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03 Nov 2026
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Blue carbon development and ecosystem services in oligotrophic environments: the case for a shallow coastal installation on the shelf off Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Barcelona 08003, Spain
Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra, Calle Martí i Franqués, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Enrique Isla
Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, Barcelona 08003, Spain
Isabelle Peeters
Underwater Gardens International, Calle París 207, 2° 1ª, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
Karima López
Innoceana, Calle El Picón, 47, 38687, Piedra Hincada, Tenerife, Spain
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Long-term ecological observations are key to assess, understand and predict impacts of environmental change on biotas. We present a multidisciplinary framework for such largely lacking investigations in the East Antarctic Southern Ocean, combined with case studies, experimental and modelling work. As climate change is still minor here but is projected to start soon, the timely implementation of this framework provides the unique opportunity to document its ecological impacts from the very onset.
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This study assessed the ecosystem services provided by an submarine artificial installation on Tenerife (Canary Islands) after 18 months, including the environmental characterization, a calculation of the biomass developed, the carbon sequestered and the identification of species. The study demonstrates that the present oligotrophic study site is a good candidate for benthic ecosystem restoration due to its facility for blue carbon development and provision of ecosystem services.
This study assessed the ecosystem services provided by an submarine artificial installation on...
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