CO2 released by carbonate sediment production in some coastal areas may offset the benefits of seagrass “Blue Carbon” storage

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 160-172

  Howard, Jason L ^a   Creed, Joel C ^b   Aguiar, Mariana V P ^b   Fouqurean, James W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; INORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SOIL CARBON;

BRAZIL; FLORIDA BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85040828296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19395590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lno.10621     Document Type: Article

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