Factors Influencing Carbon Stocks and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass Meadows Across New England, USA
Abstract Increasing the protection of coastal vegetated ecosystems has been suggested as one strategy to compensate for increasing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the atmosphere as the capacity of these habitats to sequester and store carbon exceeds that of terrestrial habitats. Seagrasses are a group of...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s12237-020-00754-9 2023-05-15T17:45:43+02:00 Factors Influencing Carbon Stocks and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass Meadows Across New England, USA Novak, A. B. Pelletier, M. C. Colarusso, P. Simpson, J. Gutierrez, M. N. Arias-Ortiz, A. Charpentier, M. Masque, P. Vella, P. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00754-9 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12237-020-00754-9.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-020-00754-9/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Estuaries and Coasts volume 43, issue 8, page 2076-2091 ISSN 1559-2723 1559-2731 Ecology Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2020 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00754-9 2022-01-04T09:51:30Z Abstract Increasing the protection of coastal vegetated ecosystems has been suggested as one strategy to compensate for increasing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the atmosphere as the capacity of these habitats to sequester and store carbon exceeds that of terrestrial habitats. Seagrasses are a group of foundation species that grow in shallow coastal and estuarine systems and have an exceptional ability to sequester and store large quantities of carbon in biomass and, particularly, in sediments. However, carbon stocks (C org stocks) and carbon accumulation rates (C org accumulation) in seagrass meadows are highly variable both spatially and temporally, making it difficult to extrapolate this strategy to areas where information is lacking. In this study, C org stocks and C org accumulation were determined at 11 eelgrass meadows across New England, representing a range of eutrophication and exposure conditions. In addition, the environmental factors and structural characteristics of meadows related to variation in C org stocks were identified. The objectives were accomplished by assessing stable isotopes of δ 13 C and δ 15 N as well as %C and %N in plant tissues and sediments, measuring grain size and 210 Pb of sediment cores, and through assessing site exposure. Variability in C org stocks in seagrass meadows is well predicted using commonly measured environmental variables such as grain size distribution. This study allows incorporation of data and insights for the northwest Atlantic, where few studies on carbon sequestration by seagrasses have been conducted. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Atlantic Springer Nature (via Crossref) Estuaries and Coasts 43 8 2076 2091 |
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Abstract Increasing the protection of coastal vegetated ecosystems has been suggested as one strategy to compensate for increasing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the atmosphere as the capacity of these habitats to sequester and store carbon exceeds that of terrestrial habitats. Seagrasses are a group of foundation species that grow in shallow coastal and estuarine systems and have an exceptional ability to sequester and store large quantities of carbon in biomass and, particularly, in sediments. However, carbon stocks (C org stocks) and carbon accumulation rates (C org accumulation) in seagrass meadows are highly variable both spatially and temporally, making it difficult to extrapolate this strategy to areas where information is lacking. In this study, C org stocks and C org accumulation were determined at 11 eelgrass meadows across New England, representing a range of eutrophication and exposure conditions. In addition, the environmental factors and structural characteristics of meadows related to variation in C org stocks were identified. The objectives were accomplished by assessing stable isotopes of δ 13 C and δ 15 N as well as %C and %N in plant tissues and sediments, measuring grain size and 210 Pb of sediment cores, and through assessing site exposure. Variability in C org stocks in seagrass meadows is well predicted using commonly measured environmental variables such as grain size distribution. This study allows incorporation of data and insights for the northwest Atlantic, where few studies on carbon sequestration by seagrasses have been conducted. |
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Factors Influencing Carbon Stocks and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass Meadows Across New England, USA |
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Factors Influencing Carbon Stocks and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass Meadows Across New England, USA |
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Factors Influencing Carbon Stocks and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass Meadows Across New England, USA |
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Factors Influencing Carbon Stocks and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass Meadows Across New England, USA |
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Factors Influencing Carbon Stocks and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass Meadows Across New England, USA |
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