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An Integrated Ecosystem Approach For Assessing The Potential Role Of Cultivated Bivalve Shells As Part Of The Carbon Trading System, R. Filgueira, C J. Byron, L A. Comeau, B Costa-Pierce, P J. Cranford, J G. Ferreira, J Grant, T Guyondet, H M. Jansen, T Landry, C W. Mckindsey, J K. Petersen, G K. Reid, S. M.C. Robinson, A Smaal, R Sonier, Ø Strand, T Strohmeier
An Integrated Ecosystem Approach For Assessing The Potential Role Of Cultivated Bivalve Shells As Part Of The Carbon Trading System, R. Filgueira, C J. Byron, L A. Comeau, B Costa-Pierce, P J. Cranford, J G. Ferreira, J Grant, T Guyondet, H M. Jansen, T Landry, C W. Mckindsey, J K. Petersen, G K. Reid, S. M.C. Robinson, A Smaal, R Sonier, Ø Strand, T Strohmeier
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The role of bivalve mariculture in the CO2 cycle has been commonly evaluated as the balance between respiration, shell calcium carbonate sequestration and CO2 release during biogenic calcification. However, this approach neglects the ecosystem implications of cultivating bivalves at high densities, e.g. the impact on phytoplankton dynamics and benthic-pelagic coupling, which can significantly contribute to the CO2 cycle. Therefore, an ecosystem approach that accounts for the trophic interactions of bivalve aquaculture, including dissolved and particulate organic and inorganic carbon cycling, is needed to provide a rigorous assessment of the role of bivalve mariculture in the CO2 cycle. On the other …