Role of macroalgae in the oceanic carbon cycle
Macroalgal forests are by far the most productive of the coastal vegetated habitats. These habitats are gaining recognition as important carbon donors within coastal carbon cycles, and it has been recently suggested that they could contribute to natural carbon sequestration. However, rates of carbon assimilation and transfer through these habitats are poorly resolved, and wether macroalgal carbon can remain stored for long periods of time is still up for debate.
I am interested in quantifying the amount of carbon that kelp forests absorb at large spatial scales. This research aims to unveil wfether macroalgal forests have the potential to be included in blue carbon initiatives.
This work is being led with collaborators in the UK (Dr. Dan Smale, Marine Biological Association of the UK; and Dr. Pippa Moore, Aberystwyth University).
Research on this topic has been published in the journal Global Change Biology
I am interested in quantifying the amount of carbon that kelp forests absorb at large spatial scales. This research aims to unveil wfether macroalgal forests have the potential to be included in blue carbon initiatives.
This work is being led with collaborators in the UK (Dr. Dan Smale, Marine Biological Association of the UK; and Dr. Pippa Moore, Aberystwyth University).
Research on this topic has been published in the journal Global Change Biology
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