Seagrass biomass and sediment carbon in conserved and disturbed seascape

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeli Gabrielle B. Reyes ◽  
Ma. Camille S. Vergara ◽  
Ariel C. Blanco ◽  
Severino G. Salmo
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-295
Author(s):  
Kiki Pebli Ningrum ◽  
Hadi Endrawati ◽  
Ita Riniatsih

ABSTRAK : Emisi gas CO2 berkontribusi tinggi terhadap pemanasan global. Karbon merupakan unsur yang berasal dari pengikatan CO2 oleh tumbuhan melalui fotosintesis. Hutan mengalami penurunan sehingga sektor laut perlu di berdayakan. Kemampuan lamun mengikat karbon dikenal sebagai blue carbon. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui estimasi karbon ekosistem lamun di Perairan Alang – Alang dan Perairan Pancuran Pulau Karimunjawa, sehingga dapat mengurangi pemanasan global. Metode penelitian di lapangan yaitu metode SeagrassWatch dan di laboratorium yaitu Metode Loss of Ignition (LOI). Hasil spesies lamun di lokasi penelitian yaitu Thalassia hemprichii, Enhalus acoroides, Cymodocea rotundata, Cymodocea serrulata, Halodule ovalis, dan Halodule uninervis. Kerapatan lamun pada Lokasi 1 berkisar 84,00 tgk/m2 – 202,91 tgk/m2 dan pada Lokasi 2 berkisar 105,09 tgk/m2 – 285,09 tgk/m2. Biomassa lamun terbesar pada Lokasi 1 yaitu Enhalus acoroides dengan nilai 1811,38 gbk/m2 dan biomassa lamun terkecil Cymodocea rotundata dengan nilai 25,72 gbk/m2. Biomassa lamun terbesar pada Lokasi 2 yaitu Enhalus acoroides dengan nilai 733,20 gbk/m2 dan biomassa lamun terkecil Halodule uninervis dengan nilai 0,47 gbk/m2. Karbon lamun terbesar pada Lokasi 1 yaitu Enhalus acoroides dengan nilai 35.538,12 gC/m2, dan terkecil Cymodocea rotundata dengan nilai 473,24 gC/m2. Karbon lamun terbesar pada Lokasi 2 yaitu Thalassia hemprichii dengan nilai 14.309,39 gC/m2 dan terkecil Halodule uninervis dengan nilai 5,80 gC/m2. Karbon sedimen pada Lokasi 1 berkisar 1,581 gC/m2 – 1,871 gC/m2 dan Lokasi 2 berkisar 0,841 gC/m2– 1,45 gC/m2. Kandungan terbesar karbon terdapat pada bagian bawah substrat, karena bagian atas substrat karbon mudah hilang oleh faktor lingkungan (gelombang, arus, dan ulah manusia), sedangkan pada bawah substrat karbon terakumulasi baik. ABSTRACT: CO2 contribute high to global warming. Carbon is an element derived from binding of CO2 by plants through photosynthesis. Forests have declined so the marine sector (blue carbon) needs to be priority. The purpose this study was to determine the carbon seagrass ecosystem estimation in Alang - Alang and Pancuran Waters Karimunjawa Island, so can to reduce global warming. The research method in the field is SeagrassWatch method and in the laboratory is Loss of Ignition Method. The results species at location were Thalassia hemprichii, Enhalus acoroides, Cymodocea rotundata, Cymodocea serrulata, Halodule ovalis, and Halodule uninervis. The density  seagrass  Location  1 is  84.00-202.91 tgk/m2  and Location  2 is 105.09-285.09 tgk/m2. The largest seagrass biomass at Location 1 is Enhalus acoroides with a value 1811.38 gbk/m2 and the smallest  seagrass biomass  Cymodocea rotundata  with a value 25.72 gbk/m2. The largest seagrass biomass at Location 2 is Enhalus acoroides with a value 733.20 gbk/m2 and the smallest seagrass biomass Halodule uninervis with a value 0.47 gbk/m2. The biggest seagrass carbon at Location 1 is Enhalus acoroides with a value 35,538.12 gC/m2, and the smallest Cymodocea rotundata with a value 473.24 gC/m2. The biggest seagrass carbon at Location 2 is Thalassia hemprichii with a value 14,309.39 gC/m2 and the smallest Halodule uninervis with a value 5.80 gC/m2. Sediment carbon at Location 1 1.581-1.871 gC/m2 and Location 2 0.841-1.45 gC/m2. The largest carbon content in bellow substrate, because on above substrate easily lost by environmental factors, while in the bellow substrate carbon accumulates well.


2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-438
Author(s):  
Jimena Samper-Villarreal ◽  
Jorge Cortés

AbstractSeagrass conservation and management requires scientific understanding of spatial and temporal variability, information that is currently limited for the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP). Here, we analysed seagrass presence based on previous reports, herbarium collections and stakeholder knowledge, combined with field characterization in Golfo Dulce, southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Seagrasses were found at multiple locations along a narrow border close to shore and in up to 6 m depth within Golfo Dulce, dating back to 1969. Two seagrass species were found, Halophila baillonii and Halodule beaudettei. Seagrass biomass values for Golfo Dulce (12.0 ± 8.5 g DW m−2) were lower and water nutrient concentrations were higher than previously reported in the gulf. Shoot density (1513 ± 767 shoots m−2) was similar to previous reports. Stable isotope values in seagrass were −11.3 ± 1.0‰ δ13C and 1.2 ± 0.9‰ δ15N; while those in sediments were −26.1 ± 1.3 and 2.5 ± 0.9‰. In Golfo Dulce, isotopic values of both seagrass species do not overlap with other known primary producers. Management strategies should aim to minimize known seagrass stressors, protect potential seagrass habitat, and take into account the dynamic life strategies of the two seagrass species found.


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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Per‐Olav Moksnes ◽  
Maria Emilia Röhr ◽  
Marianne Holmer ◽  
Johan S. Eklöf ◽  
Louise Eriander ◽  
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Danielle Whitlock ◽  
Luna Milatovic ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (12) ◽  
pp. 2918-2934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Jankowska ◽  
Loïc N. Michel ◽  
Agata Zaborska ◽  
Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Wei Zhang ◽  
Hong-Po Dong ◽  
Li-Jun Hou ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Ya-Fei Ou ◽  
...  

AbstractAsgard archaea are widely distributed in anaerobic environments. Previous studies revealed the potential capability of Asgard archaea to utilize various organic substrates including proteins, carbohydrates, fatty acids, amino acids and hydrocarbons, suggesting that Asgard archaea play an important role in sediment carbon cycling. Here, we describe a previously unrecognized archaeal phylum, Hermodarchaeota, affiliated with the Asgard superphylum. The genomes of these archaea were recovered from metagenomes generated from mangrove sediments, and were found to encode alkyl/benzyl-succinate synthases and their activating enzymes that are similar to those identified in alkane-degrading sulfate-reducing bacteria. Hermodarchaeota also encode enzymes potentially involved in alkyl-coenzyme A and benzoyl-coenzyme A oxidation, the Wood–Ljungdahl pathway and nitrate reduction. These results indicate that members of this phylum have the potential to strictly anaerobically degrade alkanes and aromatic compounds, coupling the reduction of nitrate. By screening Sequence Read Archive, additional genes encoding 16S rRNA and alkyl/benzyl-succinate synthases analogous to those in Hermodarchaeota were identified in metagenomic datasets from a wide range of marine and freshwater sediments. These findings suggest that Asgard archaea capable of degrading alkanes and aromatics via formation of alkyl/benzyl-substituted succinates are ubiquitous in sediments.


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