Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss
Seagrass ecosystems are recognized for their capacity to sequester and store organic carbon, but there is large variability in soil organic carbon stocks associated with plant traits and environmental conditions, making the quantification and scaling of carbon storage and fluxes needed to contribute...
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| author | Krause, Johannes R. Cameron, Clint Arias-Ortiz, Ariane Cifuentes Jara, Miguel y otros más |
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| description | Seagrass ecosystems are recognized for their capacity to sequester and store organic carbon, but there is large variability in soil organic carbon stocks associated with plant traits and environmental conditions, making the quantification and scaling of carbon storage and fluxes needed to contribute to climate change mitigation highly challenging. Here, we provide estimates of carbon stocks associated with seagrass systems (biomass and soil) through analyses of a comprehensive global database including 2700+ seagrass soil cores. The median global soil Corg stock estimate is 24.2 (12.4 – 44.9) Mg Corg ha−1 in the top 30 cm of soil, 27% lower than estimates from previous global syntheses, refining the IPCC Tier 1 soil Corg stock currently used for carbon accounting in places without local data. We estimate that seagrass carbon stocks at risk of degradation could emit 1,154 Tg (665 – 1699) CO2 with a social cost of $213 billion (2020 US dollars), if no action is taken to conserve these habitats. |
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| spelling | RepoCATIE138042025-09-04T16:59:54Z Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss Krause, Johannes R. Cameron, Clint Arias-Ortiz, Ariane Cifuentes Jara, Miguel y otros más Ciclo del carbono||carbon cycle||ciclo do carbono||cycle du carbone Mitigación del cambio climático||climate change mitigation||undefined||atténuation des effets du changement climatique Servicio de los ecosistemas||ecosystem services||undefined||services écosystémiques Biología marina||marine biology||Biologia marinha||biologie marine Sede Central ODS 14 - Vida submarina Seagrass ecosystems are recognized for their capacity to sequester and store organic carbon, but there is large variability in soil organic carbon stocks associated with plant traits and environmental conditions, making the quantification and scaling of carbon storage and fluxes needed to contribute to climate change mitigation highly challenging. Here, we provide estimates of carbon stocks associated with seagrass systems (biomass and soil) through analyses of a comprehensive global database including 2700+ seagrass soil cores. The median global soil Corg stock estimate is 24.2 (12.4 – 44.9) Mg Corg ha−1 in the top 30 cm of soil, 27% lower than estimates from previous global syntheses, refining the IPCC Tier 1 soil Corg stock currently used for carbon accounting in places without local data. We estimate that seagrass carbon stocks at risk of degradation could emit 1,154 Tg (665 – 1699) CO2 with a social cost of $213 billion (2020 US dollars), if no action is taken to conserve these habitats. 2025-08-27T14:28:05Z 2025-08-27T14:28:05Z 2025-05-06 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13804 openAccess en Nature communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59204-4 9 páginas application/pdf Springer |
| spellingShingle | Ciclo del carbono||carbon cycle||ciclo do carbono||cycle du carbone Mitigación del cambio climático||climate change mitigation||undefined||atténuation des effets du changement climatique Servicio de los ecosistemas||ecosystem services||undefined||services écosystémiques Biología marina||marine biology||Biologia marinha||biologie marine Sede Central ODS 14 - Vida submarina Krause, Johannes R. Cameron, Clint Arias-Ortiz, Ariane Cifuentes Jara, Miguel y otros más Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss |
| title | Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss |
| title_full | Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss |
| title_fullStr | Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss |
| title_short | Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss |
| title_sort | global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss |
| topic | Ciclo del carbono||carbon cycle||ciclo do carbono||cycle du carbone Mitigación del cambio climático||climate change mitigation||undefined||atténuation des effets du changement climatique Servicio de los ecosistemas||ecosystem services||undefined||services écosystémiques Biología marina||marine biology||Biologia marinha||biologie marine Sede Central ODS 14 - Vida submarina |
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