CoastClim
@coastclim.bsky.social
The Centre for Coastal Ecosystem and Climate Change Research (CoastClim) evaluates the links between coastal biodiversity, carbon cycling, and climate feedbacks. A partnership between the University of Helsinki and Stockholm University. www.coastclim.org
🚨 New publication!
Federica Manca et al's network analyses show that marine macrophyte-animal associations can be highly structured and they are not random assemblages. Additionally, the key species bladderwrack is again showing how important it is!
👉 Read more: doi.org/10.3354/meps...
Federica Manca et al's network analyses show that marine macrophyte-animal associations can be highly structured and they are not random assemblages. Additionally, the key species bladderwrack is again showing how important it is!
👉 Read more: doi.org/10.3354/meps...
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🚨 New publication!
Federica Manca et al's network analyses show that marine macrophyte-animal associations can be highly structured and they are not random assemblages. Additionally, the key species bladderwrack is again showing how important it is!
👉 Read more: doi.org/10.3354/meps...
Federica Manca et al's network analyses show that marine macrophyte-animal associations can be highly structured and they are not random assemblages. Additionally, the key species bladderwrack is again showing how important it is!
👉 Read more: doi.org/10.3354/meps...
🚨 New publication!
@ivanrodil.bsky.social et al studied effects of different types of detritus on seafloor fauna and bacteria using traditional and eDNA approaches.
Despite some differences between the methods, some common trends were detected.
👉Check out the results: doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@ivanrodil.bsky.social et al studied effects of different types of detritus on seafloor fauna and bacteria using traditional and eDNA approaches.
Despite some differences between the methods, some common trends were detected.
👉Check out the results: doi.org/10.1007/s002...
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🚨 New publication!
@ivanrodil.bsky.social et al studied effects of different types of detritus on seafloor fauna and bacteria using traditional and eDNA approaches.
Despite some differences between the methods, some common trends were detected.
👉Check out the results: doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@ivanrodil.bsky.social et al studied effects of different types of detritus on seafloor fauna and bacteria using traditional and eDNA approaches.
Despite some differences between the methods, some common trends were detected.
👉Check out the results: doi.org/10.1007/s002...
🚨New publication
Thakur et al present the comprehensive atmospheric observatory @tvarminne.bsky.social.
Initial results: sea-air exchange of aerosol precursor gases, VOCs and CO2 at the coast are highly dynamic, influenced by meteorological and biological conditions.
hdl.handle.net/10138/602793
Thakur et al present the comprehensive atmospheric observatory @tvarminne.bsky.social.
Initial results: sea-air exchange of aerosol precursor gases, VOCs and CO2 at the coast are highly dynamic, influenced by meteorological and biological conditions.
hdl.handle.net/10138/602793
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨New publication
Thakur et al present the comprehensive atmospheric observatory @tvarminne.bsky.social.
Initial results: sea-air exchange of aerosol precursor gases, VOCs and CO2 at the coast are highly dynamic, influenced by meteorological and biological conditions.
hdl.handle.net/10138/602793
Thakur et al present the comprehensive atmospheric observatory @tvarminne.bsky.social.
Initial results: sea-air exchange of aerosol precursor gases, VOCs and CO2 at the coast are highly dynamic, influenced by meteorological and biological conditions.
hdl.handle.net/10138/602793
CoastClim's Newsletter 3/25 is out:
🌍 Mini-ecosystems help reveal the role of animals and plants in a warming climate
🌍 Two years of monitoring the fate of bladderwrack on the Baltic seafloor
🌍 Find all the latest scientific publications from CoastClim!
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/5758...
🌍 Mini-ecosystems help reveal the role of animals and plants in a warming climate
🌍 Two years of monitoring the fate of bladderwrack on the Baltic seafloor
🌍 Find all the latest scientific publications from CoastClim!
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/5758...
CoastClim News: Mini-ecosystems help reveal the role of animals and plants in a warming climate
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October 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
CoastClim's Newsletter 3/25 is out:
🌍 Mini-ecosystems help reveal the role of animals and plants in a warming climate
🌍 Two years of monitoring the fate of bladderwrack on the Baltic seafloor
🌍 Find all the latest scientific publications from CoastClim!
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/5758...
🌍 Mini-ecosystems help reveal the role of animals and plants in a warming climate
🌍 Two years of monitoring the fate of bladderwrack on the Baltic seafloor
🌍 Find all the latest scientific publications from CoastClim!
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/5758...
🚨New publication!!🚨
@roellammerant.bsky.social et al. show how variation in plant characteristics within sp. has a larger influence than earlier believed.
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
@cmgustafsson.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social @swikstrom.bsky.social
@roellammerant.bsky.social et al. show how variation in plant characteristics within sp. has a larger influence than earlier believed.
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
@cmgustafsson.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social @swikstrom.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🚨New publication!!🚨
@roellammerant.bsky.social et al. show how variation in plant characteristics within sp. has a larger influence than earlier believed.
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
@cmgustafsson.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social @swikstrom.bsky.social
@roellammerant.bsky.social et al. show how variation in plant characteristics within sp. has a larger influence than earlier believed.
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
@cmgustafsson.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social @swikstrom.bsky.social
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New generation of aquatic scientists getting inspired by Anna Villnäs on board of r/v Augusta ☺️ @helsinki.fi @coastclim.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
New generation of aquatic scientists getting inspired by Anna Villnäs on board of r/v Augusta ☺️ @helsinki.fi @coastclim.bsky.social
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Vad händer med upptag och utsläpp av växthusgaser när havens ekosystem störs? Detta är en fråga vi i sommar studerat på Askölaboratoriet, vilket nu uppmärksammats i bl.a. i Rapport: @svtnyheter.bsky.social : www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
@ostersjocentrum.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
@ostersjocentrum.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
Varmare klimat kan göra Östersjön till utsläppskälla
Forskare: ”Kan bidra till ökad uppvärmning”
www.svt.se
August 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Vad händer med upptag och utsläpp av växthusgaser när havens ekosystem störs? Detta är en fråga vi i sommar studerat på Askölaboratoriet, vilket nu uppmärksammats i bl.a. i Rapport: @svtnyheter.bsky.social : www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
@ostersjocentrum.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
@ostersjocentrum.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
🚨 New publication!
@catharinauth.bsky.social & @joriswiethase.bsky.social et al. show how phytoplankton communities change along environmental gradients and influence coastal carbon dynamics.
Article: doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
@tjardostoffers.bsky.social @planktola.bsky.social @eeroasmala.bsky.social
@catharinauth.bsky.social & @joriswiethase.bsky.social et al. show how phytoplankton communities change along environmental gradients and influence coastal carbon dynamics.
Article: doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
@tjardostoffers.bsky.social @planktola.bsky.social @eeroasmala.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🚨 New publication!
@catharinauth.bsky.social & @joriswiethase.bsky.social et al. show how phytoplankton communities change along environmental gradients and influence coastal carbon dynamics.
Article: doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
@tjardostoffers.bsky.social @planktola.bsky.social @eeroasmala.bsky.social
@catharinauth.bsky.social & @joriswiethase.bsky.social et al. show how phytoplankton communities change along environmental gradients and influence coastal carbon dynamics.
Article: doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
@tjardostoffers.bsky.social @planktola.bsky.social @eeroasmala.bsky.social
🚨 New publication!! 🚨
Read the review paper by Lydia White & @alfnorkko.bsky.social, on how to experimentally assess carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Read the review paper by Lydia White & @alfnorkko.bsky.social, on how to experimentally assess carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
A path towards appropriate degradation experiments for assessing carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae
We systematically reviewed literature on macroalgal degradation. To date, most degradation experiments are carried out in aquaria or shallow environments, span short timescales or rarely incorporate ...
doi.org
August 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🚨 New publication!! 🚨
Read the review paper by Lydia White & @alfnorkko.bsky.social, on how to experimentally assess carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Read the review paper by Lydia White & @alfnorkko.bsky.social, on how to experimentally assess carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
🚨 New publication!! 🚨
Roel Lammerant & Jenna Hölttä et al. show how environmental gradients affect functional structure and carbon storage of aquatic plant meadows.
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70327
@roellammerant.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @cmgustafsson.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social
Roel Lammerant & Jenna Hölttä et al. show how environmental gradients affect functional structure and carbon storage of aquatic plant meadows.
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70327
@roellammerant.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @cmgustafsson.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
🚨 New publication!! 🚨
Roel Lammerant & Jenna Hölttä et al. show how environmental gradients affect functional structure and carbon storage of aquatic plant meadows.
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70327
@roellammerant.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @cmgustafsson.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social
Roel Lammerant & Jenna Hölttä et al. show how environmental gradients affect functional structure and carbon storage of aquatic plant meadows.
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70327
@roellammerant.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @cmgustafsson.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social
CoastClim Newsletter:
🌍Field campaign in Ireland comparing BVOC emissions from Baltic and Atlantic plants and algae
🌍 Find interesting sea related events close to you this summer, e.g. Askö open house and the Baltic Sea day
Read and sign up for the newsletter at www.coastclim.org/news/
🌍Field campaign in Ireland comparing BVOC emissions from Baltic and Atlantic plants and algae
🌍 Find interesting sea related events close to you this summer, e.g. Askö open house and the Baltic Sea day
Read and sign up for the newsletter at www.coastclim.org/news/
June 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
CoastClim Newsletter:
🌍Field campaign in Ireland comparing BVOC emissions from Baltic and Atlantic plants and algae
🌍 Find interesting sea related events close to you this summer, e.g. Askö open house and the Baltic Sea day
Read and sign up for the newsletter at www.coastclim.org/news/
🌍Field campaign in Ireland comparing BVOC emissions from Baltic and Atlantic plants and algae
🌍 Find interesting sea related events close to you this summer, e.g. Askö open house and the Baltic Sea day
Read and sign up for the newsletter at www.coastclim.org/news/
Reposted by CoastClim
Ekologisk hållbarhet är en förutsättning för både ekonomiska och sociala värden – och måste sättas främst också i det kortsiktiga beslutsfattandet. Läs uppmaningen från @alfnorkko.bsky.social & Christoph Humborg @coastclim.bsky.social i @hbl.fi, med anledning av den pågående havskonferensen.
DEBATT: Finland och Sverige måste sätta ett friskt hav främst
Ekologisk hållbarhet är en förutsättning för ekonomiska och sociala värden i haven, skriver Alf Norkko och Christoph…
www.hbl.fi
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Ekologisk hållbarhet är en förutsättning för både ekonomiska och sociala värden – och måste sättas främst också i det kortsiktiga beslutsfattandet. Läs uppmaningen från @alfnorkko.bsky.social & Christoph Humborg @coastclim.bsky.social i @hbl.fi, med anledning av den pågående havskonferensen.
Reposted by CoastClim
Spent the month of May on the beautiful Irish west coast quantifying BVOC-emissions from marine algae and seagrass. Fruitful collaboration between @helsinki.fi, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, @coastclim.bsky.social.
@cmgustafsson.bsky.social
@mikaelehn.bsky.social
@ovadnevaite.bsky.social
@cmgustafsson.bsky.social
@mikaelehn.bsky.social
@ovadnevaite.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Spent the month of May on the beautiful Irish west coast quantifying BVOC-emissions from marine algae and seagrass. Fruitful collaboration between @helsinki.fi, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, @coastclim.bsky.social.
@cmgustafsson.bsky.social
@mikaelehn.bsky.social
@ovadnevaite.bsky.social
@cmgustafsson.bsky.social
@mikaelehn.bsky.social
@ovadnevaite.bsky.social
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Det är dags för Finland och Sverige att ta FNs havskonferens på allvar! @tvarminne.bsky.social @ostersjocentrum.bsky.social @coastclim.bsky.social @balticseacentre.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
www.hbl.fi/2025-06-07/f...
www.hbl.fi/2025-06-07/f...
DEBATT: Finland och Sverige måste sätta ett friskt hav främst
Ekologisk hållbarhet är en förutsättning för ekonomiska och sociala värden i haven, skriver Alf Norkko och Christoph…
www.hbl.fi
June 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Det är dags för Finland och Sverige att ta FNs havskonferens på allvar! @tvarminne.bsky.social @ostersjocentrum.bsky.social @coastclim.bsky.social @balticseacentre.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
www.hbl.fi/2025-06-07/f...
www.hbl.fi/2025-06-07/f...
New project:
Heatwave-driven rewiring of coastal food webs, led by @skortsch.bsky.social, had a productive kick-off meeting at @tvarminne.bsky.social.
They examine how marine heatwaves reshape food webs by integrating experiments, molecular tools, and food web modeling.
#Warming #FoodWebs #DNAtools
Heatwave-driven rewiring of coastal food webs, led by @skortsch.bsky.social, had a productive kick-off meeting at @tvarminne.bsky.social.
They examine how marine heatwaves reshape food webs by integrating experiments, molecular tools, and food web modeling.
#Warming #FoodWebs #DNAtools
June 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
New project:
Heatwave-driven rewiring of coastal food webs, led by @skortsch.bsky.social, had a productive kick-off meeting at @tvarminne.bsky.social.
They examine how marine heatwaves reshape food webs by integrating experiments, molecular tools, and food web modeling.
#Warming #FoodWebs #DNAtools
Heatwave-driven rewiring of coastal food webs, led by @skortsch.bsky.social, had a productive kick-off meeting at @tvarminne.bsky.social.
They examine how marine heatwaves reshape food webs by integrating experiments, molecular tools, and food web modeling.
#Warming #FoodWebs #DNAtools
Congratulations to Janina Pykäri for her award for the best presentation by an early-career researcher at the Baltic Sea Science Congress in Sopot! 🎉 Well done on disseminating the important work on the role of the seafloor animals in the carbon systems!
June 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Congratulations to Janina Pykäri for her award for the best presentation by an early-career researcher at the Baltic Sea Science Congress in Sopot! 🎉 Well done on disseminating the important work on the role of the seafloor animals in the carbon systems!
🚨 New Publication!! 🚨
The study by @cmgustafsson.bsky.social and collaborators from UWA found that the main biodiversity mechanism driving seagrass biomass stock is through dominance and co-existing species that show similarity in their functional traits.
The study by @cmgustafsson.bsky.social and collaborators from UWA found that the main biodiversity mechanism driving seagrass biomass stock is through dominance and co-existing species that show similarity in their functional traits.
Functional traits are moderate predictors of above‐ and below‐ground biomass in multispecies seagrass habitats
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
doi.org
April 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🚨 New Publication!! 🚨
The study by @cmgustafsson.bsky.social and collaborators from UWA found that the main biodiversity mechanism driving seagrass biomass stock is through dominance and co-existing species that show similarity in their functional traits.
The study by @cmgustafsson.bsky.social and collaborators from UWA found that the main biodiversity mechanism driving seagrass biomass stock is through dominance and co-existing species that show similarity in their functional traits.
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🚨New paper out!🚨We show that #MarineHeatwaves amplify benthic metabolism and solute fluxes utilizing new developed #Hotfloor system-an in situ heating experiment.
No major community shifts, but big functional changes! 🌊🔥
see here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
and the method here: doi.org/10.1002/lom3...
No major community shifts, but big functional changes! 🌊🔥
see here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
and the method here: doi.org/10.1002/lom3...
March 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🚨New paper out!🚨We show that #MarineHeatwaves amplify benthic metabolism and solute fluxes utilizing new developed #Hotfloor system-an in situ heating experiment.
No major community shifts, but big functional changes! 🌊🔥
see here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
and the method here: doi.org/10.1002/lom3...
No major community shifts, but big functional changes! 🌊🔥
see here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
and the method here: doi.org/10.1002/lom3...
🌏 Greenhouse gas emissions detected from degraded ecosystems in NZ.
🌍 Insights from ice diving course and invitation for next year’s edition.
🌍 Priorities for the UN Oceans Conference 2025.
+ More CC news, publications and events!
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🌍 Insights from ice diving course and invitation for next year’s edition.
🌍 Priorities for the UN Oceans Conference 2025.
+ More CC news, publications and events!
Subscribe to receive our newsletter in your inbox! lnkd.in/dSe696CG
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🌏 Greenhouse gas emissions detected from degraded ecosystems in NZ.
🌍 Insights from ice diving course and invitation for next year’s edition.
🌍 Priorities for the UN Oceans Conference 2025.
+ More CC news, publications and events!
Subscribe to receive our newsletter in your inbox! lnkd.in/dSe696CG
🌍 Insights from ice diving course and invitation for next year’s edition.
🌍 Priorities for the UN Oceans Conference 2025.
+ More CC news, publications and events!
Subscribe to receive our newsletter in your inbox! lnkd.in/dSe696CG
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NEW PhD thesis! Roel Lammerant will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Functional perspective on the role of macrophytes in the coastal carbon cycle across different temporal and spatial scales" on Friday 4.4 at 13:00 at Tvärminne Zoological Station.
Stream: helsinki.zoom.us/j/68659327422
Stream: helsinki.zoom.us/j/68659327422
March 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW PhD thesis! Roel Lammerant will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Functional perspective on the role of macrophytes in the coastal carbon cycle across different temporal and spatial scales" on Friday 4.4 at 13:00 at Tvärminne Zoological Station.
Stream: helsinki.zoom.us/j/68659327422
Stream: helsinki.zoom.us/j/68659327422
Are the Oceans Reaching Their Limit? Join the Discussion at #ACCCImpactWeek on April 22. Top researchers from CoastClim participate @alfnorkko.bsky.social and Anna Villnäs. Register by April 9, the event is free of charge.
March 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Are the Oceans Reaching Their Limit? Join the Discussion at #ACCCImpactWeek on April 22. Top researchers from CoastClim participate @alfnorkko.bsky.social and Anna Villnäs. Register by April 9, the event is free of charge.
Reposted by CoastClim
Coastal zones are identified as important natural carbon sinks globally, but in brackish environments like the Baltic Sea, knowledge of coastal carbon sequestration is limited.
This new study shows that shallow and partly enclosed Baltic bays are significant sinks for carbon and nutrients.
This new study shows that shallow and partly enclosed Baltic bays are significant sinks for carbon and nutrients.
Sheltered bays are significant carbon sinks in the Baltic Sea - Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre
Coastal zones are identified as important natural carbon sinks globally, especially habitats with abundant vegetation such as seagrass meadows and mangrove areas. In brackish environments like the Bal...
www.su.se
March 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Coastal zones are identified as important natural carbon sinks globally, but in brackish environments like the Baltic Sea, knowledge of coastal carbon sequestration is limited.
This new study shows that shallow and partly enclosed Baltic bays are significant sinks for carbon and nutrients.
This new study shows that shallow and partly enclosed Baltic bays are significant sinks for carbon and nutrients.
👉 Save the date! Itämeriluentoja 19.3. klo 16.30-17.30:
"Östersjöns ekosystem i snabb förändring”, professori Alf Norkko, TZS
“Itämeren mikromuoveista“, tutkimusprofessori Maiju Lehtiniemi, SYKE
Järjestäjä: Societas. Paikka: Tiedekulma Think Lounge.
helsinginyliopisto.etapahtuma.fi/Kalenteri/Su...
"Östersjöns ekosystem i snabb förändring”, professori Alf Norkko, TZS
“Itämeren mikromuoveista“, tutkimusprofessori Maiju Lehtiniemi, SYKE
Järjestäjä: Societas. Paikka: Tiedekulma Think Lounge.
helsinginyliopisto.etapahtuma.fi/Kalenteri/Su...
March 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
👉 Save the date! Itämeriluentoja 19.3. klo 16.30-17.30:
"Östersjöns ekosystem i snabb förändring”, professori Alf Norkko, TZS
“Itämeren mikromuoveista“, tutkimusprofessori Maiju Lehtiniemi, SYKE
Järjestäjä: Societas. Paikka: Tiedekulma Think Lounge.
helsinginyliopisto.etapahtuma.fi/Kalenteri/Su...
"Östersjöns ekosystem i snabb förändring”, professori Alf Norkko, TZS
“Itämeren mikromuoveista“, tutkimusprofessori Maiju Lehtiniemi, SYKE
Järjestäjä: Societas. Paikka: Tiedekulma Think Lounge.
helsinginyliopisto.etapahtuma.fi/Kalenteri/Su...
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Check out this BBC story, covering our first Polar scientific diving course run by Edd Stockdale at the Finnish Scientific Diving Academy in 2024, building capacity for collecting data to understand rapid changes in polar regions. @tvarminne.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'You look up and see light coming through': The divers venturing under the ice in the name of science
It is a world cut off from our own by thick blankets of floating ice, but some scientists are taking the plunge to learn how these frozen depths are changing.
www.bbc.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Check out this BBC story, covering our first Polar scientific diving course run by Edd Stockdale at the Finnish Scientific Diving Academy in 2024, building capacity for collecting data to understand rapid changes in polar regions. @tvarminne.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Read a news article written by our New Zealand collaborator Prof. Simon Thrush. He writes about the importance of the findings from the joint CoastClim- @aucklanduni.bsky.social field campaign that was conducted earlier this year.
NZ hopes to store carbon in marine ecosystems – but some are so degraded they’re already a source of emissions
Seagrass meadows, mangroves and kelp forests are carbon sinks. Restoring or protecting them addresses both biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.
theconversation.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Read a news article written by our New Zealand collaborator Prof. Simon Thrush. He writes about the importance of the findings from the joint CoastClim- @aucklanduni.bsky.social field campaign that was conducted earlier this year.