It's time to broaden what we consider a 'blue carbon ecosystem'
K James, PI Macreadie, HL Burdett… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photoautotrophic marine ecosystems can lock up organic carbon in their biomass and the
associated organic sediments they trap over millennia and are thus regarded as blue carbon …
associated organic sediments they trap over millennia and are thus regarded as blue carbon …
The influence of mussel restoration on coastal carbon cycling
MA Sea, JR Hillman, SF Thrush - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing responsiveness to anthropogenic climate change and the loss of global shellfish
ecosystems has heightened interest in the carbon storage and sequestration potential of …
ecosystems has heightened interest in the carbon storage and sequestration potential of …
Macrofauna communities across a seascape of seagrass meadows: environmental drivers, biodiversity patterns and conservation implications
Similar to other coastal biogenic habitats (eg tidal marshes, kelp forests, mangroves and
coral reefs), a key function of seagrass meadows is the enhancement of biodiversity …
coral reefs), a key function of seagrass meadows is the enhancement of biodiversity …
Seasonal ecosystem metabolism across shallow benthic habitats measured by aquatic eddy covariance
Shallow benthic habitats are hotspots for carbon cycling and energy flow, but metabolism
(primary production and respiration) dynamics and habitat‐specific differences remain …
(primary production and respiration) dynamics and habitat‐specific differences remain …
A re-evaluation of wetland carbon sink mitigation concepts and measurements: a diagenetic solution
JB Gallagher, K Zhang, CH Chuan - Wetlands, 2022 - Springer
The capacity of wetlands to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is the sum of two
services: the protection of vulnerable organic stocks from remineralisation, and the capacity …
services: the protection of vulnerable organic stocks from remineralisation, and the capacity …
Positive contribution of macrofaunal biodiversity to secondary production and seagrass carbon metabolism
Coastal vegetated habitats such as seagrasses are known to play a critical role in carbon
cycling and the potential to mitigate climate change, as blue carbon habitats have been …
cycling and the potential to mitigate climate change, as blue carbon habitats have been …
Estimating respiration rates and secondary production of macrobenthic communities across coastal habitats with contrasting structural biodiversity
A central goal of benthic ecology is to describe the pathways and quantities of energy and
material flow in seafloor communities over different spatial and temporal scales. We …
material flow in seafloor communities over different spatial and temporal scales. We …
[HTML][HTML] A functional perspective on the factors underpinning biomass-bound carbon stocks in coastal macrophyte communities
R Lammerant, A Norkko, C Gustafsson - Marine Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal ecosystems have received international interest for their possible role in climate
change mitigation, highlighting the importance of being able to assess and predict how …
change mitigation, highlighting the importance of being able to assess and predict how …
Detection and quantification of a release of carbon dioxide gas at the seafloor using pH eddy covariance and measurements of plume advection
We detected a controlled release of CO 2 (g) with pH eddy covariance. We quantified CO 2
emission using measurements of water velocity and pH in the plume of aqueous CO 2 …
emission using measurements of water velocity and pH in the plume of aqueous CO 2 …
[HTML][HTML] Structural complexity and benthic metabolism: resolving the links between carbon cycling and biodiversity in restored seagrass meadows
T Kindeberg, KM Attard, J Hüller, J Müller… - …, 2024 - bg.copernicus.org
Due to large losses of seagrass meadows worldwide, restoration is proposed as a key
strategy for increasing coastal resilience and recovery. The emergence of a seagrass …
strategy for increasing coastal resilience and recovery. The emergence of a seagrass …