Blain et al. (2021): Coastal darkening substantially limits the contribution of kelp to coastal carbon cycles
Caitlin O. Blain, Sandra Christine Hansen, Nick T. Shears IN: Global Change Biology 27 (21) (2021), 5547-5563; https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15837
Macroalgal-dominated habitats are rapidly gaining recognition as important contributors to marine carbon cycles and sequestration. Despite this recognition, relatively little is known about the production and fate of carbon originating from these highly productive ecosystems, or how anthropogenic- and climate-related stressors affect the role of macroalgae in marine carbon cycles. Here, we examine the impact of increasing turbidity on carbon storage, fixation and loss in southern hemisphere kelp forests.