Table 1 Database summary and comparison to previous estimates
From: Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss
Study | Mean ± SE | Median (interquartile range) | n | ||
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Soil properties | Dry bulk density (g cm-3) | This study | 1.1 ± 0.0 | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) | 18,436 |
Fourqurean et al.5 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 0.9 | 2484 | ||
% Corg | This study | 1.3 ± 0.0 | 0.7 (0.3−1.6) | 18,658 | |
Fourqurean et al.5 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 1.4 | 3561 | ||
Soil Corg stock (Mg Corg ha−1) | 30 cm; Including predicted | This study | 37.7 ± 1.1 | 24.2 (12.4–44.9) | 2171 |
30 cm; Measured only | This study | 41.1 ± 1.8 | 27.54 (15.8–47.2) | 1022 | |
Kennedy et al.16 | 33.5 ± 1.2 | 23.1 | 576 | ||
Fourqurean et al.5 | 36.8 ± 1.7 | 33.2 (23.1–45.6) | 183 | ||
1 m; Including predicted | This study | 120.8 ± 3.5 | 77.6 (41.9−139.7) | 1625 | |
Fourqurean et al.5 | 165.6 | 139.7 | 219 | ||
IPCC26 | 108 (84−139) | 89 | |||
1 m; Measured only | This study | 194.3 ± 13.4 | 145 (62.2−263.7) | 227 | |
Fourqurean et al.5 | 329.5 ± 55.9 | 173.3 | 41 |