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Blue Carbon & Blue Carbon Initiative

Blue carbon refers to the carbon captured by living organisms in oceans and stored in the form of biomass and sediments from mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. The International Blue Carbon Initiative is a coordinated, global program focused on mitigating climate change through the conservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems. The Blue Carbon Initiative focuses ..

Topics: Aquatic ecology • Biological oceanography • Blue carbon • Carbon capture and sequestration • Chemical oceanography • Ecosystems • Mangrove • Marine ecosystem • Nature • Oceanography • Physical geography • Seagrass

Underwater Robot gives rare glimpse beneath Antarctic sea ice

Remotely Operated Vehicle sent down by scientists of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has captured a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice through a small hole drilled in the ice. It also recorded the acidity, oxygen, salinity and temperature of the seawater in the area. The footage captured by the robot reveals a productive, ..

Topics: Aquatic ecology • Carbon dioxide • Chemical oceanography • Climate forcing agents • Greenhouse gases • Ocean • Ocean acidification • Oceanography • Physical geography • Physical sciences • Salinity • Sea