Rice, microbes and methane
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Methane is present at around just 1.8 parts per million in the atmosphere, but is an important greenhouse gas and is central to atmospheric oxidation chemistry. Bodelier and colleagues have researched methane emissions from rice paddies, showing that in a rice ecosystem, ammonium fertilization stimulates methanotroph growth and activity.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Stimulation by ammonium-based fertilizers of methane oxidation in soil around rice roots
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Methane is involved in many chemical and physical processes in the Earth's atmosphere, such as global warming. Around 10-30% of methane produced by methanogens in rice paddies is consumed by methane-oxidizing bacteria linked to the roots of rice. It is shown that the growth activity of such bacteria is stimulated after fertilization.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Deciphering methane's fingerprint
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A study of methane is discussed with reference to a large scale release of the gas and its lasting effect. The evidence for this oceanic release and its impact on climate and oceans are presented.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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