Nóbrega, Gabriel NutoRomero, Danilo JeffersonOtero Pérez, Xosé LoisFerreira, Tiago Osório2019-10-272019-10-272018Nóbrega, G. N., Romero, D. J., Otero, X. L., & Ferreira, T. O. (2018). Pedological Studies of Subaqueous Soils as a Contribution to the Protection of Seagrass Meadows in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 42.0100-0683http://hdl.handle.net/10347/19969Seagrass meadows are considered one of the most important and valuable ecosystems on the planet, but also one of the most threatened. Missing knowledge about their existence and their subtidal nature are the main reasons for the lack of information about seagrass soils, especially in Brazil and other tropical areas. This study discussed the paradoxical lack of information about subaqueous soils, with a view to stimulate research on soil properties of seagrass meadows. This short communication provides information about the ecosystem and first descriptions of seagrass soils along the Brazilian Coast, marked by gleyzation, sulfidization, salinization, paludization, solonization, and classified as Gleissolos tiomórficos. Pedological studies on these ecosystems provide useful tools for their management, protection, and restoration. Thus, it is fundamental that soil scientists increase their knowledge about subaqueous soils, not only as a contribution to the Brazilian Soil Classification System, but for the conservation of these ecosystemsengCopyright: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original author and source are creditedhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Coastal wetlandsBlue carbonSulfidizationGleizationSubmerged soilsjournal article10.1590/18069657rbcs201701171806-9657open access