activity in surface waters and CH4 emissions to the atmosphere were predominantly fuelled by CH4 generated in sediments and physically transported to the surface.
A growing body of studies challenges the paradigm that methane (CH4) production occurs only...
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