TROPECOS scientists involved in WP3 reveal that the composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in mangrove soils is strongly influenced by mangrove species and their biological traits, including mycorrhizal associations.
This is crucial because DOM plays a key role in carbon cycling and nutrient export from mangroves. These findings highlight that understanding species-specific DOM dynamics is essential to better assess carbon fluxes and the functioning of atoll mangrove ecosystems.
Naïna Mouras, Hugues Lemonnier, Thomas Crossay, Kapeliele Gututauava, Maximilien Mathian, Sarah Louise Robin, Océane Tardivel & Cyril Marchand. Variability of the optical signatures of dissolved organic matter in soils of different mangrove stands (Ouvéa, New Caledonia). Environ Sci Pollut Res 32, 12086–12107 (2025).
