Can seaweed farming in the tropics contribute to climate change through emission of short-lived halocarbons?

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Phang, Siew-Moi, Keng, Fiona Seh-Lin, Paramjeet-Kaur, Mithoo Singh, An Lim, Yong-Ki, Rahman, Noorsaadah Abd, Leedham, Emma C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6993-1271, Robinson, Andrew D., Harris, Neil R. P., Pyle, John A. and Sturges, William T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9044-7169 (2015) Can seaweed farming in the tropics contribute to climate change through emission of short-lived halocarbons? Malaysian Journal of Science, 34 (1). pp. 8-19.

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Abstract

Volatile halocarbons form a major source of halogen radicals in the atmosphere, which are in- volved in the catalytic destruction of ozone. Studies show that marine algae release halocarbons, with 70% of global bromoform produced by marine algae (Carpenter et al., 2000). The role of halocarbons in algae is linked to their use as defense against epiphytes and grazing as well as scavengers of strong oxidants (Nightingale et al., 1995). Halo- carbon release rates are higher for tropical algae than temperate species (Abrahamsson et al., 1995). The Maritime Continent is a major contributor to emissions of short-lived halocarbons and their transport to the stratosphere due to deep convection. The Coral Triangle situated in the Maritime Continent, is a centre for seaweed farming. The fol- lowing discusses the potential impact of tropical seaweed emissions of halogenated compounds to climate change.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: volatile halocarbons,marine algae,seaweed farms,maritime continent,climate change,sdg 13 - climate action,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2016 11:00
Last Modified: 08 Aug 2023 09:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59344
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