Effects of organic horizon and soil moisture on CH4 oxidation and uptake of a boreal Scots pine forest soil (1995)

We studied in situ and in laboratory whether the organic horizon could act as a phgysical “buffer system” against soil dryess and water stress for the CH4 oxidizing microbes in a Scots pine forest soil in Suonenjoki, Finland. The study site had plots with irrigation and peeling (removal of organic horizon) treatments. This study was carried out in co-operation with Finnish Forest Research Institute (Suonenjoki Research Centre).

Suonenjoki study site	Peeled study plot

Results have been published in: Saari A., Heiskanen J. and Martikainen P.J. 1998. Effect of organic horizon on methane oxidation and uptake of a boreal Scots pine forest soil. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 26: 245-255.

More information: Anne Saari, Pertti Martikainen