Contribution of Posidonia oceanica meadows in the context of climate change mitigation in the Mediterranean Sea.
Carbon fixation
Carbon sequestration
Corsica
Mediterranean Sea
Posidonia oceanica
Seagrass
Journal
Marine environmental research
ISSN: 1879-0291
Titre abrégé: Mar Environ Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9882895
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
11
08
2020
revised:
09
12
2020
accepted:
11
12
2020
pubmed:
29
12
2020
medline:
17
3
2021
entrez:
28
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Coastal marine vegetation has been recently highlighted for its highly efficient carbon storage capacity. Among the sixty-four species of seagrass, Posidonia oceanica, a Mediterranean endemic species, appears to be the most effective in carbon fixation and storage. Based on new data from the study of one of the largest P. oceanica meadows in the Mediterranean Sea (100 km of coastline, 20 425 ha), and a synthesis of available data from the whole of the Mediterranean basin, the aim of this work is to evaluate the amount of carbon fixed each year by P. oceanica and sequestered in the matte, in relation with the mitigation of the impact of climate change (carbon sink). The mean total carbon fixation (blades, sheaths and rhizomes) per year varies between 33.5 and 426.6 g C.m
Identifiants
pubmed: 33360312
pii: S0141-1136(20)31003-5
doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105236
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
105236Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
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