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Researchers find that the global carbon pool in seagrass beds is as much as 19.9B metric tons

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MAY 23, 2012

Per unit area, seagrass meadows can store up to twice as much carbon as the world’s temperate and tropical forests, according to a paper this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. The paper, “Seagrass Ecosystems as a Globally Significant Carbon Stock,” is the first global analysis of carbon stored in seagrasses.

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Study Finds East Siberian Arctic Shelf Showing Instability and Widespread Venting of the GHG Methane; Releases May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated

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MARCH 5, 2010

seismic image showing gas charged sediments and gas release from the bottom. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide. When the organic material (which contains carbon) stored in permafrost thaws, it begins to decompose and, under anaerobic conditions, gradually releases methane.

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Researchers find that the global carbon pool in seagrass beds is as much as 19.9B metric tons

Study Finds East Siberian Arctic Shelf Showing Instability and Widespread Venting of the GHG Methane; Releases May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated

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