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Titre :	Organic carbon in seagrass sediments is influenced by seagrass canopy complexity, turbidity, wave height, and water depth
Auteurs :	Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Auteur ; Catherine E. Lovelock, Auteur ; Megan I. Saunders, Auteur ; Chris Roelfsema, Auteur ; Peter J. Mumby, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Limnology and Oceanography (61(3) MAY 2016)
Article en page(s) :	938-952
Résumé :	Seagrass meadows are important marine carbon sinks, yet they are threatened and declining worldwide. Seagrass management and conservation requires adequate understanding of the physical and biological factors determining carbon content in seagrass sediments. Here, we identified key factors that influence carbon content in seagrass meadows across several environmental gradients in Moreton Bay, SE Queensland. Sampling was conducted in two regions: (1) Canopy Complexity, 98 sites on the Eastern Banks, where seagrass canopy structure and species composition varied while turbidity was consistently low; and (2) Turbidity Gradient,

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