Resilience of aerobic methanotrophs in soils; spotlight on the methane sink under agriculture.

ABSTRACT: Aerobic methanotrophs are a specialized microbial group, catalyzing the oxidation of methane. Disturbance-induced loss of methanotroph diversity/abundance, thus results in the loss of this biological methane sink. Here, we synthesized and conceptualized the resilience of the methanotrophs to sporadic, recurring, and compounded disturbances in soils. The methanotrophs showed remarkable resilience to sporadic disturbances, recovering in activity and population size. However, activity was severely compromised when disturbance persisted or reoccurred at increasing frequency, and was significantly impaired following change in land use. Next, we consolidated the impact of agricultural practices after land conversion on the soil methane sink. The effects of key interventions (tillage, organic mat

SUBMITTER: Lim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10872700 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature