Rainforest-to-pasture conversion stimulates soil methanogenesis across the Brazilian Amazon
M. E. Kroeger, L. K. Meredith, K. M. Meyer, K. D. Webster, P. Barbosa de Camargo, L. Fonseca de Souza, S. M. Tsai, J. van Haren, S. Saleska, B. J. M. Bohannan, J. L. M. Rodrigues, K. Nüsslein
This study shows that converting rainforest to pasture in the Brazilian Amazon increases soil methanogenesis, with pastures acting as methane sources and secondary rainforests as sinks.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2020Microbiology