Open AccessMethane consumption in (hyper) saline habitats of Crimea (Ukraine)
Author(s) -
Sokolov A.P.,
Trotsenko Y.A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
fems microbiology ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.377
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1574-6941
pISSN - 0168-6496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1995.tb00186.x
Subject(s) - salinity , biology , methane , habitat , saline , sediment , consumption (sociology) , zoology , environmental chemistry , ecology , social science , sociology , endocrinology , paleontology , chemistry
This paper documents methane utilization in (hyper)saline environments. Methane consumption in the Crimea basins, exhibiting salinities of 8% to 33%, was as much as 1200 pmol cm −3 d −1 . This process was mainly associated with the upper layer of sediment (microbial mat), although substantial activity was also located in adjacent water. Studies of the influence of NaCl levels on the methane consumption revealed a positive correlation between optimal salt concentration and the natural salinity of the samples selected.