Graversen Anna Elizabeth Løvgren, Lønborg Christian, Addamo Anna Maria, Pedersen Sidsel Gurholt, Chemello Silvia, Alejo Irene, Apostolaki Eugenia T, Asplund Maria E, Austin William E N, Berov Dimitar, Berto Daniela, Björk Mats, Black Kirsty, Bobchev Nikola, Bonaglia Stefano, Borgersen Gunhild, Bouma Tjeerd, Costello Mark J, Dahl Martin, Diaz-Almela Elena, Dimitriou Panagiotis D, Duarte Carlos M, Dueñas Carmen Leiva, Efthymiadis Pavlos T, Elosegui Ines Mazarrasa, Espinosa Maria Recio, Filipsson Helena L, Fontela Marcos, Fredriksen Stein, Frigstad Helene, Gagnon Karine, Garcia-Escudero Catalina A, Giani Michele, Grouhel-Pellouin Anne, Guerra Roberta, Gullström Martin, Gundersen Hege, Hancke Kasper, Majtényi-Hill Claudia, Hunt Corallie, Inostroza Karina, Karakassis Ioannis, Karamfilov Ventzislav, Klayn Stefania, Koziorowska Katarzyna, Kuliński Karol, Lavery Paul, Lenstra Wytze K, Lillebø Ana I, Logemann Ella, Magni Paolo, Marbà Núria, Marco-Mendez Candela, Martins Marcio, Mateo Miguel Angel, Monnier Briac, Mueller Peter, Neto Joao M, Papageorgiou Nafsika, de Rezende Carlos Eduardo, Pardo Juan Carlos Farias, Peña Jose Antonio Juanes De La, Pergent Gérard, Piñeiro-Juncal Nerea, Preston Joanne, Rampazzo Federico, Reithmaier Gloria, Reusch Thorsten B H, Reynolds Sarah, Ricart Aurora M, Santos Rui, de Los Santos Carmen B, Santos Isaac R, Serrano Eduard, Serrano Oscar, Slomp Caroline P, Smeaton Craig, Soler Montserrar, Sousa Ana I, Spiegel Timo, Stevenson Angela, Thormar Jonas, Trannum Hilde Cecilie, van Helmond Niels A G M, Paradis Sarah, Vizzini Salvatrice, Ward Emma A, Yau Yvonne Y Y, Zakhama-Sraieb Rym, Zribi Imen, Zygadlowska Olga M, Jensen Dorte Krause
Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Data Brief. 2025 May 3;60:111595. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2025.111595. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Marine and salt marsh sediments contain large amounts of organic carbon (OC) and are therefore important in the global carbon cycle. Here, we collated previously published and unpublished measurements of sediment OC in marine and salt marsh sediments in European regional seas (EURO-CARBON; available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14905489). To the extent possible the OC data were complemented by variables such as sediment porosity and dry bulk density. The EURO-CARBON dataset holds 61306 individual data entries of sediment OC content from different regions of European regional seas. Around three quarters (76%) were collected in coastal and deep sea bare sediments, 18% from salt marshes, 7% from seagrass habitats, and 0.03% from macroalgal habitats. For all habitats and sediment depth layers the OC content varied between <0.1 and 41.56 % (avg.: 2.47 ± 3.37 %; median: 1.39 %), with the content generally decreasing in the following sequence: salt marsh (5.01 ± 5.96 %; 3.03 %) > seagrass (2.37 ± 5.96 %; 3.03 %) > bare sediment (1.88 ± 2.03 %; 1.20 %). The EURO-CARBON dataset will serve as a basis for future work, and it will be an important resource for researchers, managers, and policymakers working towards protecting sediment OC pools.
海洋和盐沼沉积物含有大量有机碳(OC),因此在全球碳循环中具有重要意义。在此,我们整理了欧洲区域海洋(EURO-CARBON;可在https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14905489获取)海洋和盐沼沉积物中沉积物有机碳的先前已发表和未发表的测量数据。在可能的情况下,有机碳数据通过沉积物孔隙率和干容重等变量进行补充。EURO-CARBON数据集包含来自欧洲区域海洋不同区域的61306个沉积物有机碳含量的单独数据条目。大约四分之三(76%)的数据是在沿海和深海裸沉积物中收集的,18%来自盐沼,7%来自海草栖息地,0.03%来自大型海藻栖息地。对于所有栖息地和沉积物深度层,有机碳含量在<0.1%至41.56%之间变化(平均值:2.47±3.37%;中位数:1.39%),含量一般按以下顺序降低:盐沼(5.01±5.96%;3.03%)>海草(2.37±5.96%;3.03%)>裸沉积物(1.88±2.03%;1.20%)。EURO-CARBON数据集将作为未来工作的基础,对于致力于保护沉积物有机碳库的研究人员、管理人员和政策制定者而言,它将是一项重要资源。