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Control of Tundra Methane Emission by Microbial Oxidation

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Landscape Function and Disturbance in Arctic Tundra

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 120))

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The recent global increase of 1% per year in the concentration of atmospheric methane (CH4) is well documented (Rasmussen and Khalil 1984; Steele et al. 1987; Blake and Rowland 1989). This increase causes concern because CH4 is an important trace gas in the earth’s atmosphere. Greenhouse warming from CH4 is 25% of CO2-induced warming, and together these gases account for 75% of the radiative trapping from atmospheric gases (Rodhe 1990).

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  2. Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie II Bayreuth Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (BITÖK), Universität Bayreuth, D-95440, Bayreuth, Germany

    John D. Tenhunen

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Whalen, S.C., Reeburgh, W.S., Reimers, C.E. (1996). Control of Tundra Methane Emission by Microbial Oxidation. In: Reynolds, J.F., Tenhunen, J.D. (eds) Landscape Function and Disturbance in Arctic Tundra. Ecological Studies, vol 120. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01145-4_12

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