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Blue Carbon Seascapes (BCS) - Soil Carbon Profiling project 1.1

Name: Blue Carbon Seascapes (BCS) - Soil Carbon Profiling project 1.1
Published: 2026

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

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Blue Carbon Seascapes (BCS) - Soil Carbon Profiling project will acquire carbon sequestration data across a broad spectrum of seascape conditions to deliver a soil carbon profiling dataset. Carbon sequestration will be quantified in a multi-scale pattern of high preservation sediment cores covering three broad transects – Southern Ningaloo, Exmouth Gulf and Port Hedland. Cores will be collected across coastal intertidal (mangroves, tidal marsh), subtidal (seagrass beds) carbon sinks, and deep-water sediment deposition areas (E.G., inter-reef sediment valleys and banks) out to 500m deep. Carbon accumulation rates will be measured using paired radiometric dating techniques (210Pb and 14C) spanning recent decades back to several millennia. A portfolio of biomarkers (stable isotopes and eDNA) will help trace the source of the stored “soil” carbon to the various marine primary producers. The rate of seaweed carbon sequestration into sediment sinks will underpin development of a network model.

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Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded

Statement: Trip 8186 Cores UVC – Seaweed Habitat (Digital Stills) Mangrove Forest Condition Survey Trip 8206 Cores Smith-MacIntyre Grab UVC – Seaweed Habitat (Digital Stills) Mangrove Forest Condition Survey Trip 8260 Multibeam Trip 8272 Cores Smith-MacIntyre Grab Aquatroll Multiparameter (Water Quality) Wave Data Trip 8293 Tissue Samples (SIA, Lipids & DNA) Trip 8333 Cores Smith-MacIntyre Grab Mangrove Forest Condition Survey Tissue Samples (SIA, Lipids & DNA) Trip 8355 Cores Smith-MacIntyre Grab Trip 8473 Sub-bottom Profiling

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Dr Christopher Fulton (Joint Investigator)

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Funding Body: BHP Pty Ltd

Modified: 11 09 2026

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