I’m pleased to share that FUTUCA, a research project on the Future of Blue Carbon in Seagrass Meadows of the Andalusian Atlantic Coast, is now underway. Returning to Andalusia, my home region, to work again with these ecosystems is both meaningful and motivating.

#BlueCarbon #Seagrass

🌍 EURO-CARBON dataset update!
If you missed the first release, the updated version of EURO-CARBON is now available: the first comprehensive, standardized dataset on blue carbon stocks in marine sediments across European seas. Access it here:

zenodo.org/records/1751...

#BlueCarbon #Europe #Data

🌿El ICMAN-CSIC participará en el Encuentro Local del proyecto Pradera Marina Viva en Cádiz.
👩‍🔬Las investigadoras Carmen de los Santos (@carmendelossantos.bsky.social) y Mar Roca abordarán el carbono azul y el seguimiento de praderas marinas con teledetección.
#ICMAN #CSIC #Cádiz #PraderasMarinas

Coding in R, a true mindfulness activity for me.

Working these days with seagrass trait data 💚📊

📢 Call for EGU abstracts!

🗣️ We're delighted to invite you to our Beyond Blue Carbon session at the EGU conference that aim to bridging disciplines to understand Blue carbon ecosystems dynamics, notably under global change.

🔗 Submit your abstract here: lnkd.in/eqS3NMfY

🥳 A second paper this week from PhD candidate Márcio Martins from @ccmar.bsky.social !

🌍 The first-ever blue carbon assessment in West Africa.

🇲🇷 At Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, we measured carbon storage & burial in seagrass meadows and used sedimentary eDNA to trace carbon sources since 1900.

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🎉 My PhD student Márcio at @ccmar.bsky.social just published another paper in Int. J. Remote Sensing!

He mapped 4,500+ ha of saltmarsh in southern Portugal with 3 m satellite imagery 🌿 Huge step for monitoring these ecosystems. Excelent, Márcio!

📖 doi.org/10.1080/0143...

#Saltmarsh #BlueCarbon

2 OPPS in coastal wetland research:
1) PhD on Coastal Restoration in Australia (biogeochem to social and policy and spatial predictions). EOI is due in August
2) Marie Curie Fellowship on ecol modelling & biogeoch (Euro-Aus exchange). EOI is due in July

Details for each in the flyers or DM me.

Just stumbled across a little piece of history while sorting old files, my very first paper, in its original MEPS layout! Published in 2009, it was the result of my BSc thesis at Cádiz University. Time flies!

@rodneyforster.bsky.social - you were the editor on this one 🙂
@meps-ir.bsky.social

🚨 NEW paper alert!
#Seagrass #functional #traits act as predictors of #biomass, albeit moderately. Study conducted across 1500 km coastline.
Main #biodiversity mechanism driving seagrass #biomass stock is through dominance.

@tvarminne.bsky.social @uwaoceans.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/1365...

📢🌿 New Paper Alert!

In our latest study at @ccmar.bsky.social, we mapped #seagrass meadows across the #Algarve using a combination of systematic review, manual mapping, and machine learning techniques.

Our findings reveal (text below):

📢 Status Assessment 2024 - Cymodocea meadows in the OSPAR Region

The updated assessment of Cymodocea meadows in the OSPAR region, has been published, providing a revised overview of their status and threats.

The full report is available here: lnkd.in/djq4X6CS

For the past year, we’ve been mapping blue carbon habitats in the Algarve and assessing their sequestration capacity. This project, supported by FAM Foundation, helps uncover the power of these ecosystems in fighting climate change.

🎥 Watch this video to learn more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6pM...

Hi! I'm Carmen, a marine coastal ecologist with a deep passion for seagrass ecosystems! Here, I’ll share exciting updates on my research, the wonders of underwater meadows, and why they matter for our future. Are you a seagrass lover too? Let’s connect! 🌿🌊

#Seagrass #MarineSciences