Mechanism of methane uptake in profiles of tropical soils converted from forest to rubber plantations

Land-use change modulates the balance between methane (CH4) oxidation by soil methanotrophs, and production by methanogens through changes in soil physical, chemical and biological properties. The large-scale expansion of rubber plantations in Southeast Asia has decreased CH4 uptake by soil, but a mechanistic understanding of the associated processes within the soil profile is missing. To assess such land-use change impacts, we quantified the...