Population dynamics of methanogens and methanotrophs along the salinity gradient in Pearl River Estuary: implications for methane metabolism

S Chen, P Wang, H Liu, W Xie, XS Wan, SJ Kao… - Applied microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Methane, a major greenhouse gas, plays an important role in global carbon cycling and
climate change. Methanogenesis is identified as an important process for methane formation …

Methanogenesis pathways of methanogens and their responses to substrates and temperature in sediments from the South Yellow Sea

Y Chen, N Wu, C Liu, T Mi, J Li, X He, S Li, Z Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although coastal sediments are major contributors to the production of atmospheric
methane, the effects of environmental conditions on methanogenesis and the community of …

Changes of community structure and abundance of methanogens in soils along a freshwater–brackish water gradient in subtropical estuarine marshes

C Tong, H Cadillo-Quiroz, ZH Zeng, CX She, P Yang… - Geoderma, 2017 - Elsevier
Methane emissions from wetlands contribute to the currently rising levels of methane in the
atmosphere. Nonetheless, the assessments of methane-producing Archaea (methanogens) …

Spatial and seasonal variation of methanogenic community in a river-bay system in South China

CJ Zhang, YL Chen, J Pan, YM Wang, M Li - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
River-bay system is a transitional zone connecting land and ocean and an important natural
source for methane emission. Methanogens play important roles in the global greenhouse …

[HTML][HTML] Active methanotrophs and their response to temperature in marine environments: an experimental study

J Li, X Xu, C Liu, N Wu, Z Sun, X He… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aerobic methane (CH4) oxidation plays a significant role in marine CH4 consumption.
Temperature changes resulting from, for example, global warming, have been suggested to …

Regulation of coastal methane sinks by a structured gradient of microbial methane oxidizers

Z He, J Wang, J Hu, H Yu, MSM Jetten, H Liu… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands are widely recognized as atmospheric methane sources. However, recent
field studies suggest that some coastal wetlands could also act as methane sinks, but the …

Weak correlation between methane production and abundance of methanogens across three brackish marsh zones in the Min River Estuary, China

C Tong, CX She, P Yang, YF Jin, JF Huang - Estuaries and coasts, 2015 - Springer
Methane production is influenced by the abundance of methanogens and the availability of
substrates. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) also play an important role in the anaerobic …

[HTML][HTML] Low abundance of methanotrophs in sediments of shallow boreal coastal zones with high water methane concentrations

E Broman, X Sun, C Stranne, MG Salgado… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Coastal zones are transitional areas between land and sea where large amounts of organic
and inorganic carbon compounds are recycled by microbes. Especially shallow zones near …

Biogeochemistry, microbial activity, and diversity in surface and subsurface deep‐sea sediments of South China Sea

GC Zhuang, L Xu, Q Liang, X Fan, Z Xia… - Limnology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Deep‐sea environments are the largest ecosystem of the global biosphere and constitute a
crucial role in global biogeochemical cycles. We integrated biogeochemical and molecular …

Effects of pressure, methane concentration, sulfate reduction activity, and temperature on methane production in surface sediments of the Gulf of Mexico

GC Zhuang, A Montgomery, RJ Sibert… - Limnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial methanogenesis is a known source of methane in marine environment, but the
factors affecting the production of methane from different pathways remain largely …