Future seagrass beds: Can increased productivity lead to increased carbon storage?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 463-469

  Russell, Bayden D ^a   Connell, Sean D ^a   Uthicke, Sven ^b   Muehllehner, Nancy ^c   Fabricius, Katharina E ^b   Hall Spencer, Jason M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue carbon; Carbon sequestration; Primary productivity; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SEAGRASSES; SHALLOW MARINE;

CARBON; CARBON CAPTURE; FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SEA WATER;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EUTROPHICATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; SEEPAGE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CYMODOCEA SERRULATA; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HALOPHILA OVALIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; SEAGRASS; WATER ANALYSIS;

BLUE CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SEAGRASS;

ALISMATIDAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROCHARITACEAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CYMODOCEA SERRULATA; HALOPHILA OVALIS;

EID: 84883457065     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.031     Document Type: Article

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