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It has been estimated that in this way the world's seagrass meadows
can capture up to 83 million metric tonnes of carbon each year. While
seagrasses occupy only 0.1% of the total ocean floor, they are estimated
to be responsible for up to 11% of the organic carbon buried in the ocean.
Calculate the total annual amount of carbon captured by the World Ocean.

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Step-by-step explanation:

One acre of seagrass can sequester 740 pounds of carbon per year (83 g carbon per square meter per year)

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Answer:

The total annual amount of carbon captured by the world ocean is 0.1 times 83 million

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