Conversion of forests and natural environments into agricultural plots increases the amount of nitrogen in the soil, which inhibits methane oxidation, weakening the ability of the methanotrophic bacteria in the soil to act as sinks.
A conversión dos bosques e outros espazos naturais en campos agrícolas incrementa a cantidade de nitróxeno no solo, que inhibe a oxidación do metano, debilitando a capacidade das bacterias metanotróficas do solo de actuar como sumidoiros de metano.