Seagrass contribution to blue carbon in a shallow karstic coastal area of the Gulf of Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Seagrass meadows provide multiple ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration. However, seagrass meadows are among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. Determining the magnitude of the carbon stocks in seagrass meadows at the regional scale allows for the estimation of their global magnitude and identification of their importance in regional environmental mitigation strategies. The objective of the present study was to determine the structure of seagrass meadows in the Los Petenes Biosfera Reserve (LPBR) and evaluate their contributions to sinks of carbon in this system, located in Yucatan, which is considered the region with the largest seagrass extension in Mexico. Analyses of the seagrass meadows were executed following standardized protocols (spectral analysis, and isotope

SUBMITTER: Cota Lucero TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436957 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature