Can mud (silt and clay) concentration be used to predict soil organic carbon content within seagrass ecosystems?

The emerging field of blue carbon science is seeking cost-effective ways to estimate the organic carbon content of soils that are bound by coastal vegetated ecosystems. Organic carbon (Corg) content in terrestrial soils and marine sediments has been correlated with mud content (i.e., silt and clay,...

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Published in:Biogeosciences 2016-09, Vol.13 (17), p.4915-4926
Main Authors: Serrano, Oscar, Lavery, Paul S, Duarte, Carlos M, Kendrick, Gary A, Calafat, Antoni, York, Paul H, Steven, Andy, Macreadie, Peter I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allochthonous deposits
Amphibolis
Biomass
Blue carbon
Carbon
Carbon content
Clay
Coastal environments
Cores
Correlation
Detritus
Ecosystems
Environmental aspects
Geomorphology
Grain size
Grasses
Habitats
Halodule
Halophila
Low cost
Marine ecosystems
Marine sediments
Meadows
Mud
Organic carbon
Organic matter
Organic soils
Posidonia
Saturation
Scaling
Scaling up
Sea grasses
Sediment
Sediments
Silt
Soil
Soil carbon
Soils
Stock assessment
Stores
Studies
Terrestrial environments
Variability
Zostera
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Summary:The emerging field of blue carbon science is seeking cost-effective ways to estimate the organic carbon content of soils that are bound by coastal vegetated ecosystems. Organic carbon (Corg) content in terrestrial soils and marine sediments has been correlated with mud content (i.e., silt and clay, particle sizes 
ISSN:1726-4189
1726-4170
1726-4189
DOI:10.5194/bg-13-4915-2016