Assessment of coral reef connectivity in improved organic carbon storage of seagrass ecosystems in Palk Bay, India.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 207: 116908, 2024 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
The increase in climate-related extreme events and ecosystem degradation demands consistent and sustainable climate mitigation efforts. Seagrass playing a key role in nature-based carbon sequestration mitigation strategy. Here, we investigated the role of coral reef connectivity in blue carbon dynamics with seagrass meadows with coral reef connectivity (SC areas) and without coral reef connectivity (SG areas) in Palk Bay, India. The high sediment organic carbon was recorded in SC areas (90.26 ± 25.68 Mg org.C/ha) and lower in SG areas (66.96 ± 12.6 Mg org.C/ha). The maximum above-ground biomass (AGB) was recorded in Syringodium isoetifolium (35.43 ± 8.50) in SC areas and the minimum in Halophila ovalis (7.59 ± 0.90) in SG areas, with a similar trend observed in below-ground biomass (BGB). Our findings highlight the importance of coral reefs in enhancing the blue carbon potential of seagrass ecosystems and underscore the need for integrated conservation and restoration strategies for coral reefs and seagrasses.
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Assunto principal:
Carbono
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Ecossistema
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Baías
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Sequestro de Carbono
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Recifes de Corais
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
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Mar Pollut Bull
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Mar. pollut. bull
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Marine pollution bulletin
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Índia
País de publicação:
Reino Unido