High-Resolution Mapping of Seagrass Biomass Dynamics Suggests Differential Response of Seagrasses to Fluctuating Environments

• Published in: Diversity (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 11; p. 999
• Main Authors: Chen, Kuan-Yu, Lin, Hsing-Juh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Biomass; biomass–density model; Carbon; Carbon cycle; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Decomposition; Dominant species; Drought; Dry season; Ecosystems; efficiency of space occupation; Environment; Environmental aspects; Flow velocity; Geographical distribution; Halodule uninervis; High resolution; Laboratories; Mapping; Nutrients; Periphyton; Plant biomass; Precipitation; Rain; Rainy season; Salinity; Sea grasses; Sea level; Sea level rise; Seagrasses; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Sediments; Soil erosion; Summer; Testing; Thalassia hemprichii; Vegetation mapping; Velocity; Winter; Taiwan

Seagrass beds are major blue carbon ecosystems. Climate change-associated factors may change the seagrass community and affect the capacity of carbon sequestration. To explore the possible effects of warming, higher precipitation levels and/or sea level rise on seagrasses, the spatial and seasonal d...