# It's time to broaden what we consider a ‘blue carbon ecosystem’

*PRI Rank #6 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #6 |
| 18m citations | 51 |
| Journal | Global Change Biology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1111/gcb.17261 |
| Corresponding authors | Nicholas A. Kamenos |
| Institution | NatureScot, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/coral-and-marine-ecosystems-studies/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1111/gcb.17261](https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17261)

## Topics

Blue carbon ecosystems · photoautotrophic marine ecosystems · organic carbon burial · seagrass · Mangroves · salt marshes · mud flats · fjords · coralline algal beds · rhodolith beds · Coral reefs · nature-based solutions · allochthonous organic carbon · particle trapping capacity · calcification · carbon remineralization · depositional environments · Blue carbon accounting · meta-analysis · context-dependent carbon sinks

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