Modeling the distribution of soil organic carbon in salt marshes dominated by various plant species along Egypt’s Delta coast
Ebrahem M. Eid, Asmaa A. Shahawy, Yassin M. Al-Sodany, Mohamed M. El-Khalafy · 2026
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Ebrahem M Eid leads a 2026 study of carbon stored in soils of salt marshes along Egypt's Nile Delta coast. Marsh plants trap carbon in wet soil, a form of storage called blue carbon. The team took 200 soil cores across sites ruled by three salt-tolerant plants, plus bare ground, and modeled carbon by depth.
Carbon levels fell as soil density rose, across all site types. Different math models fit different plants best, but all three models matched measured carbon stocks well when filling in depths within a core. Such models could help local planners estimate how much carbon these marshes hold. The authors note that wider testing across varied landscapes is still needed.
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| CREATOR | Ebrahem M. Eid, Asmaa A. Shahawy, Yassin M. Al-Sodany, Mohamed M. El-Khalafy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 89626 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |