@book{12562eb956914a94bf57be31d483630e,
title = "Re-evaluating Scotland{\textquoteright}s sedimentary carbon stocks",
abstract = "This report sets out to provide an improved estimate of the carbon (C) held within Scotland{\textquoteright}s marine sedimentary environments across Scotland{\textquoteright}s mapped extended Exclusive Economic Zone (i.e. 554,755 km2). Marine sediments accumulating on the ocean floor hold large quantities of carbon (C); these environments can also act to trap and store C over long periods of time (> 103 yrs). The surficial sediments (top 10 cm) of the mapped extended Scottish EEZ holds an estimated 1,515 ± 252 Mt C. The majority of this C is in the form of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), with an estimated 1,294 ± 161 Mt IC being held within the surficial sediments. A significantly lower quantity of C in these surface sediments is stored in the organic form, with an estimated 221 ± 92 Mt OC currently held within the top 10 cm of sediment within Scotland{\textquoteright}s mapped extended EEZ. ",
author = "Craig Smeaton and W. Austin and William Turrell",
note = "{\textcopyright} Crown copyright 2020 You may re-use this information (excluding logos and images) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence",
year = "2020",
month = feb,
day = "24",
language = "English",
series = "Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science",
publisher = "Marine Scotland",
number = "2",
address = "United Kingdom",
}