Diverse sediment microbiota shape methane emission temperature sensitivity in Arctic lakes

Emerson, Joanne B.; Varner, Ruth K.; Wik, Martin; Parks, Donovan H.; Neumann, Rebecca B.; Johnson, Joel E.; Singleton, Caitlin M.; Woodcroft, Ben J.; Tollerson, II, Rodney; Owusu-Dommey, Akosua; Binder, Morgan; Freitas, Nancy L.; Crill, Patrick M.; Saleska, Scott R.; Tyson, Gene W.; Rich, Virginia I.

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25983-9

Title: Diverse sediment microbiota shape methane emission temperature sensitivity in Arctic lakes

Journal Article · 05 October 2021 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25983-9 · OSTI ID:1824229

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; Wik, Martin;

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; Tollerson, II, Rodney; Owusu-Dommey, Akosua; Binder, Morgan;

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Abstract Northern post-glacial lakes are significant, increasing sources of atmospheric carbon through ebullition (bubbling) of microbially-produced methane (CH ₄ ) from sediments. Ebullitive CH ₄ flux correlates strongly with temperature, reflecting that solar radiation drives emissions. However, here we show that the slope of the temperature-CH ₄ flux relationship differs spatially across two post-glacial lakes in Sweden. We compared these CH ₄ emission patterns with sediment microbial (metagenomic and amplicon), isotopic, and geochemical data. The temperature-associated increase in CH ₄ emissions was greater in lake middles—where methanogens were more abundant—than edges, and sediment communities were distinct between edges and middles. Microbial abundances, including those of CH ₄ -cycling microorganisms and syntrophs, were predictive of porewater CH ₄ concentrations. Results suggest that deeper lake regions, which currently emit less CH ₄ than shallower edges, could add substantially to CH ₄ emissions in a warmer Arctic and that CH ₄ emission predictions may be improved by accounting for spatial variations in sediment microbiota.

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Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 12; ISSN 2041-1723

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