Tomohiro Kuwae

TL;DR: The authors identify the top-ten unresolved questions in the field and find that most questions relate to the precise role blue carbon can play in mitigating climate change and the most effective management actions in maximising this.

TL;DR: This work describes for the first time the grazing behavior of Western Sandpipers and estimates that biofilm accounts for 45-59% of their total diet or half of their daily energy budget, and finds that shorebirds as herbivores extends the trophic range of shorebirds to primary consumers and potential competitors with grazing invertebrates.

TL;DR: Investigating the origin of particulate OC (POC) and dissolved OC (DOC) in the water column and sedimentary OC using elemental, isotopic, and optical signatures in Furen Lagoon, Japan indicates that shallow coastal ecosystems function not only as transition zones between land and ocean but also as carbon sequestration filters.

TL;DR: It is concluded that with the cleaner and sonicator treatments, the longer dispersion time reflected the real size spectrum and was preferable for accurate estimation of mean bacterial biovolumes.

TL;DR: The empirical results show that submerged autotrophic vegetation in shallow coastal waters can be functionally a sink for atmosphericCO2, contrary to the conventional perception that most near-shore ecosystems are sources of atmospheric CO2.