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Buried benthic biomass may strain oxygen budgets after coastal enclosure
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Buried benthic biomass may strain oxygen budgets after coastal enclosure

Buried benthic biomass may strain oxygen budgets after coastal enclosure, yet most assessments overlook this biological legacy. In Saemangeum, Korea, our three-step analysis revealed a pre-closure carbon inventory of 9,384 t C and an all-component oxygen-demand upper bound of 25,023 t O₂. At 120 days post-closure, potential demand reached 4,663 t O₂, over 70% of the intertidal macrofaunal upper bound, with demand-to-inventory ratios exceeding one at restricted receiving-water volumes. This tiered framework identifies projects needing targeted monitoring.