Significant carbonate burial in The Bahamas seagrass ecosystem
Chuancheng Fu,
Sofia Frappi,
Michelle Nicole Havlik
et al.
Abstract:Seagrass meadows store significant amounts of carbonate (CaCO3) in sediment, contributing to coastal protection but potentially offsetting their effectiveness as carbon sinks. Understanding the accumulation of CaCO3 and its balance with organic carbon (Corg) in seagrass ecosystems is crucial for developing seagrass-based blue carbon strategies for climate change mitigation. However, CaCO3 accumulation in seagrass meadows varies significantly across geographic regions, with notable data gaps in the Caribbean an… Show more
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