Blue carbon as a natural climate solution
Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), including mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal
marshes, store carbon and provide co-benefits such as coastal protection and fisheries …
marshes, store carbon and provide co-benefits such as coastal protection and fisheries …
Impacts of climate change on marine foundation species
Marine foundation species are the biotic basis for many of the world's coastal ecosystems,
providing structural habitat, food, and protection for myriad plants and animals as well as …
providing structural habitat, food, and protection for myriad plants and animals as well as …
Seagrasses in an era of ocean warming: a review
Seagrasses are valuable sources of food and habitat for marine life and are one of Earth's
most efficient carbon sinks. However, they are facing a global decline due to ocean warming …
most efficient carbon sinks. However, they are facing a global decline due to ocean warming …
Expert review of the science underlying nature-based climate solutions
Viable nature-based climate solutions (NbCS) are needed to achieve climate goals
expressed in international agreements like the Paris Accord. Many NbCS pathways have …
expressed in international agreements like the Paris Accord. Many NbCS pathways have …
[HTML][HTML] Ranking the risk of CO2 emissions from seagrass soil carbon stocks under global change threats
Seagrass meadows are natural carbon storage hotspots at risk from global change threats,
and their loss can result in the remineralization of soil carbon stocks and CO 2 emissions …
and their loss can result in the remineralization of soil carbon stocks and CO 2 emissions …
[HTML][HTML] Blue carbon science, management and policy across a tropical urban landscape
The ability of vegetated coastal ecosystems to sequester high rates of “blue” carbon over
millennial time scales has attracted the interest of national and international policy makers …
millennial time scales has attracted the interest of national and international policy makers …
Tracking the early signals of crude oil in seawater and plankton after a major oil spill in the Red Sea
Understanding the immediate impacts of oil spills is essential to recognizing their long-term
consequences on the marine environment. In this study, we traced the early (within one …
consequences on the marine environment. In this study, we traced the early (within one …
Seasonality of methane and carbon dioxide emissions in tropical seagrass and unvegetated ecosystems
Seagrass ecosystems are important carbon dioxide sinks that can sequester carbon for
centuries as organic matter in sediment. They are also a major source of methane, a potent …
centuries as organic matter in sediment. They are also a major source of methane, a potent …
Methane emissions from macrophyte beach wrack on Baltic seashores
Beach wrack of marine macrophytes is a natural component of many beaches. To test if such
wrack emits the potent greenhouse gas methane, field measurements were made at …
wrack emits the potent greenhouse gas methane, field measurements were made at …
Effects of elevated temperature on microbial breakdown of seagrass leaf and tea litter biomass
Seagrass ecosystems are globally-significant 'blue carbon'sinks; however, there is concern
that this capacity will decline if rising ocean temperatures accelerate microbial …
that this capacity will decline if rising ocean temperatures accelerate microbial …