1. Role of carbonate burial in Blue Carbon budgets
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V. Saderne, N. R. Geraldi, P. I. Macreadie, D. T. Maher, J. J. Middelburg, O. Serrano, H. Almahasheer, A. Arias-Ortiz, M. Cusack, B. D. Eyre, J. W. Fourqurean, H. Kennedy, D. Krause-Jensen, T. Kuwae, P. S. Lavery, C. E. Lovelock, N. Marba, P. Masqué, M. A. Mateo, I. Mazarrasa, K. J. McGlathery, M. P. J. Oreska, C. J. Sanders, I. R. Santos, J. M. Smoak, T. Tanaya, K. Watanabe, and C. M. Duarte
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Science - Abstract
Calcium carbonates (CaCO3) often accumulate in mangrove and seagrass sediments. Here the authors conducted a meta-analysis of inorganic carbon burial rates in mangrove and seagrass sediments and found that CaCO3 burial contributes to Blue Carbon ecosystems’ capacity to offset sea-level rise without undermining the role as CO2 sinks.
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- 2019
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