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A unit area of seagrass meadow may store exceptionally large quantities of carbon despite being much smaller in extent than tropical forests. Which one of the following best explains this?
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- 1Most of the carbon in seagrass ecosystems is held above ground in leaf and stem biomass, similar to forests.
- 2Seagrasses convert dissolved carbon directly into mineral carbon stored in shells and corals.
- 3A substantial part of the carbon associated with seagrass ecosystems gets trapped and preserved in coastal sediments for long periods.✓
- 4Seagrasses absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide directly at a rate far exceeding that of tropical trees.
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A substantial part of the carbon associated with seagrass ecosystems gets trapped and preserved in coastal sediments for long periods.
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