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Seagrass Carbon…
Mangrove Carbon…
Photo:
© EAD
Photo:
© EAD - Xavier Eichaker
“Studies needed are those on density,
biomass, primary productivity, and
growth rates of the seagrasses. Until
these studies are done, there is no real
way to quantity their contribution to
the Gulf fisheries…This work is badly
needed for the Arabian Gulf.”
(Phillips, 2002).
Approximately 42 per cent of Yemen’s Red Sea
coastline supports seagrass communities (Rouphael
et al
., 1998).
In 2002, the late Dr. Ronald Phillips, a pioneer in seagrass
research, noted an almost total lack of research on
seagrasses in the Arabian Gulf (Philips, 2002);
Research on regional seagrass density, biomass,
primary productivity, and growth rates are also
paramount for Blue Carbon.
Salt marshes
Commonly found in the more sheltered regions of
the Arabian Gulf coast, salt marshes are intertidal
