Carbon storage due to aquatic plants in stratification for climate change mitigation

About this project

Japan Grant Number
JP18H01545
Funding Program
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Funding organization
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Project/Area Number
18H01545
Research Category
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type
  • Single-year Grants
Review Section / Research Field
  • Basic Section 22040:Hydroengineering-related
Research Institution
  • Kobe University
Project Period (FY)
2018-04-01 〜 2022-03-31
Project Status
Completed
Budget Amount*help
17,550,000 Yen (Direct Cost: 13,500,000 Yen Indirect Cost: 4,050,000 Yen)

Research Abstract

Due to global warming, natural disasters have occurred worldwide, underscoring the urgent need for climate change mitigation. Much of the earth’s carbon is captured and stored naturally as “blue carbon” in oceanic and coastal ecosystems with submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). SAV enhances the water column stratification, suppressing vertical water exchange in shallow water areas. When stratification occurs, large amounts of carbon can be stored in the deeper layers of an aquatic ecosystem because water column stratification prevents carbon flux between the surface and lower layers. To accurately represent carbon flows in these models, the mechanisms by which SAV suppress vertical mixing and CO2 flux from the vegetation canopy need to be considered. We successfully developed numerical models, which enable us to accurately evaluate the effect of respiration and photosynthesis on carbon for freshwater lakes and coastal ecosystems using laboratory experiments and field observations.

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