Fig. 3: Summary of in situ methanotroph (MOB) inhibitor tests conducted using difluoromethane (DFM) on M. quinquenervia bark revealing the mostly positive % increase in methane fluxes ~1 h after the addition of DFM and non-parametric distribution (Shapiro–Wilk, W-stat = 0.841). | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Summary of in situ methanotroph (MOB) inhibitor tests conducted using difluoromethane (DFM) on M. quinquenervia bark revealing the mostly positive % increase in methane fluxes ~1 h after the addition of DFM and non-parametric distribution (Shapiro–Wilk, W-stat = 0.841).

From: Bark-dwelling methanotrophic bacteria decrease methane emissions from trees

Fig. 3

The blank replicates (i.e. repeated chamber measurements after ~1 h, but no DFM addition) showed no change in mean methane fluxes (3.1 ± 2.5%) and normal distribution (Shapiro–Wilk, W-stat = 0.989). There were significant differences between treatments a and b (ANOVA on-ranks, p < 0.001). Note: The box represents the 25–75 percentile, error bars 1–99 percentile, the solid horizontal line is the median, dashed line and small square = mean (x̅) and the curved line and scatter plots show the data distribution.

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