Carbon fixation by seagrass communities
Conceptual diagram illustrating how seagrass communities fix carbon from seawater using light energy from the sun and produce carbon sources that fuel the seagrass food web. leaves, detritus and animals exported from seagrass beds are a "conveyer belt" of energy to hardbottom, coral reef, and deep sea communities.
diagram seagrasses carbon fixation photosynthesis light energy sun fuel food web export hardbottom and reef communities deep sea fluxAuthor(s) | Kris Beckert |
Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2012-01-01 |
Album | Processes > Chemical |
Type | Graphic |
Publication | Tropical Connections: South Florida's marine environment |
Project(s) | South Florida Ecosystem Synthesis |
Dimensions | 1000 x 582 |
Filesize | 209.5 kB |
Number of Downloads | 479 |
Filetype(s) | PNG |
License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Kris Beckert, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |