# Carbon export from seaweed forests to deep ocean sinks

*PRI Rank #3 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine Biology and Ecology Research Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #3 |
| 18m citations | 64 |
| Journal | Nature Geoscience |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41561-024-01449-7 |
| Corresponding authors | Karen Filbee‐Dexter |
| Institution | Institute of Marine Research, Norway |

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

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41561-024-01449-7](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01449-7)

## Topics

seaweed forests · Carbon export · Deep-ocean reservoirs · Particulate organic carbon · continental shelf · Carbon sequestration · coastal ocean carbon sink · seaweed production · decomposition modeling · shelf–open ocean water exchange · sequestration timescales · 200 m depth threshold · marine carbon budgets · coastal vegetated ecosystems · dissolved and refractory carbon pathways · shelf burial · Biogeochemical modeling · seaweed forest extent modeling · Paris Agreement targets · climate change mitigation

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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine Biology and Ecology Research Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/marine-biology-and-ecology-research/2026. Accessed 2026-07-23.

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