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Seaweed carbon removal cannot keep up with climate-driven loss

by Karen Filbee-Dexter, Albert Pessarrodona, Kira A. In this Essay, we show that climate-induced seaweed forest loss is eroding their carbon sink capacity three to four orders of magnitude (1,000–10,000×) faster than it can currently be restored or recovered through active interventions.

Seaweed carbon removal cannot keep up with climate-driven loss

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In this Essay, we show that climate-induced seaweed forest loss is eroding their carbon sink capacity three to four orders of magnitude (1,000–10,000×) faster than it can currently be restored or recovered...

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by Karen Filbee-Dexter, Albert Pessarrodona, Kira A. In this Essay, we show that climate-induced seaweed forest loss is eroding their carbon sink capacity three to four orders of magnitude (1,000–10,000×) faster than it can currently be restored or recovered through active interventions.

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