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A marine and salt marsh sediment organic carbon database for European regional seas (EURO-CARBON)
Data in brief, Vol.60, pp.1-32
06/2025
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Abstract
Marine and salt marsh sediments contain large amounts of organic carbon (OC) and are therefore important in the global carbon cycle. Here, we collated previously published and unpublished measurements of sediment OC in marine and salt marsh sediments in European regional seas (EURO-CARBON; available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14905489). To the extent possible the OC data were complemented by variables such as dry bulk density which are important to explain the quantity of the sediment OC pool. The EURO-CARBON dataset holds 61306 individual data entries of OC sediment content from different regions of European regional seas. Around three quarters (76%) were collected in coastal and deep sea bare sediments, 18% from salt marshes, 7% from seagrass habitats, and 0.03% from macroalgal habitats. For all habitats and sediment depth layers the OC content varied between <0.1 and 41.56 % (avg.: 2.47 ± 3.37 %; median: 1.39 %), with the contents generally decreasing in the following sequence: salt marsh (5.01 ± 5.96 %; 3.03 %) > seagrass (2.37 ± 5.96 %; 3.03 %) > bare sediment (1.88 ± 2.03 %; 1.20 %). The EURO-CARBON dataset will serve as a basis for future work, and it will be an important resource for researchers, managers, and policymakers working towards protecting sediment OC pools.
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- Title
- A marine and salt marsh sediment organic carbon database for European regional seas (EURO-CARBON)
- Creators
- Anna Elizabeth Løvgren Graversen - Aarhus UniversityChristian Lønborg - Aarhus UniversityAnna Maria Addamo - Nord UniversitySidsel Gurholt Pedersen - Aarhus UniversitySilvia Chemello - University of Porto (Portugal)Irene Alejo - Vigo (Poland)Eugenia T. Apostolaki - Hellenic Centre for Marine ResearchMaria E. Asplund - University of GothenburgWilliam E.N. Austin - University of St AndrewsDimitar Berov - Bulgarian Academy of SciencesDaniela Berto - ISPRA The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Chioggia, ItalyMats Björk - Stockholm UniversityKirsty Black - RSK Group, Marine Team International Projects Group, Stirling, Scotland, United KingdomNikola Bobchev - Bulgarian Academy of SciencesStefano Bonaglia - University of GothenburgGunhild Borgersen - NIVA, Norwegian institute for Water research, Oslo, NorwayTjeerd Bouma - Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchMark J. Costello - Nord UniversityMartin Dahl - Södertörn UniversityElena Diaz-Almela - Grupo Tragsa, Madrid, SpainPanagiotis D. Dimitriou - University of CreteCarlos M. Duarte - King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyCarmen Leiva Dueñas - Aarhus UniversityPavlos T. Efthymiadis - Hellenic Centre for Marine ResearchInes Mazarrasa Elosegui - Cantabria, Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de la Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, SpainMaria Recio Espinosa - Cantabria, Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de la Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, SpainHelena L. Filipsson - Lund University, Department of Geology, Lund, SwedenMarcos Fontela - Vigo (Poland)Stein Fredriksen - University of Oslo, Department of Biosciences, Oslo, NorwayHelene Frigstad - Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchKarine Gagnon - IMR, Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen Research Station, His, NorwayCatalina Andrea Garcia-Escudero - Hellenic Centre for Marine ResearchMichele Giani - National Institute of Oceanography and Applied GeophysicsAnne Grouhel-Pellouin - IfremerRoberta Guerra - University of BolognaMartin Gullström - Södertörn UniversityHege Gundersen - Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchKasper Hancke - Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchClaudia Majtényi-Hill - University of GothenburgCorallie Hunt - Nashotah House Theological SeminaryKarina Inostroza - L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain)Ioannis Karakassis - University of CreteVentzislav Karamfilov - Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem ResearchStefania Klayn - Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem ResearchKatarzyna Koziorowska - Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, PolandKarol Kuliński - Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, PolandPaul Lavery - Edith Cowan UniversityWytze K. Lenstra - Radboud University (The Netherlands)Ana I. Lillebø - University of AveiroElla Logemann - Universität HamburgPaolo Magni - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Genova, Italy)Núria Marbà - Mediterranean Institute for Advanced StudiesCandela Marco-Mendez - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMarcio Martins - Universidade do AlgarveMiguel Angel Mateo - Edith Cowan UniversityBriac Monnier - UOCFPeter Mueller - RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau (Germany)Joao M. Neto - University of CoimbraNafsika Papageorgiou - National and Kapodistrian University of AthensCarlos Eduardo de Rezende - Universidade Estadual do Norte FluminenseJuan Carlos Farias Pardo - University of AgderJose Antonio Juanes De La Peña - Universidad de CantabriaGérard Pergent - UOCFNerea Piñeiro-Juncal - Vigo (Poland)Joanne Preston - University of PortsmouthFederico Rampazzo - ISPRA The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Chioggia, ItalyGloria Reithmaier - University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Sciences, Gothenburg, SwedenThorsten Reusch - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielSarah Reynolds - University of PortsmouthAurora M. Ricart - Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CSIC-CEAB), SpainRui Santos - Universidade do AlgarveCarmen B. de los Santos - Universidade do AlgarveIsaac R. Santos - University of GothenburgEduard Serrano - L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain)Oscar Serrano - Centre d'Estudis Avançats de BlanesCaroline P. Slomp - Radboud University (The Netherlands)Craig Smeaton - University of St AndrewsMontserrar Soler - Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CSIC-CEAB), SpainAna I. Sousa - Universität HamburgTimo Spiegel - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielAngela Stevenson - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielJonas Thormar - IMR, Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen Research Station, His, NorwayHilde Cecilie Trannum - University of AgderNiels A.G.M. van Helmond - Nashotah House Theological SeminarySarah Paradis - Geological Institute (Switzerland, Zurich)Salvatrice Vizzini - University of PalermoEmma A. Ward - University of PortsmouthYvonne Y.Y. Yau - University of PortsmouthRym Zakhama-Sraieb - University of Manouba (Tunisia, Ariana)Imen Zribi - UTEMOlga M. Zygadlowska - Utrecht UniversityDorte Krause Jensen - Aarhus University
- Publication Details
- Data in brief, Vol.60, pp.1-32
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Identifiers
- 991013284035702368
- Copyright
- © 2025
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article