Controlling Methane Ebullition Flux in Cascade Reservoirs of the Upper Yellow River by the Ratio of mcrA to pmoA Genes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Sampling
2.2. Sample Collection, Preservation, and Analysis
2.3. Collection and Calculation of CH4
2.4. Extraction of DNA from Methane-Related Microorganisms and qPCR
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Reservoirs
3.2. Spatiotemporal Distribution of Dissolved CH4 Concentration
3.3. Spatiotemporal Characteristics of CH4 Fluxes at the Water–Air Interface
3.4. Spatiotemporal Changes in the Abundance of the mcrA and pmoA Genes
3.5. Multiple Effects of Environmental Properties and Functional Microorganisms on CH4 Ebullition Flux
4. Discussion
4.1. Ebullition Dominates the CH4 Emissions from Cascade Reservoirs in the Upper Yellow River
Reservoirs | Zones | Diffusion Flux (mg m−2 h−1) | Ebullition Flux (mg m−2 h−1) |
---|---|---|---|
Mekong River (China) [33] | tropic | 0.18 ± 0.07 | 0.69 ± 0.69 |
Luanhe River Basin (China) [34] | temperate zone | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.04 |
Tana River (Kenya) [35] | tropic | 0.08 ± 0.05 | |
Falling Creek Reservoir (America) [36] | temperate zone | 0.27 ± 0.05 | 0.67 ± 0.31 |
Zangmu reservoir (China) [37] | Tibet Plateau | 0.02 | |
This study | Qinghai Plateau | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.38 ± 0.41 |
4.2. Spatiotemporal Characteristics of CH4 Emissions from Cascade Reservoirs in the Upper Yellow River
4.3. The Ratio of the mcrA/pmoA Genes Affects CH4 Ebullition Flux
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wu, Y.; Mao, X.; Xia, L.; Tang, W.; Yu, H.; Zhang, Z.; Xiao, F.; Ji, H.; Ma, Y. Controlling Methane Ebullition Flux in Cascade Reservoirs of the Upper Yellow River by the Ratio of mcrA to pmoA Genes. Water 2024, 16, 2565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182565
Wu Y, Mao X, Xia L, Tang W, Yu H, Zhang Z, Xiao F, Ji H, Ma Y. Controlling Methane Ebullition Flux in Cascade Reservoirs of the Upper Yellow River by the Ratio of mcrA to pmoA Genes. Water. 2024; 16(18):2565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182565
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Yi, Xufeng Mao, Liang Xia, Wenjia Tang, Hongyan Yu, Ziping Zhang, Feng Xiao, Haichuan Ji, and Yuanjie Ma. 2024. "Controlling Methane Ebullition Flux in Cascade Reservoirs of the Upper Yellow River by the Ratio of mcrA to pmoA Genes" Water 16, no. 18: 2565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182565