Abstract & Article Details
Opinion • Vol.5, Issue 4 • ISSN: 2766-2276 • Open Access • CC BY 4.0
Posidonia oceanica Meadows as Carbon Sink in the Mediterranean Sea
Abstract
Posidonia oceanica in one of the most important endemic species of Mediterranean Sea. In pristine coastal seawaters, it forms extensive meadows on mobile and hard substrata. Posidonia beds provide a lot of ecological roles and, amongst them, there is new ecosystem service known as “Blue Carbonâ€. This important function is the potential, performed by the meadows, to reduce the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the terrestrial atmosphere, binding it as organic matter in the leaves of the plants and, also, in the sediment of this valuable ecosystem. This study aims to assess the process of carbon sequestration performed by Posidonia beds and the dynamics of carbon storage through the different levels of the meadows.
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Article Information
| Journal | Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences (JBRES) |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2766-2276 |
| DOI | DOI 10.37871/jbres1897 |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 5, Issue 4 |
| Received | April 6, 2024 |
| Accepted | April 13, 2024 |
| Published | April 15, 2024 |
| Article Type | Opinion |
| Pages | 307-311 |
| License | CC BY 4.0 — Open Access |
| Publisher | SciRes Literature LLC, Sheridan, WY, USA |
| Language | English |
Published under CC BY 4.0 — free to share, copy, adapt, and redistribute with attribution.