Articles | Volume 15, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4033-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4033-2018
Research article
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03 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 03 Jul 2018

Contributions of the direct supply of belowground seagrass detritus and trapping of suspended organic matter to the sedimentary organic carbon stock in seagrass meadows

Toko Tanaya, Kenta Watanabe, Shoji Yamamoto, Chuki Hongo, Hajime Kayanne, and Tomohiro Kuwae

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We empirically show that not only suspended-particle trapping but also the direct supply of belowground seagrass detritus can be the dominant organic carbon enrichment pathway of seagrass sediments. The relative importance of these two pathways may depend on the belowground biomass productivity. Our work identifies a previously overlooked factor controlling the carbon sink capacity of seagrass meadows and contributes to more precise estimates of global blue carbon stocks.
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