Assessing the Effects of Ocean Warming and Acidification on the Seagrass Thalassia hemprichii

• Published in: Journal of marine science and engineering Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 714
• Main Authors: Liu, Pi-Jen, Chang, Hong-Fong, Mayfield, Anderson B., Lin, Hsing-Juh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Acidification; Biomass; Carbon content; Carbon dioxide; Carbon sequestration; carbon sink; Carbon sinks; Climate change; Coral reefs; Global climate; global climate change; Growth rate; High temperature; High temperature effects; Leaves; Light; Marine ecosystems; marine productivity; mesocosm; Mesocosms; Metabolism; Ocean acidification; Ocean temperature; Ocean warming; Photosystem II; Productivity; Sea grasses; seagrass; Seawater; Sediments; Temperature; Thalassia hemprichii; Trends; Tropical climate; Germany; Taiwan

Seagrass beds serve as important carbon sinks, and it is thought that increasing the quantity and quality of such sinks could help to slow the rate of global climate change. Therefore, it will be important to (1) gain a better understanding of seagrass bed metabolism and (2) document how these high-...