Martin Dahl
martin-dahl.bsky.social
Martin Dahl
@martin-dahl.bsky.social
Marine ecologist working with blue carbon and paleoecology
New paper out today 🥳. We used a seagrass sediment record to reconstruct more than 3000 years of mercury contamination in Western Australia.

Read all about it here 👇

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Lack of increase in mercury contamination in coastal Western Australia since European settlement
Current knowledge of long-term mercury (Hg) deposition is predominantly based on studies from the Northern Hemisphere, leading to a geographical bias …
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August 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Reposted by Martin Dahl
Blir gäddor i fredningsområden mindre skygga, och hur påverkar detta isf ekosystemet i grunda havsvikar? Detta studerar doktorand Emil Kraft och masterstudent Alexander nu i sommar, vilket uppmärksammades av @svtnyheter.bsky.social : www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Se gäddan skrämma andra fiskar – kan öppna upp igenväxta vikar
”Skräckekologi” kan bromsa övergödningens effekter • Forskare undersöker fiskefredade vikar
www.svt.se
August 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New paper out, led by @nicolerfoster.bsky.social, assessing patterns and drivers of seagrass biomass, productivity and biometrics globally. Read more here 👇.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Global Patterns and Drivers of Seagrass Biomass, Net Primary Production and Meadow Structure
Aim We decipher global patterns in seagrass growth and structure to advance seagrass science, facilitate multidisciplinary research, and promote effective management strategies and policy developmen...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Reposted by Martin Dahl
"American science has no need to be "Restored" to a "Gold Standard:" American science has already set the "Gold Standard" for scientific research and publishing for over 80 years."

Read the full Editorial by the #AGUPubs Editors-in-Chief: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

#GoldStandardScience
The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America
This EO is an unconstitutional attempt to censor and punish U.S. scientists for publishing science that doesn't fit a political agenda This misleading and false misrepresentation of U.S. scientif...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Reposted by Martin Dahl
A new global analysis reveals that if we allow seagrass decline to continue unchecked, as much as 1,154 Tg of Carbon Dioxide could be released back into the atmosphere from meadows at risk, accelerating the climate crisis we are trying to prevent.

Explore the research here: ow.ly/WpQM50VPQpG
Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss - Nature Communications
Johannes Krause et al. synthesized seagrass carbon stock data from 2700+ soil cores to find that they vary by plant functional group and coastal setting, indicating where conservation efforts would mo...
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May 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
New paper led by Johannes Krause out in @natcomms.nature.com. Here we assessed global seagrass carbon stocks and with new global median values being 27% lower than previous global estimates. We also estimated CO2 emissions following sesgrass loss. Read more 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss - Nature Communications
Johannes Krause et al. synthesized seagrass carbon stock data from 2700+ soil cores to find that they vary by plant functional group and coastal setting, indicating where conservation efforts would mo...
www.nature.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Reposted by Martin Dahl
🔬🌍 An international team, led by a researcher from #CEAB @csic_es, has explored how seagrasses have been used throughout history! 🌱🌊

📜 Did you know they were already in use during the Paleolithic? 🔙🦣 Dive into this fascinating study! 👇
www.ceab.csic.es/en/les-evide...
The Oldest Evidence of Human Use of Seagrasses Dates Back 180,000 Years | CEAB
An international research team, led by a researcher from CEAB-CSIC, has reviewed the accumulated scientific knowledge from various disciplines on the uses of seagrasses worldwide throughout history. T...
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April 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
New paper led by Sofia Wikström @ostersjocentrum.bsky.social showed that coastal morphology is more important than vegetation for carbon and nitrogen storage in shallow coastal bays in the Baltic Sea www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Influence of landscape characteristics and submerged aquatic vegetation on sediment carbon and nitrogen storage in shallow brackish water habitats - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Influence of landscape characteristics and submerged aquatic vegetation on sediment carbon and nitrogen storage in shallow brackish water habitats
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March 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Reposted by Martin Dahl
Havets kustzoner pekas ut som viktiga naturliga kolsänkor globalt, särskilt områden med växtlighet som sjögräsängar och mangrove. I bräckta kustmiljöer vet vi desto mindre om kolinlagring, men en ny studie visar nu att även grunda, avsnörda Östersjövikar är betydande sänkor för både kol och näring.
Skyddade vikar är viktiga kolsänkor i Östersjön - Stockholms universitets Östersjöcentrum
Havets kustzoner pekas ut som viktiga naturliga kolsänkor globalt, i synnerhet livsmiljöer med riklig växtlighet som sjögräsängar och mangroveområden. I bräckta kustmiljöer som Östersjön är kunskapen ...
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March 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
New paper out in @cp-oneearth.bsky.social. Here we reviewed common practices in blue carbon research and estimated uncertainties linked to different methods. We provide recommendations for 14 practices that can be improved to strenghten blue carbon science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Recommendations for strengthening blue carbon science
Blue carbon (BC) habitats (e.g., mangroves, tidal marshes, and seagrasses) are important CO2 sinks but are among the most threatened ecosystems on Ear…
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February 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New paper out! We used lipid biomarkers to trace seagrass-derived organic carbon in eelgrass sediments and found a clear correlation between high carbon storage and seagrass presence. Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evaluating seagrass lipid biomarkers as indicator for organic carbon provenance and storage capacity in Zostera marina (L.) sediments
Seagrass meadows are vital blue carbon habitats, with sedimentary organic carbon (OC) originating from both the seagrass itself and external sources. …
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January 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM