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Sediment Properties as Important Predictors of Carbon Storage in Zostera marina Meadows : A Comparison of Four European Areas
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- Dahl, Martin (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
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- Deyanova, Diana (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
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- Gütschow, Silvia (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
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- Asplund, Maria. E., 1970 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Sven Lovén centrum för marina vetenskaper,The Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences
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- Lyimo, Liberatus D. (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
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Karamfilov, Ventzislav (author)
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Santos, Rui (author)
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- Björk, Mats (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
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- Gullström, Martin (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
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- 2016-12-09
- 2016
- English.
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In: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 11:12
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- Seagrass ecosystems are important natural carbon sinks but their efficiency varies greatly depending on species composition and environmental conditions. What causes this variation is not fully known and could have important implications for management and protection of the seagrass habitat to continue to act as a natural carbon sink. Here, we assessed sedimentary organic carbon in Zostera marina meadows (and adjacent unvegetated sediment) in four distinct areas of Europe (Gullmar Fjord on the Swedish Skagerrak coast, Asko in the Baltic Sea, Sozopol in the Black Sea and Ria Formosa in southern Portugal) down to similar to 35 cm depth. We also tested how sedimentary organic carbon in Z. marina meadows relates to different sediment characteristics, a range of seagrass-associated variables and water depth. The seagrass carbon storage varied greatly among areas, with an average organic carbon content ranging from 2.79 +/- 0.50% in the Gullmar Fjord to 0.17 +/- 0.02% in the area of Sozopol. We found that a high proportion of fine grain size, high porosity and low density of the sediment is strongly related to high carbon content in Z. marina sediment. We suggest that sediment properties should be included as an important factor when evaluating high priority areas in management of Z. marina generated carbon sinks.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Ekologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Ecology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- marin ekologi
- Marine Ecology
- växtfysiologi
- Plant Physiology
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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