Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39048683›Full record

ArticleNature2024

Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces.

Vincent Gauci, Sunitha Rao Pangala, Alexander Shenkin, Josep Barba, David Bastviken, Viviane Figueiredo, Carla Gomez, Alex Enrich-Prast, Emma Sayer, Tainá Stauffer and 5 more

Abstract read
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Article in Nature, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Scaling Up Forest Vision with Synthetic Data.International journal of computer vision · 2026
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  13. The 'climate emergency', and how we respond.Future healthcare journal · 2025
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  14. Vegetation-climate feedbacks across scales.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025
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  15. Foliar methane and nitrous oxide fluxes inCommunications earth & environment · 2025
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  16. Methane cycling in temperate forests.Carbon balance and management · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Vincent GauciBirmingham Institute of Forest Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. v.gauci@bham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-2452-7291
Sunitha Rao PangalaLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Alexander ShenkinSchool of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Josep BarbaBirmingham Institute of Forest Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
David BastvikenDepartment of Thematic Studies-Environmental Change, Linköping University, Linkoping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0038-2152
Viviane FigueiredoDepartment of Thematic Studies-Environmental Change, Linköping University, Linkoping, Sweden.
Carla GomezSchool of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Alex Enrich-PrastDepartment of Thematic Studies-Environmental Change, Linköping University, Linkoping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-3561-0936
Emma SayerLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Tainá StaufferMultiuser Unit of Environmental Analysis, University Federal of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bertie WelchSchool of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Dafydd EliasUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster, UK.
Niall McNamaraUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster, UK.
Myles AllenEnvironmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1721-7172
Yadvinder MalhiEnvironmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3503-4783

Funding

AXA Research Fund and the Royal Society. S.R.P.Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research fellowshipUK NERC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methane is an important greenhouse gas

Indexed as

AtmosphereForestsMethaneTreesWoodCarbon IsotopesForestryGlobal WarmingGreenhouse EffectGreenhouse GasesTaigaTropical ClimateCarbon IsotopesGreenhouse GasesMethane

Identifiers

PMID39048683
PMCPMC11269171

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