Seaweed's carbon capturing capability revealed

UTS C3 research confirms blue carbon storage potential of seaweed like Hormosira banksii Photo: J Clark
Scientists from The UTS Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3) and Deakin University have carried out the first investigation of how a diverse range of coastal plants and seaweed can help counter the effects of climate change.
They found that some species of seaweed contained compounds that only degraded at very high temperatures, showing great potential for long-term carbon sequestration. The finding, published in the prestigious Ecology journal, that some seaweed species have the capacity to make a significant contribution to coastal carbon capture may better inform projects designed to mitigate against greenhouse gas emissions.

Read the full story on the UTS Newsroom: Study backs seaweed's carbon capturing potential

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