Diel and seasonal methane dynamics in the shallow and turbulent Wadden Sea

Abstract ∼ 40  % at low tide compared to high tide. We estimate that methane oxidizing bacteria reduce the methane budget of the Dutch Wadden Sea by only 2 %, while ∼ 1/3 escapes to the atmosphere and ∼ 2/3 are flushed out into the open North Sea at ebb tide. Our findings indicate that tides play a key role in controlling methane dynamics and methanotrophic activity and highlight the importance of high-resolution and repeated sampling strategies to resolve methane dynamics in fast-changing coastal systems.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Diel and seasonal methane dynamics in the shallow and turbulent Wadden Sea ; volume:20 ; number:18 ; year:2023 ; pages:3857-3872 ; extent:16 ; Biogeosciences ; 20, Heft 18 (2023), 3857-3872 (gesamt 16)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: de Groot, Tim René ; Mol, Anne Margriet ; Mesdag, Katherine ; Ramond, Pierre ; Ndhlovu, Rachel ; Engelmann, Julia Catherine ; Röckmann, Thomas ; Niemann, Helge

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/bg-20-3857-2023
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023092804321455639551
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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