Rađenović Veselić et al. (2025): From sink to strategy: Sediments at the nexus of carbon sequestration and climate action
Dunja Rađenović Veselić, Nataša Slijepčević, Slaven Tenodi, Đorđe Pejin, Irina Jevrosimov, Tijana Marjanović Srebro and Dragana Tomašević Pilipović, IN: Earth-Science Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2025.105310
Sediments are far more than inert deposits beneath our waters, they are dynamic engines of the global carbon cycle. Acting as both long-term carbon vaults and, under disturbed conditions, potent sources of greenhouse gases, sediments hold immense yet underutilized potential in the fight against climate change. This review unpacks the complex mechanisms that govern carbon cycling in sediments, from source inputs and microbial transformations to vertical storage patterns and exchanges with the water column.