“Pink power”—the importance of coralline algal beds in the oceanic carbon cycle

Abstract Current evidence suggests that macroalgal-dominated habitats are important contributors to the oceanic carbon cycle, though the role of those formed by calcifiers remains controversial. Globally distributed coralline algal beds, built by pink coloured rhodoliths and maerl, cover extensive c...

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Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Nadine Schubert, Fernando Tuya, Viviana Peña, Paulo A. Horta, Vinícius W. Salazar, Pedro Neves, Cláudia Ribeiro, Francisco Otero-Ferrer, Fernando Espino, Kathryn Schoenrock, Federica Ragazzola, Irene Olivé, Thalassia Giaccone, Matteo Nannini, M. Cristina Mangano, Gianluca Sará, Francesco Paolo Mancuso, Mario Francesco Tantillo, Mar Bosch-Belmar, Sophie Martin, Line Le Gall, Rui Santos, João Silva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-09-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52697-5