Cold-water coral mounds are effective carbon sinks in the western Mediterranean Sea

<p>Cold-water corals (CWCs) build biogenic structures, known as CWC mounds, that can store large amounts of carbon(ate). However, there is a lack of quantification studies on both recent as well as geological timescales, and knowledge is limited to the accumulation of carbonate (i.e. the inorg...

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Main Authors: L. Greiffenhagen, J. Titschack, C. Wienberg, H. Wang, D. Hebbeln
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2025-05-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/2201/2025/bg-22-2201-2025.pdf
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