Reviews and syntheses: Calculating the global contribution of coralline algae to total carbon burial

van der Heijden, L. H.; Kamenos, N. A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6429-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 21

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6429-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6429-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 21

Reviews and syntheses

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10 Nov 2015

Reviews and syntheses |

| 10 Nov 2015

Reviews and syntheses: Calculating the global contribution of coralline algae to total carbon burial

L. H. van der Heijden and N. A. Kamenos

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RC C3541: 'Referee comment: Calculating the global contribution of coralline algae to carbon burial', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Jul 2015
- AC C5551: 'Response to comments Anonymous Referee #1', Luuk van der Heijden, 21 Sep 2015
SC C4047: 'Open comment', Jean-Pierre Gattuso, 04 Aug 2015
- AC C5553: 'Response to comments from Jean-Pierre Gattuso', Luuk van der Heijden, 21 Sep 2015
RC C4693: 'Review of the paper “Calculating the global contribution of coralline algae to carbon burial” by L.H. van der Heijden and N.A. Kamenos', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Aug 2015
- AC C5557: 'Response to comments Anonymous Referee #2', Luuk van der Heijden, 21 Sep 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (10 Oct 2015) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Luuk van der Heijden on behalf of the Authors (20 Oct 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Oct 2015) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Luuk van der Heijden on behalf of the Authors (28 Oct 2015)

Short summary

The ongoing increase in anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is changing the environment. Reduction of CO2 to a sustainable level is required to avoid further change. In this manuscript, the carbon storage potential of coralline algae (CA) and their deposits is accessed. We show that CA represent an as yet unquantified significant carbon repository, storing similar amounts of carbon to seagrasses and mangroves. Critically, stored carbon will likely be stable at geological timescale.