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Methanogen Biomarkers in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of Stordalen, Sweden

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  • M. Lupascu
  • J. L. Wadham
  • E. R. C. Hornibrook
  • R. D. Pancost

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Permafrost peatlands are both an important source of atmospheric CH4 and a substantial sink for atmospheric CO2. Climate change can affect this balance, with higher temperatures resulting in the conversion of permafrost soils to wetlands and associated accelerated mineralisation and increased CH4 emission. To better understand the impact of such processes on methanogen populations, we investigated the anaerobic decay of soil carbon in a low Arctic, discontinuous permafrost peatland. Cores were collected monthly from sedge and Sphagnum mires in north Sweden during the summer of 2006. We determined CH4 concentrations and production potentials, together with variations in the size of the methanogenic community as indicated by concentrations of archaeal lipid biomarkers (phosphorylated archaeol, archaeol and hydroxyarchaeol). Concentrations of methanogen biomarkers generally were higher at the sedge site, increased with depth for all sites and months, and were usually below the detection limits in shallow (

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  • M. Lupascu & J. L. Wadham & E. R. C. Hornibrook & R. D. Pancost, 2014. "Methanogen Biomarkers in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of Stordalen, Sweden," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 25(4), pages 221-232, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:25:y:2014:i:4:p:221-232
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1823
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