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. 2015 Apr 14;9(8):1880–1891. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2015.13

Table 1. CH4 oxidation rates (mean±s.e.m.) estimated from microcosm experiments.

Incubation condition
Final [CH4] (ppmv) Rate constant, k ((g of soil)−1 day−1) Estimated CH4 oxidation rate at 1.813 ppmv (ng C (g of soil)−1 day−1) Estimated CH4 flux (mg C m−2 day−1)
Temp. (°C) Water saturation (%)        
4 33 0.6 −0.012±0.005 (R2=0.940) −2.76±1.15 −0.25±0.10
4 66 1.4 −0.002±0.001 (R2=0.691) −0.45±0.21 −0.04±0.02
4 100 1 −0.003±0.001 (R2=0.740) −0.59±0.19 −0.05±0.02
10 33 0.1 −0.036±0.006 (R2=0.944) −8.06±1.36 −0.73±0.12
10 66 0.6 −0.006±0.001 (R2=0.821) −1.26±0.32 −0.11±0.03
10 100 0.4 −0.004±0.001 (R2=0.700) −0.89±0.16 −0.08±0.01