{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Zhang J"],"funding":["Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation","National Natural Science Foundation of China","National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)"],"pagination":["8994"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11489663"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Mangroves can retain both autochthonous and allochthonous marine and/or terrestrial organic carbon (OC) in sediments. Accurate quantification of these OC sources is essential for the proper allocation of blue C credits. Here, we conduct a global-scale analysis of sediments autochthonous and allochthonous OC contributions in estuarine and marine mangroves using stable isotopes. Globally, mangrove-derived autochthonous OC was the main contributor to estuarine and marine mangrove top-meter soil organic carbon (SOC) (49% and 62%, respectively). Less marine allochthonous OC (21%) was deposited than terrestrial allochthonous OC (30%) in estuarine mangrove sediments. Estuarine mangroves accumulated more SOC in sediments than marine mangroves (282 ± 8.1 Mg C ha<sup>-1</sup> and 250 ± 5.0 Mg C ha<s"],"journal":["Nature communications"],"pubmed_title":["A global assessment of mangrove soil organic carbon sources and implications for blue carbon credit."],"pmcid":["PMC11489663"],"funding_grant_id":["42471067，U2106209"],"pubmed_authors":["Gan S","Saintilan N","Zhang J","Huang X","He H","Sanders CJ","Yang P","Wang F","Chen H","Zhou J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A global assessment of mangrove soil organic carbon sources and implications for blue carbon credit.","description":"Mangroves can retain both autochthonous and allochthonous marine and/or terrestrial organic carbon (OC) in sediments. Accurate quantification of these OC sources is essential for the proper allocation of blue C credits. Here, we conduct a global-scale analysis of sediments autochthonous and allochthonous OC contributions in estuarine and marine mangroves using stable isotopes. Globally, mangrove-derived autochthonous OC was the main contributor to estuarine and marine mangrove top-meter soil organic carbon (SOC) (49% and 62%, respectively). Less marine allochthonous OC (21%) was deposited than terrestrial allochthonous OC (30%) in estuarine mangrove sediments. Estuarine mangroves accumulated more SOC in sediments than marine mangroves (282 ± 8.1 Mg C ha<sup>-1</sup> and 250 ± 5.0 Mg C ha<s","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Oct","modification":"2025-04-04T19:46:06.436Z","creation":"2025-04-04T19:46:06.436Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11489663","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39424813"],"doi":["10.1038/s41467-024-53413-z"]}}