Microbial activity, methane production, and carbon storage in Early Holocene North Sea peats

Lippmann, Tanya J. R.; in 't Zandt, Michiel H.; Van der Putten, Nathalie N. L.; Busschers, Freek S.; Hijma, Marc P.; van der Velden, Pieter; de Groot, Tim; van Aalderen, Zicarlo; Meisel, Ove H.; Slomp, Caroline P.; Niemann, Helge; Jetten, Mike S. M.; Dolman, Han A. J.; Welte, Cornelia U.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5491-2021

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11 Oct 2021

Research article |

| 11 Oct 2021

Microbial activity, methane production, and carbon storage in Early Holocene North Sea peats

Tanya J. R. Lippmann, Michiel H. in 't Zandt, Nathalie N. L. Van der Putten, Freek S. Busschers, Marc P. Hijma, Pieter van der Velden, Tim de Groot, Zicarlo van Aalderen, Ove H. Meisel, Caroline P. Slomp, Helge Niemann, Mike S. M. Jetten, Han A. J. Dolman, and Cornelia U. Welte

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RC1: 'Characterisation of submerged peats of the southern North Sea region, their C pool and microbiology', Rhiannon Mondav, 28 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Tanya Lippmann, 19 Mar 2021
RC2: 'Review of “Microbial activity, methane production, and carbon storage in Early Holocene North Sea peats” By T.J.R. Lippmannet al. (submitted to Biogeosciences)', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Feb 2021
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Tanya Lippmann, 19 Mar 2021

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

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (25 Mar 2021) by Aninda Mazumdar

AR by Tanya Lippmann on behalf of the Authors (29 Apr 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 May 2021) by Aninda Mazumdar

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (28 Jun 2021)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (05 Jul 2021) by Aninda Mazumdar

AR by Tanya Lippmann on behalf of the Authors (13 Jul 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (16 Aug 2021) by Aninda Mazumdar

AR by Tanya Lippmann on behalf of the Authors (20 Aug 2021) Author's response Manuscript

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This paper is a step towards understanding the basal peat ecosystem beneath the North Sea. Plant remains followed parallel sequences. Methane concentrations were low with local exceptions, with the source likely being trapped pockets of millennia-old methane. Microbial community structure indicated the absence of a biofilter and was diverse across sites. Large carbon stores in the presence of methanogens and in the absence of methanotrophs have the potential to be metabolized into methane.