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BLUE CARBON SINK [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Oceanography
CONT

The ocean's vegetated habitats, in particular mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses, are earth's blue carbon sinks and account for more than 50%, perhaps as much as 71%, of all carbon storage in ocean sediments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Océanographie
CONT

Les puits de carbone bleu. Les dépôts organiques dans les marais salants et les prairies sous-marines [...] en Méditerranée sont un exemple exceptionnel de puits de carbone naturel, car ils réduisent considérablement les effets nocifs des émissions de carbone d'origine humaine [grâce au captage et au stockage d'une] partie de l'excédent de dioxyde de carbone (CO2).

Spanish

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