Geographic variability in organic carbon stock and accumulation rate in sediments of East and Southeast Asian seagrass meadows

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 397-415

  Miyajima, Toshihiro ^a   Hori, Masakazu ^b   Hamaguchi, Masami ^b   Shimabukuro, Hiromori ^b   Adachi, Hiroshi ^c   Yamano, Hiroya ^d   Nakaoka, Masahiro ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c GEOACT   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

accretion rate; blue carbon storage; organic carbon; seagrass meadow; sediment; stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT TYPE; MEADOW; ORGANIC CARBON; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE;

ASIA;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 85027917079     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GB004979     Document Type: Article

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