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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4993-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4993-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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24 Aug 2015
Research article |
| 24 Aug 2015
Seagrass meadows as a globally significant carbonate reservoir
I. Mazarrasa
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Global Change Research, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB) Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, C/Miguel Marqués 21, 07190 Esporles (Mallorca), Spain
Department of Global Change Research, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB) Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, C/Miguel Marqués 21, 07190 Esporles (Mallorca), Spain
C. E. Lovelock
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
O. Serrano
The UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Australia
School of Natural Sciences, Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia
P. S. Lavery
School of Natural Sciences, Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia
J. W. Fourqurean
Department of Biological Sciences and Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University (FIU), 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
H. Kennedy
School of Ocean Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Askew Street, Menai Bridge, LL59 5AB, UK
M. A. Mateo
School of Natural Sciences, Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia
Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Acceso Cala St. Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Spain
D. Krause-Jensen
Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark
Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, C.F. Møllers Allé 8, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
A. D. L. Steven
CSIRO, EcoSciences Precinct, Dutton Park 41 Boggo Road Dutton Park QLD 4102, Australia
C. M. Duarte
Department of Global Change Research, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB) Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, C/Miguel Marqués 21, 07190 Esporles (Mallorca), Spain
Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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There has been growing interest in quantifying the capacity of seagrass ecosystems to act as carbon sinks as a natural way of offsetting anthropogenic carbon emissions to the atmosphere. However, most of the efforts have focused on the organic fraction and ignored the inorganic carbon pool. This study offers the first global assessment of PIC stocks and accumulation rates in seagrass sediments, identifying these ecosystems as important contributors to carbonate dynamics in coastal areas.
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