Substantial blue carbon sequestration in the world’s largest seagrass meadow

Abstract Seagrass meadows are important sinks for organic carbon and provide co-benefits. However, data on the organic carbon stock in seagrass sediments are scarce for many regions, particularly The Bahamas, which accounts for up to 40.7% of the documented global seagrass area, limiting formulation...

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Main Authors: Chuancheng Fu, Sofia Frappi, Michelle Nicole Havlik, Wells Howe, S. David Harris, Elisa Laiolo, Austin J. Gallagher, Pere Masqué, Carlos M. Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01154-0