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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5771-2016
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© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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19 Oct 2016
Research article |
| 19 Oct 2016
Substantial stores of sedimentary carbon held in mid-latitude fjords
School of Geography & Geosciences, University of
St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, UK
William E. N. Austin
School of Geography & Geosciences, University of
St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, UK
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine
Institute, Oban, PA37 1QA, UK
Althea L. Davies
School of Geography & Geosciences, University of
St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, UK
Agnès Baltzer
Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement
Régional de l'Université de Nantes, BP 81 227 44312 Nantes CEDEX
3, France
Richard E. Abell
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine
Institute, Oban, PA37 1QA, UK
John A. Howe
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine
Institute, Oban, PA37 1QA, UK
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- Increased petrogenic and biospheric organic carbon burial in sub‐Antarctic fjord sediments in response to recent glacier retreat S. Berg et al. 10.1002/lno.11965
- Distribution and origin of inorganic and organic carbon in the sediments of Kongsfjorden, Northwest Spitsbergen, European Arctic K. Koziorowska et al. 10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.023
- Foraminifera‐derived carbon contribution to sedimentary inorganic carbon pool: A case study from three Norwegian fjords N. Szymańska et al. 10.1111/gbi.12460
- Redefining blue carbon with adaptive valuation for global policy J. Sheehy et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168253
- Sources, Sinks, and Subsidies: Terrestrial Carbon Storage in Mid‐latitude Fjords C. Smeaton & W. Austin 10.1002/2017JG003952
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- Assessing the potential vulnerability of sedimentary carbon stores to bottom trawling disturbance within the UK EEZ K. Black et al. 10.3389/fmars.2022.892892
- Understanding the Role of Terrestrial and Marine Carbon in the Mid‐Latitude Fjords of Scotland C. Smeaton & W. Austin 10.1029/2022GB007434
- Global fjords as transitory reservoirs of labile organic carbon modulated by organo-mineral interactions X. Cui et al. 10.1126/sciadv.add0610
- Blue carbon storage in a tropical coastal estuary: Insights for conservation priorities W. Suwandhahannadi et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167733
- Where’s the Carbon: Exploring the Spatial Heterogeneity of Sedimentary Carbon in Mid-Latitude Fjords C. Smeaton & W. Austin 10.3389/feart.2019.00269
- Marine Sedimentary Carbon Stocks of the United Kingdom’s Exclusive Economic Zone C. Smeaton et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.593324
- Distribution and classification of pockmarks on the seabed around western Scotland A. Audsley et al. 10.1080/17445647.2019.1676320
- Comparison of the burial rate estimation methods of organic and inorganic carbon and quantification of carbon burial in two high Arctic fjords K. Koziorowska et al. 10.1016/j.oceano.2018.02.005
- The evolution of a coastal carbon store over the last millennium C. Smeaton et al. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107081
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- Carbon burial over the last four millennia is regulated by both climatic and land use change J. Mao et al. 10.1111/gcb.15021
- Organic carbon densities and accumulation rates in surface sediments of the North Sea and Skagerrak M. Diesing et al. 10.5194/bg-18-2139-2021
- Carbon burial in the mid-latitude fjords of Scotland C. Smeaton et al. 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106618
- Quantifying Marine Sedimentary Carbon: A New Spatial Analysis Approach Using Seafloor Acoustics, Imagery, and Ground-Truthing Data in Scotland C. Hunt et al. 10.3389/fmars.2020.00588
- Scotland's forgotten carbon: a national assessment of mid-latitude fjord sedimentary carbon stocks C. Smeaton et al. 10.5194/bg-14-5663-2017
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- It's time to broaden what we consider a ‘blue carbon ecosystem’ K. James et al. 10.1111/gcb.17261
- Environmental and coastline changes controlling Holocene carbon accumulation rates in fjords of the western Strait of Magellan region F. Ríos et al. 10.1016/j.csr.2020.104101
- Increased petrogenic and biospheric organic carbon burial in sub‐Antarctic fjord sediments in response to recent glacier retreat S. Berg et al. 10.1002/lno.11965
- Distribution and origin of inorganic and organic carbon in the sediments of Kongsfjorden, Northwest Spitsbergen, European Arctic K. Koziorowska et al. 10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.023
- Foraminifera‐derived carbon contribution to sedimentary inorganic carbon pool: A case study from three Norwegian fjords N. Szymańska et al. 10.1111/gbi.12460
- Redefining blue carbon with adaptive valuation for global policy J. Sheehy et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168253
- Sources, Sinks, and Subsidies: Terrestrial Carbon Storage in Mid‐latitude Fjords C. Smeaton & W. Austin 10.1002/2017JG003952
- Organic Carbon Origin, Benthic Faunal Consumption, and Burial in Sediments of Northern Atlantic and Arctic Fjords (60–81°N) M. Włodarska‐Kowalczuk et al. 10.1029/2019JG005140
- Assessing the potential vulnerability of sedimentary carbon stores to bottom trawling disturbance within the UK EEZ K. Black et al. 10.3389/fmars.2022.892892
- Understanding the Role of Terrestrial and Marine Carbon in the Mid‐Latitude Fjords of Scotland C. Smeaton & W. Austin 10.1029/2022GB007434
- Global fjords as transitory reservoirs of labile organic carbon modulated by organo-mineral interactions X. Cui et al. 10.1126/sciadv.add0610
- Blue carbon storage in a tropical coastal estuary: Insights for conservation priorities W. Suwandhahannadi et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167733
- Where’s the Carbon: Exploring the Spatial Heterogeneity of Sedimentary Carbon in Mid-Latitude Fjords C. Smeaton & W. Austin 10.3389/feart.2019.00269
- Marine Sedimentary Carbon Stocks of the United Kingdom’s Exclusive Economic Zone C. Smeaton et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.593324
- Distribution and classification of pockmarks on the seabed around western Scotland A. Audsley et al. 10.1080/17445647.2019.1676320
- Comparison of the burial rate estimation methods of organic and inorganic carbon and quantification of carbon burial in two high Arctic fjords K. Koziorowska et al. 10.1016/j.oceano.2018.02.005
- The evolution of a coastal carbon store over the last millennium C. Smeaton et al. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107081
- Fjords as Aquatic Critical Zones (ACZs) T. Bianchi et al. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103145
- Organic-carbon-rich sediments: benthic foraminifera as bio-indicators of depositional environments E. Lo Giudice Cappelli et al. 10.5194/bg-16-4183-2019
- Carbon burial over the last four millennia is regulated by both climatic and land use change J. Mao et al. 10.1111/gcb.15021
- Organic carbon densities and accumulation rates in surface sediments of the North Sea and Skagerrak M. Diesing et al. 10.5194/bg-18-2139-2021
- Carbon burial in the mid-latitude fjords of Scotland C. Smeaton et al. 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106618
- Quantifying Marine Sedimentary Carbon: A New Spatial Analysis Approach Using Seafloor Acoustics, Imagery, and Ground-Truthing Data in Scotland C. Hunt et al. 10.3389/fmars.2020.00588
- Scotland's forgotten carbon: a national assessment of mid-latitude fjord sedimentary carbon stocks C. Smeaton et al. 10.5194/bg-14-5663-2017
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Short summary
Quantifying the carbon (C) stored within coastal sediments is key to improving our knowledge of the local and global C cycle. Here we present a new methodology to calculate the quantity of C held within coastal sediments. Through the application of this method to a mid-latitude fjord we have shown that a substantial quantity of C is held within these sediments. Additionally, we discovered that these sediments are more effective long-term stores of C than their terrestrial equivalents.
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