Methanotrophic bacteria

RS Hanson, TE Hanson - Microbiological reviews, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methane-utilizing bacteria (methanotrophs) are a diverse group of gram-negative bacteria
that are related to other members of the Proteobacteria. These bacteria are classified into …

Production, oxidation, emission and consumption of methane by soils: a review

J Le Mer, P Roger - European journal of soil biology, 2001 - Elsevier
Methane emission by soils results from antagonistic but correlated microbial activities.
Methane is produced in the anaerobic zones of submerged soils by methanogens and is …

Soil microorganisms as controllers of atmospheric trace gases (H2, CO, CH4, OCS, N2O, and NO)

R Conrad - Microbiological reviews, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Production and consumption processes in soils contribute to the global cycles of many trace
gases (CH4, CO, OCS, H2, N2O, and NO) that are relevant for atmospheric chemistry and …

Microbial ecology of methanogens and methanotrophs

R Conrad - Advances in agronomy, 2007 - Elsevier
Rice agriculture feeds about a third of the world's population. However, rice fields are also
an important source in the global budget of the greenhouse gas methane. The emission of …

Nitrogen excess in North American ecosystems: predisposing factors, ecosystem responses, and management strategies

ME Fenn, MA Poth, JD Aber, JS Baron… - Ecological …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Most forests in North America remain nitrogen limited, although recent studies have
identified forested areas that exhibit symptoms of N excess, analogous to overfertilization of …

Chronic nitrogen additions reduce total soil respiration and microbial respiration in temperate forest soils at the Harvard Forest

RD Bowden, E Davidson, K Savage, C Arabia… - Forest ecology and …, 2004 - Elsevier
At the Harvard Forest Long-term Ecological Research Site Chronic Nitrogen Amendment
Study, a red pine and a mixed deciduous stand showed immediate changes in soil …

Global change, nitrification, and denitrification: a review

R Barnard, PW Leadley… - Global biogeochemical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We reviewed responses of nitrification, denitrification, and soil N2O efflux to elevated CO2, N
availability, and temperature, based on published experimental results. We used meta …

Greenhouse gas contributions of agricultural soils and potential mitigation practices in Eastern Canada

EG Gregorich, P Rochette, AJ VandenBygaart… - Soil and Tillage …, 2005 - Elsevier
Agricultural soils can constitute either a net source or sink of the three principal greenhouse
gases, carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane (CH4). We compiled the …

Inventorying emissions from nature in Europe

D Simpson, W Winiwarter, G Börjesson… - Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
As part of the work of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations Task
Force on Emission Inventories, a new set of guidelines has been developed for assessing …

Oxidation of atmospheric methane in Northern European soils, comparison with other ecosystems, and uncertainties in the global terrestrial sink

KA Smith, KE Dobbie, BC Ball, LR Bakken… - Global Change …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reports the range and statistical distribution of oxidation rates of atmospheric
CH4 in soils found in Northern Europe in an international study, and compares them with …