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Aerial photo of the Bahamian coastline with the ocean and a sandy shoreline
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Scientists Quantify Blue Carbon in Bahamas Seagrass

by Robin Donovan 14 March 202414 March 2024

The island nation’s underwater fields store huge reserves of carbon, though not as much as scientists thought.

Photograph of a seagrass meadow
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Warming and Agitation Intensify Seagrass Meadow Carbon Fluxes

by Jorge Villa 17 October 202212 October 2022

Carbon dioxide emissions surge in sediments when temperature and agitation increase, both of which are likely to continue rising in degraded Mediterranean seagrass meadows.

A meadow of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica
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Mortality of Seagrass Meadows May Not Kill Their Methane Release

by Derek Smith 31 March 202231 March 2022

New research indicates that seagrasses continue to release methane even after they die, complicating blue carbon initiatives.

A researcher collects a soil core from a marine coastal ecosystem dominated by the seagrass Posidonia oceanica.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Improving Estimates of Coastal Carbon Sequestration

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 5 December 20199 March 2023

A new two-model approach could reduce uncertainties in calculated rates of “blue carbon” accumulation within soils of seagrass, tidal marsh, and mangrove habitats.

Seagrass and mangrove habitats at Bocas del Toro in Panama typify these vital, but endangered, coastal ecosystems.
Posted inScience Updates

Integrating Global Seagrass and Mangrove Ecosystem Observations

by J. E. Duffy, L. M. Rebelo and P. Miloslavich 20 November 20199 March 2023

Coordinating the Implementation of Mangrove and Seagrass Essential Observations: A joint GOOS/MBON community outreach workshop to implement EOV/EBVs (Sea Plants Workshop), Consortium for Ocean Leadership; Washington, D.C., 10–11 June 2019

A new study shows how effective coastal wetlands are at sequestering carbon
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Coastal Wetlands Effectively Sequester “Blue Carbon”

by S. Witman 21 August 20179 March 2023

Mangrove forests, salt marshes, seagrass beds, and the like are carbon storage treasure troves.

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Study Finds That Coastal Wetlands Excel at Storing Carbon

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 16 March 201714 December 2023

Shoreline environments show more promise than other marine ecosystems for mitigating climate change, the analysis shows.

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