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dc.contributor.authorDiesing, Markus
dc.contributor.authorParadis, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Henning
dc.contributor.authorThorsnes, Terje
dc.contributor.authorBjarnadóttir, Lilja Rún
dc.contributor.authorKnies, Jochen Manfred
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-20T12:40:18Z
dc.date.available2024-08-20T12:40:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-15
dc.description.abstractThe role of continental margin sediments in the carbon cycle and the associated management potential for climate mitigation are currently poorly understood. Previous work has indicated that margin sediments store significant amounts of organic carbon, but few studies have quantified the rates at which organic carbon is accumulated. Here, we use machine learning to make spatial predictions of the organic carbon stocks and accumulation rates of sediments on the Norwegian continental margin. We show that surface sediments (upper 10 cm) store 814 Tg and accumulate 6 Tg yr−1 of organic carbon. Shelf-incised glacial troughs account for 39% of the stocks and 48% of the accumulation, with the main accumulation hotspot located in the Skagerrak. Continental margin sediments accumulate organic carbon at scales much larger than vegetated coastal ecosystems in Norway because of their larger extent. Future studies should explore to what extent management interventions could increase accumulation rates, e.g., by minimising anthropogenic disturbance of seafloor sediments.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDiesing, Paradis, Jensen, Thorsnes, Bjarnadóttir, Knies. Glacial troughs as centres of organic carbon accumulation on the Norwegian continental margin. Communications Earth & Environment. 2024;5(327)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2280329
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s43247-024-01502-8
dc.identifier.issn2662-4435
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/34299
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.relation.journalCommunications Earth & Environment
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 332635en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleGlacial troughs as centres of organic carbon accumulation on the Norwegian continental marginen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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