Nitrogen (N) is a key element for life in the oceans. It controls primary productivity in many
parts of the global ocean, consequently playing a crucial role in the uptake of atmospheric …

The recent discovery of anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in freshwater ecosystems
has caused a great interest in “cryptic methane cycle” in terrestrial ecosystems. Anaerobic …

The intertidal zone is an open ecosystem rich in organic matter and plays an important role
in global biogeochemical cycles. It was previously considered that methane was mainly …

Denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation (DAMO) microorganisms, using nitrate/nitrite to
oxidize methane, have been proved to be an important microbial methane sink in natural …

Denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation (DAMO), consisting of nitrite-dependent DAMO
(nitrite-DAMO) and nitrate-dependent DAMO (nitrate-DAMO), has recently been discovered …

Due to the geographical circumstances, the Yangtze River Estuary (YRE) and the adjacent
East China Sea are extensively influenced by both anthropogenic activities and …

Freshwater wetlands, paddy fields, inland aquatic ecosystems and coastal wetlands are
recognized as important sources of atmospheric methane (CH 4). Currently, increasing …

Methane is estimated to have contributed 20% of postindustrial global warming.
Methanotrophs oxidize methane and curb methane emissions into the atmosphere …

Coastal wetlands are widely recognized as atmospheric methane sources. However, recent
field studies suggest that some coastal wetlands could also act as methane sinks, but the …

Many properties of denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation (DAMO) bacteria have been
explored since their first discovery, while DAMO archaea have attracted less attention. Since …