Antarctica stores carbon far below the sea ice. Marine ecologist Dr. Nerissa Bax explains Antarctic blue carbon and the role that seafloor communities, including sponge fields and coral gardens, play in carbon uptake and storage. The conversation explores how ice retreat can alter these systems, what researchers still need to measure, and why Southern Ocean conservation and governance matter for protecting a major but under-recognized carbon cycle.
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Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese
Find Dr. Narissa Bax website here.
Read Dr Bax’s publication: The Growing Potential of Antarctic Blue Carbon
Find all Dr. Bax’s publications on Google Scholar
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