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2026
Integrating megafauna into blue carbon strategies: dugongs could enhance seagrass carbon storage
Schmitz, O.J., Almealla, R., and Nuwat for Environmental Research & Education (2026), Frontiers in Marine Science.
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science, this study investigates how dugongs can enhance the carbon storage potential of seagrass ecosystems. Using a carbon–nutrient cycling model applied to seagrass habitats in Bahrain, the authors found that dugong grazing and nutrient recycling can significantly increase seagrass productivity, ecosystem carbon balance, and sediment carbon storage. Results suggest that the presence of dugongs may more than double carbon capture and storage compared to areas without dugongs.
2023
Long-term persistence of large dugong groups in a conservation hotspot around Hawar Island, Kingdom of Bahrain
Project:
Community-Led Conservation Small-GrantsKhamis, A. et al. (2023), Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 1–14
2016
The State of Biodiversity in West Asia
UNEP (2016)
A mid-term review of progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Seagrass