{"id":10520,"date":"2025-11-13T11:42:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/game-csic.com\/?p=10520"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:02:43","slug":"nature-communications-destaca-el-estudio-de-game-sobre-las-reservas-mundiales-de-carbono-en-las-praderas-marinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/game-csic.com\/en\/nature-communications-destaca-el-estudio-de-game-sobre-las-reservas-mundiales-de-carbono-en-las-praderas-marinas\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Communications highlights GAME's study on global carbon reserves in seagrass meadows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-header__content\">\n<div class=\"article-header__excerpt\">\n<p><span class=\"wpex-text-2xl\">The study, published in <em>Nature Communications<\/em>, states that the living parts of seagrass meadows (leaves, rhizomes, and roots) can retain <strong>up to 40 million tonnes of carbon<\/strong>, which highlights its relevance in the face of climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The article \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-64667-6\"><em data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"526\">Global estimates of seagrass blue carbon stocks in biomass and net primary production<\/em><\/a>\u00bb, led by the doctoral student <strong data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"562\"><a href=\"https:\/\/game-csic.com\/en\/staff-member\/enric-gomis-clar\/\">Enric Gomis<\/a><\/strong> of the group <strong>GAME (CEAB-CSIC)<\/strong>, has been selected by the editors of <em>Nature Communications<\/em> as one of the 50 best articles recently published in the field of <em>Ciencias de la Tierra<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The study provides the <strong>first global estimates of carbon stored in biomass and net primary production (NPP)<\/strong> of the seagrass meadows, covering meadows in <strong>66 countries<\/strong> and various <strong>lifecycle strategies<\/strong>The results show that seagrass ecosystems, although covering a small fraction of the ocean floor, play a <strong>disproportionately important role in the global carbon cycle<\/strong>, ranking among the photosynthetic ecosystems with the greatest capacity for carbon capture.<\/p>\n<p>This recognition highlights the scientific impact and global relevance of the work led by Enric Gomis, along with an international team of researchers, including \u00d3scar Serrano, Nicole Foster, and others. The study deepens the understanding of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCE) and provides essential data for carbon credit systems and climate change mitigation strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 Read the selection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/ncomms\/editorshighlights\">editor's picks<\/a>:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-64667-6\">Read the full article<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The study, published in Nature Communications, states that the living parts of seagrass meadows (leaves, rhizomes, and roots) can retain up to 40 million tonnes of carbon, highlighting their importance in the face of climate change. 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