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Articles | Volume 12, issue 21
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
 | 
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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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.
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