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

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and coastal plant biology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 51 |
| Journal | Global Change Biology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1111/gcb.17261 |
| Corresponding authors | Nicholas A. Kamenos |
| Institution | NatureScot  Perth UK, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and coastal plant biology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/marine-and-coastal-plant-biology/2026)

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

## Topics

Blue carbon · Nature-based solutions · Seagrass meadows · Mangroves · Salt marshes · mud flats · fjords · coralline algal (rhodolith) beds · Coral reef system · Carbon burial · Carbon sequestration · meta-analysis · calcification-carbon uptake balance · allochthonous organic carbon supply · particle trapping capacity · Carbon burial · Remineralization · depositional environments · Blue carbon · United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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