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Global carbon cycling on a heterogeneous seafloor

Global carbon cycling on a heterogeneous seafloor
Global carbon cycling on a heterogeneous seafloor
Diverse biological communities mediate the transformation, transport, and storage of elements fundamental to life on Earth, including carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. However, global biogeochemical model outcomes can vary by orders of magnitude, compromising capacity to project realistic ecosystem responses to planetary changes, including ocean productivity and climate. Here, we compare global carbon turnover rates estimated using models grounded in biological versus geochemical theory and argue that the turnover estimates based on each perspective yield divergent outcomes. Importantly, empirical studies that include sedimentary biological activity vary less than those that ignore it. Improving the relevance of model projections and reducing uncertainty associated with the anticipated consequences of global change requires reconciliation of these perspectives, enabling better societal decisions on mitigation and adaptation.
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Snelgrove, Paul V.R., Soetaert, Karline, Solan, Martin, Thrush, Simon, Wei, Chih-Lin, Danovaro, Roberto, Fulweiler, Robinson W., Kitazato, Hiroshi, Ingole, Baban, Norkko, Alf, Parkes, R. John and Volkenborn, Nils (2018) Global carbon cycling on a heterogeneous seafloor. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 33 (2), 96-105. (doi:10.1016/j.tree.2017.11.004).

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Diverse biological communities mediate the transformation, transport, and storage of elements fundamental to life on Earth, including carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. However, global biogeochemical model outcomes can vary by orders of magnitude, compromising capacity to project realistic ecosystem responses to planetary changes, including ocean productivity and climate. Here, we compare global carbon turnover rates estimated using models grounded in biological versus geochemical theory and argue that the turnover estimates based on each perspective yield divergent outcomes. Importantly, empirical studies that include sedimentary biological activity vary less than those that ignore it. Improving the relevance of model projections and reducing uncertainty associated with the anticipated consequences of global change requires reconciliation of these perspectives, enabling better societal decisions on mitigation and adaptation.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 April 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 December 2017
Published date: 1 February 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 417580
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/417580
ISSN: 0169-5347
PURE UUID: 882895f6-7191-4a6e-b498-695330015100
ORCID for Martin Solan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9924-5574

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Date deposited: 05 Feb 2018 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:59

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Author: Paul V.R. Snelgrove
Author: Karline Soetaert
Author: Martin Solan ORCID iD
Author: Simon Thrush
Author: Chih-Lin Wei
Author: Roberto Danovaro
Author: Robinson W. Fulweiler
Author: Hiroshi Kitazato
Author: Baban Ingole
Author: Alf Norkko
Author: R. John Parkes
Author: Nils Volkenborn

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