Carbon dynamics under loss and restoration scenarios in the world's largest seagrass meadow.

Monica M Moritsch, Austin J Gallagher, S David Harris, Wells Howe, Chuancheng Fu, Tadzio Bervoets, Carlos M Duarte

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Monica M MoritschBeneath The Waves, 3 Austin St., PO Box 290036, Boston, MA, 02129, USA. monica@beneaththewaves.org.

Austin J GallagherBeneath The Waves, 3 Austin St., PO Box 290036, Boston, MA, 02129, USA.

S David HarrisBeneath The Waves, 3 Austin St., PO Box 290036, Boston, MA, 02129, USA.

Wells HoweBeneath The Waves, 3 Austin St., PO Box 290036, Boston, MA, 02129, USA.

Chuancheng FuMarine Science Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Tadzio BervoetsCaribbean Biodiversity Fund, Nassau, The Bahamas.

Carlos M DuarteMarine Science Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Seagrass sediments accumulate high amounts of organic carbon, but they are threatened by human activities and their global extent continues to shrink. Simultaneously, there is interest in including seagrass carbon accumulation in countries' Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). We used the InVEST Coastal Blue Carbon Model to estimate sediment organic carbon (SOC) accumulation over 100 years in seagrass of the Bahama Banks, the world's largest seagrass meadow. Using seagrass maps and sediment core measurements, we modeled SOC accumulation in two scenarios: (1) 1% seagrass area loss per year, the Business As Usual scenario (BAU); (2) restoration of seagrass extent to that of 30 years prior by 2120, meeting the goals of the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework. With a conservative initial seagrass extent, by 2120, the SOC accumulation was 90.6 Mt CO

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CarbonCarbon CycleBiodiversityConservation of Natural ResourcesEcosystemGeologic SedimentsCarbonBlue carbonCarbon accumulationClimate changeInVESTNatural climate solutionsSeagrass

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PMID40379867

DOI10.1038/s41598-025-01993-1

PMCPMC12084626

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