High spatiotemporal variability of methane concentrations challenges estimates of emissions across vegetated coastal ecosystems
Coastal methane (CH4) emissions dominate the global ocean CH4 budget and can offset
the “blue carbon” storage capacity of vegetated coastal ecosystems. However, current …
the “blue carbon” storage capacity of vegetated coastal ecosystems. However, current …
Comparison of macroplastics dynamic across a tidal-dominated coastal habitat seascape including seagrasses, salt marshes, rocky bottoms and soft sediments
LG Egea, J Cavijoli-Bosch, I Casal-Porras… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal environments are usually composed by heterogeneous coastal-seascape, which
can modify macroplastics accumulation dynamic. We evaluated seasonally the litter trapped …
can modify macroplastics accumulation dynamic. We evaluated seasonally the litter trapped …
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 …
Seagrass space occupation efficiency is key for their role as ecosystem engineers and ecological indicators
Studies for the preservation of seagrass beds biotopes have met difficulties in establishing
appropriate methods assessing their health. We tested the efficiency of space occupation by …
appropriate methods assessing their health. We tested the efficiency of space occupation by …
[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 …
[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 …
Seasonality strongly affects short‐term C‐storage in coastal macrophyte communities
R Lammerant, EK Rohlfer, A Norkko… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem functions provided by aquatic plants are context dependent and mediated by
environmental conditions and plant growth form. This impedes our ability to predict the …
environmental conditions and plant growth form. This impedes our ability to predict the …
[HTML][HTML] Variability of soft-bottom macrobenthic invertebrates at different spatial scales: Comparisons between habitats and seasons
Studies focusing on patterns of spatial variation in marine soft-bottom assemblages suggest
that variability is mainly concentrated at small spatial scale (from tens of centimeters to few …
that variability is mainly concentrated at small spatial scale (from tens of centimeters to few …
Development and deployment of a long‐term aquatic eddy covariance system
The aquatic eddy covariance (AEC) technique is a versatile tool for understanding benthic
fluxes, and calculating primary production, respiration, and net ecosystem metabolism rates …
fluxes, and calculating primary production, respiration, and net ecosystem metabolism rates …
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 …