• Episodic arctic CO2 limitation in the west svalbard shelf 

      Sanz-Martín, Marina; Chierici, Melissa; Mesa, Elena; Carrillo-de-Albornoz, Paloma; Delgado-Huertas, Antonio; Agusti, Susana; Reigstad, Marit; Kristiansen, Svein; Wassmann, Paul; Duarte, Carlos M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The European Sector of the Arctic Ocean is characterized by low CO2 concentrations in seawater during spring and summer, largely due to strong biological uptake driven by extensive plankton blooms in spring. The spring ...
    • Global estimates of the extent and production of macroalgal forests 

      Duarte, Carlos M.; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Hancke, Kasper; Gundersen, Hege; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Pedersen, Morten Foldager; Middelburg, J.J.; Burrows, Michael T.; Krumhansl, Kira A.; Wernberg, Thomas; Moore, Pippa J.; Pessarrodona, Albert; Ørberg, Sarah; Pinto, Isabel Sousa; Assis, Jorge; Queirós, Ana M.; Smale, Dan A; Bekkby, Trine; Serrão, Ester A.; Krause-Jensen, Dorte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Macroalgal habitats are believed to be the most extensive and productive of all coastal vegetated ecosystems. In stark contrast to the growing attention on their contribution to carbon export and sequestration, understanding ...
    • Global plastic pollution observation system to aid policy 

      Bank, Michael; Swarzenski, Peter W.; Duarte, Carlos M.; Rillig, Matthias C.; Koelmans, Albert A.; Metian, Marc; Wright, Stephanie; Provenche, Jennifer F.; Sanden, Monica; Jordaan, Adrian; Wagner, Martin; Thiel, Martin; Ok, Yong Sik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges and has received commensurate widespread attention. Although it is a top priority for policymakers and scientists alike, the knowledge required ...
    • Global seaweed productivity 

      Pessarrodona, Albert; Assis, Jorge; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Burrows, Michael T.; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Duarte, Carlos M.; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Moore, Pippa J.; Smale, Dan A.; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The magnitude and distribution of net primary production (NPP) in the coastal ocean remains poorly constrained, particularly for shallow marine vegetation. Here, using a compilation of in situ annual NPP measurements across ...
    • Global seaweed productivity 

      Pessarrodona, Albert; Assis, Jorge; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Burrows, Michael T.; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Duarte, Carlos M.; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Moore, Pippa J.; Smale, Dan A.; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The magnitude and distribution of net primary production (NPP) in the coastal ocean remains poorly constrained, particularly for shallow marine vegetation. Here, using a compilation of in situ annual NPP measurements across ...
    • Imprint of Climate Change on Pan-Arctic Marine Vegetation 

      Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Archambault, Philippe; Assis, Jorge; Bartsch, Inka; Bischof, Kai; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Dunton, Kenneth H.; Maximova, Olga; Ragnarsdóttir, Sunna Björk; Sejr, Mikael K; Simakova, Uliana; Spiridonov, Vassily; Wegeberg, Susse; Winding, Mie H. S.; Duarte, Carlos M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The Arctic climate is changing rapidly. The warming and resultant longer open water periods suggest a potential for expansion of marine vegetation along the vast Arctic coastline. We compiled and reviewed the scattered ...
    • Operationalizing marketable blue carbon 

      Macreadie, Peter I.; Robertson, Alistar I.; Spinks, Bernadette; Adams, Matthew P.; Atchison, Jennifer M.; Bell-James, Justine; Bryan, Brett A.; Chu, Long; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Drake, Lauren; Duarte, Carlos M.; Friess, Daniel A.; Gonzalez, Felipe; Grafton, R. Quentin; Helmstedt, Kate J.; Kaebernick, Melanie; Kelleway, Jeffrey; Kendrick, Gary A.; Kennedy, Hilary; Lovelock, Catherine E.; Megonigal, J. Patrick; Maher, Damien T.; Pidgeon, Emily; Rogers, Abbie A.; Sturgiss, Rob; Trevathan-Tackett, Stacey M.; Wartman, Melissa; Wilson, Kerrie A.; Rogers, Kerrylee (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The global carbon sequestration and avoided emissions potentially achieved via blue carbon is high (∼3% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions); however, it is limited by multidisciplinary and interacting uncertainties ...
    • Potential role of seaweeds in climate change mitigation 

      Ross, Finnley W.R.; Boyd, Philip W.; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Watanabe, Kenta; Ortega, Alejandra; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Lovelock, Catherine; Sondak, Calvyn F.A.; Bach, Lennart T.; Duarte, Carlos M.; Serrano, Oscar; Beardall, John; Tarbuck, Patrick; Macreadie, Peter I. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Seaweed (macroalgae) has attracted attention globally given its potential for climate change mitigation. A topical and contentious question is: Can seaweeds' contribution to climate change mitigation be enhanced at globally ...
    • Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows 

      de los Santos, Carmen B; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Alcoverro, Teresa; Marba, Núria; Duarte, Carlos M.; van Katwijk, Marieke M; Perez, Marta; Romero, Javier; Sanchez-Lizaso, Jose L; Roca, Guillem; Jankowska, Emilia; Perez-Llorens, Jose Lucas; Fournier, Jérôme; Montefalcone, Monica; Pergent, Gerard; Ruiz, Juan M; Cabaco, Susana; Cook, Kevan; Wilkes, Robert J; Moy, Frithjof Emil; Trayter, Gregori Munoz-Ramos; Arano, Xavier Seglar; de Jong, Dick J; Fernandez-Torquemada, Yolanda; Auby, Isabelle; Vergara, Juan J; Santos, Rui (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Seagrass meadows, key ecosystems supporting fisheries, carbon sequestration and coastal protection, are globally threatened. In Europe, loss and recovery of seagrasses are reported, but the changes in extent and density ...
    • Seaweed forests are carbon sinks that may help mitigate CO2 emissions: a comment on Gallagher et al. (2022) 

      Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Pessarrodona, Albert; Duarte, Carlos M.; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Hancke, Kasper; Smale, Daniel; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Recently, Gallagher et al. (2022) suggested that seaweed ecosystems are net heterotrophic carbon sources due to CO2 released from the consumption of external subsidies. Here we outline several flaws in their argument, which ...