Fig. 4: Fates of mangrove and saltmarsh production are dominated by inorganic carbon export. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Fates of mangrove and saltmarsh production are dominated by inorganic carbon export.

From: Carbonate chemistry and carbon sequestration driven by inorganic carbon outwelling from mangroves and saltmarshes

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However, a mangrove and b saltmarsh carbon budgets (net primary production (NPP) minus major carbon fates) remain unbalanced (Supplementary Table 5). Pie charts are based on median values. Using averages would close carbon budgets, but averages are unlikely to be representative of the skewed dataset with clear outliers. The values for burial rates6, aquatic CO2 outgassing, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and particulate organic carbon (POC) outwelling rates47 were retrieved from the literature. Our new dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) outwelling estimates are based on Supplementary Table 4.

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