Benthic bioturbations weaken the stability of blue carbon storage

Open Access

Issue		Natl Sci Open Volume 4, Number 2, 2025


Article Number		20240052
Number of page(s)		14
Section		Earth and Environmental Sciences
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20240052
Published online		16 January 2025

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