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. 2021 May 26;11:11067. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90544-5

Table 2.

Mean (± SD) short-term (last decades) and long-term (last 2000 years) sediment accumulation rates (SAR; mm year−1) and organic carbon accumulation rates (CAR; g Corg m−2 year−1) in seagrass soils from all cores successfully dated in the different locations and regions in the Colombian Caribbean.

Region Location Core ID Short-term SAR Long-term SAR Short-term CAR Long-term CAR
(mm year−1) (mm year−1) (g Corg m−2 year−1) (g Corg m−2 year−1)
Alta Guajira Bahia Portete AGBP2 1.8 ± 0.3 93.3 ± 17.1
Bahia Hondita AGBH3 0.89 ± 0.16 0.44 ± 0.09 33.6 ± 5.9 4.5 ± 0.9
Media Guajira Carrizal MGCZ3 3.3 ± 0.8 79.5 ± 20.1
Musichi MGMC1 0.37 ± 0.17 2.20 ± 1.01
San Andrés Mar Azul SAMA1 6.97 ± 0.61 3.36 ± 1.35 167 ± 15 27.5 ± 11.1
Bahia Hooker SABH1 5.97 ± 0.28 2.14 ± 1.67 164 ± 8 19.1 ± 14.9
Cotton Cay SACC1 4.55 ± 0.15 2.84 ± 1.11 195 21.2 ± 8.2
OVERALL 3.9 ± 0.4 1.8 ± 0.9 122 ± 62 14.9 ± 7.2