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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.
2026
Priority questions for the next decade of blue carbon science
Macreadie, P.I. et al. (2026), Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, this paper identifies the most pressing research and implementation priorities for advancing blue carbon science over the next decade. Drawing on the expertise of 28 international specialists, the authors outline ten priority questions focused on improving the conservation, restoration, measurement, governance and financing of blue carbon ecosystems, including seagrasses, mangroves and tidal marshes. Key themes include supporting coastal livelihoods, integrating traditional ecological knowledge, developing cost-effective restoration methods, improving greenhouse gas accounting, and harnessing emerging technologies such as remote sensing and machine learning.
2022
Operationalizing marketable blue carbon
Macreadie, P. et al. (2022), One Earth, Volume 5, Issue 5: 485-492
Blue Carbon
2022
The Evolution of Blue Carbon Science
Duarte de Paula Costa, M. et al. (2022), Wetlands 42, 109
2022
Integrating blue: How do we make nationally determined contributions work for both blue carbon and local coastal communities
Dencer-Brown, A.M. et. al, (2022) Ambio, 51:1978–1993
2021
Quantification of blue carbon in seagrass ecosystems of Southeast Asia and their potential for climate change mitigation
Stankovic, M. et al. (2021), Science of the Total Environment. 156858.
2021
A question of standards: Adapting carbon and other PES markets to work for community seagrass conservation
Shilland, R. et al. (2021), Marine Policy, 129 (30)
2015
Carbon Storage in Seagrass Beds of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Campbell, J. et al. (2015), Estuaries and Coasts. Vol. 38 (242-251)