The Effect of Fertilizers on Methanotrophic Microbes in Wetland Environments

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dc.contributor.advisorMarty, Harvill
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Pierce
dc.contributor.departmentBaylor University. Dept. of Biologyen_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsBaylor University. Dept. of Biologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-09T22:11:57Z
dc.date.available2022-05-09T22:11:57Z
dc.date.copyright2019
dc.date.issued2022-05-09
dc.description.abstractClimate Change is perhaps the greatest threat to life on Earth. As anthropogenic carbon emissions increase, the amount of methane released from wetlands increases. To combat large amounts of methane that are produced each day, organic pathways in organisms help regulate the levels of methane in biological ecosystems. However, usage of fertilizer in agriculture continues to stunt this naturally occurring regulation. To measure the effect that fertilizer has on methanotrophic microbes in a wetland environment, methanotrophic methane oxidation was monitored weekly. Soil was added to fourteen jars and fertilizer was added to half of those jars. The jars were incubated for a week before each measurement, emulating tropical wetland conditions; this allowed for more measurable results. Methane concentration was determined using a gas chromatographer (GC). The results showed that jars which contained fertilizer produced a significantly greater amount of methane (p=0.0072) compared to the control jars. These results can be used to better understand the effects of methane on an environment with high amounts of fertilizer runoff.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/11778
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectMethanotrophen_US
dc.subjectMethaneen_US
dc.subjectWetlanden_US
dc.subjectFertilizeren_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Fertilizers on Methanotrophic Microbes in Wetland Environmentsen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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