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Nature 439, 148-149 (12 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/439148a; Published online 11 January 2006

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Global change: A green source of surprise

David C. Lowe1

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Living terrestrial vegetation emits large amounts of methane into the atmosphere. This unexpected finding, if confirmed, will have an impact on both greenhouse-gas accounting and research into sources of methane.

On page 187 of this issue, Keppler et al.1 report the remarkable discovery that terrestrial plants emit methane into the atmosphere. Their results are startling, for two reasons.

  1. David C. Lowe is in the Tropospheric Physics and Chemistry Group, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 14901, Wellington, New Zealand.
    Email: d.lowe@niwa.co.nz

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