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Deyanova, DianaStockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
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Contribution of seagrass plants to CO2 capture in a tropical seagrass meadow under experimental disturbance
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2017-07-13
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Public Library of Science (PLoS),2017
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:su-145908
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-145908URI
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181386DOI
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Coastal vegetative habitats are known to be highly productive environments with a high ability to capture and store carbon. During disturbance this important function could be compromised as plant photosynthetic capacity, biomass, and/or growth are reduced. To evaluate effects of disturbance on CO2 capture in plants we performed a five-month manipulative experiment in a tropical seagrass (Thalassia hemprichii) meadow exposed to two intensity levels of shading and simulated grazing. We assessed CO2 capture potential (as net CO2 fixation) using areal productivity calculated from continuous measurements of diel photosynthetic rates, and estimates of plant morphology, biomass and productivity/respiration (P/R) ratios (from the literature). To better understand the plant capacity to coping with level of disturbance we also measured plant growth and resource allocation. We observed substantial reductions in seagrass areal productivity, biomass, and leaf area that together resulted in a negative daily carbon balance in the two shading treatments as well as in the high-intensity simulated grazing treatment. Additionally, based on the concentrations of soluble carbohydrates and starch in the rhizomes, we found that the main reserve sources for plant growth were reduced in all treatments except for the low-intensity simulated grazing treatment. If permanent, these combined adverse effects will reduce the plants' resilience and capacity to recover after disturbance. This might in turn have long-lasting and devastating effects on important ecosystem functions, including the carbon sequestration capacity of the seagrass system.
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Gullström, MartinStockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik(Swepub:su)mgull
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Lyimo, Liberatus D.
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Dahl, MartinStockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik(Swepub:su)mada5313
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Hamisi, Mariam I.
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Mtolera, Matern S. P.
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Björk, MatsStockholms universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik(Swepub:su)mabjo
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Stockholms universitetInstitutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
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Ingår i:PLOS ONE: Public Library of Science (PLoS)12:71932-6203
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