EVALUATING THE ROLE OF SEAGRASS IN CENOZOIC CO2 VARIATIONS
Marine seagrass angiosperms play an important role in carbon sequestration, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and binding it as organic matter. Carbon is stored in the plants themselves, but also in the sediments both in inorganic and organic forms. The inorganic component is represented b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenvs.2016.00072/full |