Estimation of metabolic dynamics of restored seagrass meadows in a Southeast Asia islet: insights from ex situ benthic incubation

Bandibas-Natividad, Mariche; Chen, Jian-Jhih; Chou, Hsin-Yu; Fan, Lan-Feng; Shen, Yi-Le; Chou, Wen-Chen

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5157-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5157-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5157-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 19

Research article

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30 Sep 2025

Research article |

| 30 Sep 2025

Estimation of metabolic dynamics of restored seagrass meadows in a Southeast Asia islet: insights from ex situ benthic incubation

Mariche Bandibas-Natividad, Jian-Jhih Chen, Hsin-Yu Chou, Lan-Feng Fan, Yi-Le Shen, and Wen-Chen Chou

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Estimation of Metabolic Dynamics of Restored Seagrass Meadows in a Southeast Asia Islet: Insights from Ex Situ Benthic Incubation Mariche B. Natividad et al. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.d7wm37qd0

Short summary

Seagrass restoration serves as a nature-based solution for carbon dioxide removal. We examined the organic carbon and carbonate dynamics of restored seagrass (SG) and bare sediment (BS) using ex situ core incubations. SG exhibited higher net ecosystem metabolism compared to BS, while no significant difference was observed in net ecosystem calcification. Consequently, SG demonstrated a significantly enhanced overall capacity for carbon uptake.