{"id":54,"date":"2016-08-16T16:45:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T15:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totaltheme.wpengine.com\/corporate\/?p=54"},"modified":"2018-04-04T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T11:19:27","slug":"finding-the-right-location-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/game-csic.com\/en\/finding-the-right-location-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"A step further in understanding the size of the carbon sink associated with seagrasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KEY BIOGEOCHEMICAL FACTORS AFFECTING SOIL CARBON IN POSIDONIA MEADOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Serrano*<\/strong>, Aurora M. Ricart, <strong>Paul S. Lavery*<\/strong>, <strong>Miguel Angel Mateo*<\/strong>, Ariane Arias-Ortiz, Pere Masque, Mohammad Rozaimi, Andy Steven, and Carlos M. Duarte<\/p>\n<p>*GAME members<\/p>\n<p>Biotic and abiotic factors influence the accumulation of organic carbon (Corg) in seagrass ecosystems. We surveyed Posidonia sinuosa meadows growing at different water depths to assess the variability in the sources, stocks, and accumulation rates of Corg. We show that over the last 500 years, P. sinuosa meadows closer to the upper distribution limit (at 2\u20134 m depth) accumulated 3 to 4 times higher Corg stocks (averaging 6.3 kg Corg m\u22122) at 3 to 4 times higher rates (12.8 g Corg m\u22122 yr\u22121) compared to meadows closer to the deep distribution limits (at 6\u20138 m depth; 1.8 kg Corg m\u22122 and 3.6 g Corg m\u22122 yr\u22121). In shallower meadows, Corg stocks were mostly derived from seagrass detritus (88% on average) compared to meadows closer to the deep distribution limit (45% on average). In addition, soil accumulation rates and fine-grained sediment content (&lt; 0.125 mm) in shallower meadows (2.0 mm yr\u22121 and 9%, respectively) were approximately twice as high as in deeper meadows (1.2 mm yr\u22121 and 5%, respectively). The Corg stocks and accumulation rates accumulated over the last 500 years in bare sediments (0.6 kg Corg m\u22122 and 1.2 g Corg m\u22122 yr\u22121) were 3 to 11 times lower than in P. sinuosa meadows, while fine-grained sediment content (1%) and seagrass detritus contribution to the Corg pool (20%) were 8 and 3 times lower than in Posidonia meadows, respectively. The patterns found support the hypothesis that Corg storage in seagrass soils is influenced by interactions of biological (e.g., meadow productivity, cover and density), chemical (e.g., recalcitrance of Corg stocks), and physical (e.g., hydrodynamic energy and soil accumulation rates) factors within the meadow. We conclude that there is a need to improve global estimates of seagrass carbon storage by accounting for biogeochemical factors driving variability within habitats.<\/p>\n<p>Biogeosciences, 13, 4581\u20134594, 2016 www.biogeosciences.net\/13\/4581\/2016\/ doi:10.5194\/bg-13-4581-2016<\/p>\n<p>Download here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biogeosciences.net\/13\/4581\/2016\/\">http:\/\/www.biogeosciences.net\/13\/4581\/2016\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5305\" src=\"https:\/\/game-csic.comwp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMATGE-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEY BIOGEOCHEMICAL FACTORS AFFECTING SOIL CARBON IN POSIDONIA MEADOWS Oscar Serrano*, Aurora M. Ricart, Paul S. Lavery*, Miguel Angel Mateo*, Ariane Arias-Ortiz, Pere Masque, Mohammad Rozaimi, Andy Steven, and Carlos M. Duarte *GAME members Biotic and abiotic factors influence the accumulation of organic carbon (Corg) in seagrass ecosystems. 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