Substrate sources regulate spatial variation of metabolically active methanogens from two contrasting freshwater wetlands
Substrate sources regulate spatial variation of metabolically active methanogens from two contrasting freshwater wetlands
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DOI:
10.1007/s00253-015-6912-7
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2015-08
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5
通讯作者:
Yongxin Lin;Deyan Liu;W. Ding;Hojeong Kang;C. Freeman;Junji Yuan;Jian Xiang
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Yongxin Lin;Deyan Liu;W. Ding;Hojeong Kang;C. Freeman;Junji Yuan;Jian Xiang
There is ample evidence that methane (CH4) emissions from natural wetlands exhibit large spatial variations at a field scale. However, little is known about the metabolically active methanogens mediating these differences. We explored the spatial patterns in active methanogens of summer inundatedCalamagrostis angustifoliamarsh with low CH4emissions and permanently inundatedCarex lasiocarpamarsh with high CH4emissions in Sanjiang Plain, China. InC. angustifoliamarsh, the addition of13C-acetate significantly increased the CH4production rate, andMethanosarcinaceaemethanogens were found to participate in the consumption of acetate. InC. lasiocarpamarsh, there was no apparent increase in the CH4production rate and no methanogen species were labeled with13C. When13CO2-H2was added, however, CH4production was found to be due to Fen Cluster (Methanomicrobiales) inC. angustifoliamarsh andMethanobacteriumCluster B (Methanobacteriaceae) together with Fen Cluster inC. lasiocarpamarsh. These results suggested that CH4was produced primarily by hydrogenotrophic methanogens using substrates mainly derived from plant litter inC. lasiocarpamarsh and by both hydrogenotrophic and acetoclastic methanogens using substrates mainly derived from root exudate inC. angustifoliamarsh. The significantly lower CH4emissions measured in situ inC. angustifoliamarsh was primarily due to a deficiency of substrates compared toC. lasiocarpamarsh. Therefore, we speculate that the substrate source regulates both the type of active methanogens and the CH4production pathway and consequently contributes to the spatial variations in CH4productions observed in these freshwater marshes.