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Factors determining seagrass Blue Carbon across bioregions and geomorphologies
Mazarrasa, I.; Lavery, P.; Duarte, C.M.; Lafratta, A.; Lovelock, C.E.; Macreadie, P.I.; Samper-Villarreal, J.; Salinas, C.; Sanders, C.; Trevathan-Tackett, S.; Young, M.; Steven, A.; Serrano, O. (2021). Factors determining seagrass Blue Carbon across bioregions and geomorphologies. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 35(6): e2021GB006935. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1029/2021gb006935
In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. American Geophysical Union: Washington, DC. ISSN 0886-6236; e-ISSN 1944-9224, more
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Keywords
    Seagrass
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    seagrasses, Blue Carbon, bioregion, stable isotopes

Authors  Top 
  • Mazarrasa, I.
  • Lavery, P.
  • Duarte, C.M., more
  • Lafratta, A.
  • Lovelock, C.E., more
  • Macreadie, P.I.
  • Samper-Villarreal, J.
  • Salinas, C.
  • Sanders, C.
  • Trevathan-Tackett, S.
  • Young, M.
  • Steven, A.
  • Serrano, O.

Abstract
    We examined the variability in seagrass soil Corg stocks and composition across Australia and identified the main drivers of variability, applying a spatially hierarchical approach that incorporates bioregions and geomorphic settings. Top 30 cm soil Corg stocks were similar across bioregions and geomorphic settings (min-max: 20–26 Mg Corg ha-1), but meadows formed by large species (i.e. Amphibolis spp. and Posidonia spp.) showed higher stocks (24–29 Mg Corg ha-1) than those formed by smaller species (e.g. Halodule, Halophila, Ruppia, Zostera, Cymodocea and Syringodium; 12–21 Mg Corg ha-1). In temperate coastal meadows dominated by large species, soil Corg stocks mainly derived from seagrass Corg (72± 2 %), while allochthonous Corg dominated soil Corg stocks in meadows formed by small species in temperate and tropical estuarine meadows (64 ± 5%). In temperate coastal meadows, soil Corg stocks were enhanced by low hydrodynamic exposure associated with high mud and seagrass Corg contents. In temperate estuarine meadows, soil Corg stocks were enhanced by high contributions of seagrass Corg, low to moderate solar radiation and low human pressure. In tropical estuarine meadows formed by small species, large soil Corg stocks were mainly associated with low hydrodynamic energy, low rainfall and high solar radiation. These results showcase that bioregion and geomorphic setting are not necessarily good predictors of soil Corg stocks and that site-specific estimates based on local environmental factors are needed for Blue Carbon projects and greenhouse gases accounting purposes.

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