Substantial role of macroalgae in marine carbon sequestration

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 737-742

  Krause Jensen, Dorte ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL ZONE; DEEP SEA; MACROALGA; MANGROVE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84989926663     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2790     Document Type: Article

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