Does competition between hydrogen and methane consumption by soil microbes lead to climate impacts?

Funder	Natural Environment Research Council
Recipient Organization	University of Edinburgh
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Aug 31, 2024
End Date	Feb 29, 2028
Duration	1,277 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Student
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2923514`

Grant Description

Emissions of Hydrogen (H2) can act as a secondary greenhouse gas that distorts the atmospheric methane (CH4) sink. Soil bacteria can utilise H2 and CH4, but ecological mechanisms underpinning this competition remain poorly understood.