Large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, are produced in anoxic sediments by
methanogenic archaea. Nonetheless, over 90% of the produced methane is oxidized via …

Since the start of synthetic fertilizer production more than a hundred years ago, the coastal
ocean has been exposed to increasing nutrient loading, which has led to eutrophication and …

The direct conversion of CO2 to value-added chemical commodities, thereby storing solar
energy, offers a promising option for alleviating both the current energy crisis and global …

Background Microorganisms in the seafloor use a wide range of metabolic processes, which
are coupled to the presence of functional genes within their genomes. Aquatic environments …

Global warming has a strong impact on polar regions. Particularly, the Antarctic Peninsula
and nearby islands have experienced a marked warming trend in the past 50 years …

It is estimated that up to half of global methane (CH4) emissions are derived from microbial
processes in aquatic ecosystems. However, it is not fully understood which factors explain …

Benthic macrofauna is regularly used in monitoring programmes, however the vast majority
of benthic eukaryotic biodiversity lies mostly in microscopic organisms, such as meiofauna …

Site F is the most vigorous cold seep known on the continental slope of the northern South
China Sea. Up to now, the microbial community structures in sediments of Site F based on …

Mangrove ecosystems are an important component of “blue carbon”. However, it is not clear
whether the stems play roles in the CH 4 budget of mangrove ecosystems. This study …

Coastal ecosystems dominate oceanic methane (CH4) emissions. However, there is limited
knowledge about how biotic interactions between infauna and aerobic methanotrophs (ie …