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The water column of the Yamal tundra lakes as a microbial filter preventing methane emission
Alexander Savvichev
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Bioengineering,
Research Centre of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow,
Russia
Igor Rusanov
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Bioengineering,
Research Centre of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow,
Russia
Yury Dvornikov
Department of Landscape Design and Sustainable Ecosystems,
Agrarian and Technological Institute, RUDN University, Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 6,
117198, Moscow, Russia
Vitaly Kadnikov
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Bioengineering,
Research Centre of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow,
Russia
Anna Kallistova
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Bioengineering,
Research Centre of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow,
Russia
Elena Veslopolova
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Bioengineering,
Research Centre of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow,
Russia
Antonina Chetverova
Institute of Earth Sciences, Saint Petersburg University,
199034, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Otto Schmidt Laboratory for Polar and Marine Research, Arctic and
Antarctic Research Institute, 199397, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Marina Leibman
Earth Cryosphere Institute of Tyumen Scientific Centre, Siberian
Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 625000, Tyumen, Russia
Pavel A. Sigalevich
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Bioengineering,
Research Centre of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow,
Russia
Nikolay Pimenov
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Bioengineering,
Research Centre of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow,
Russia
Nikolai Ravin
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology and Institute of Bioengineering,
Research Centre of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow,
Russia
Artem Khomutov
Earth Cryosphere Institute of Tyumen Scientific Centre, Siberian
Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 625000, Tyumen, Russia
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Short summary
Microbial processes of the methane cycle were studied in four lakes of the central part of the Yamal Peninsula in an area of continuous permafrost: two large, deep lakes and two small and shallow ones. It was found that only small, shallow lakes contributed significantly to the overall diffusive methane emissions from the water surface during the warm summer season. The water column of large, deep lakes on Yamal acted as a microbial filter preventing methane emissions into the atmosphere.
Microbial processes of the methane cycle were studied in four lakes of the central part of the...
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