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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5491-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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11 Oct 2021
Research article |
| 11 Oct 2021
| 11 Oct 2021
Microbial activity, methane production, and carbon storage in Early Holocene North Sea peats
Tanya J. R. Lippmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De
Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Michiel H. in 't Zandt
Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research,
Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Netherlands Earth System Science Center, Utrecht University,
Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Nathalie N. L. Van der Putten
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De
Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Freek S. Busschers
TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands, Princetonlaan 6, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
Marc P. Hijma
Department of Applied Geology and Geophysics, Deltares Research
Institute, Daltonlaan 600, 3584 BK Utrecht, the Netherlands
Pieter van der Velden
Netherlands Earth System Science Center, Utrecht University,
Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Tim de Groot
Department of Microbiology & Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands
Institute for Sea Research, Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ 't Horntje, the
Netherlands
Zicarlo van Aalderen
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De
Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Ove H. Meisel
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De
Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Netherlands Earth System Science Center, Utrecht University,
Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Caroline P. Slomp
Netherlands Earth System Science Center, Utrecht University,
Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht
University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Helge Niemann
Department of Microbiology & Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands
Institute for Sea Research, Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ 't Horntje, the
Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht
University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate (CAGE), Environment and Climate,
Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø,
Tromsø, Norway
Mike S. M. Jetten
Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research,
Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Netherlands Earth System Science Center, Utrecht University,
Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Soehngen Institute of Anaerobic Microbiology, Radboud University,
Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Han A. J. Dolman
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De
Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Netherlands Earth System Science Center, Utrecht University,
Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
Cornelia U. Welte
Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research,
Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Soehngen Institute of Anaerobic Microbiology, Radboud University,
Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Biomarker insights into a methane-enriched Holocene peat-setting from “Doggerland” (central North Sea) M. Blumenberg et al. 10.1177/09596836221106958
- Methane flux from Beringian coastal wetlands for the past 20,000 years M. Fuchs et al. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108976
- Methane leakage from abandoned wells in the Dutch North Sea G. de Bruin et al. 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107184
5 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Assessing the impact of the global subsea telecommunications network on sedimentary organic carbon stocks M. Clare et al. 10.1038/s41467-023-37854-6
- Peatland-VU-NUCOM (PVN 1.0): using dynamic plant functional types to model peatland vegetation, CH4, and CO2 emissions T. Lippmann et al. 10.5194/gmd-16-6773-2023
- Biomarker insights into a methane-enriched Holocene peat-setting from “Doggerland” (central North Sea) M. Blumenberg et al. 10.1177/09596836221106958
- Methane flux from Beringian coastal wetlands for the past 20,000 years M. Fuchs et al. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108976
- Methane leakage from abandoned wells in the Dutch North Sea G. de Bruin et al. 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107184
Latest update: 04 Feb 2025
Short summary
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.
This paper is a step towards understanding the basal peat ecosystem beneath the North Sea. Plant...
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