The role of reactive iron in long-term carbon sequestration in mangrove sediments

• Main Authors: Dicen, Gerald P, Navarrete, Ian A, Rallos, Roland V, Salmo, Severino G, III, Garcia, Ma. Carmela A
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/es-faculty-pubs/2; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11368-018-2051-y#Abs1
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Purpose Despite occupying only 0.5% of the global coastal ocean, mangroves play a disproportionately large role in the capture and retention of atmospheric carbon dioxide as organic carbon (OC) in its sediments. However, the capacity of mangrove sediments to store high amounts of OC has never been e...