Sentences with phrase «methane oxidation process»
The new study shows that if not for the anaerobic methane oxidation process, freshwater environments would account for an even greater portion of the global methane budget.
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«The process of anaerobic oxidation of methane in freshwater wetlands appears distinct in some regards to what we know about this process in marine sediments,» Joye said.
While anaerobic methane oxidation in freshwaters has been gathering scientific attention, the environmental relevance of this process was unknown.
«The fundamental importance of this process in freshwater wetlands across broad biogeographic provinces underscores the critical role that anaerobic oxidation of methane plays on Earth, even in freshwater habitats.»
Currently, the role of CH4 oxidation (a microbial process that consumes methane) in mediating atmospheric CH4 fluxes during lake turnover events is also not well understood.