Thesis
CO2 and CH4 emissions from mangrove dominated estuaries and tidal creeks in Australia
Southern Cross University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25918/thesis.147
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Abstract
Carbon budgets of the coastal ocean and mangrove ecosystems remain incomplete and global estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes have large uncertainties. This study investigates spatial, seasonal, and tidal variability of water pCO2 and CH4 concentrations, gas transfer velocities, organic and inorganic carbon exports, and potential carbon source in tropical mangrove dominated estuaries and tidal creeks in Australia. Global mangrove emissions of CO2 and CH4 are revised and potential offsets of ‘blue carbon’ burial by CH4 emissions are estimated, highlighting the important role of mangrove carbon cycling in the coastal ocean on a local and global scale.
Details
- Title
- CO2 and CH4 emissions from mangrove dominated estuaries and tidal creeks in Australia
- Creators
- Judith Andrea Rosentreter
- Contributors
- Bradley D Eyre (Supervisor) - Southern Cross UniversityDamien Maher (Supervisor) - Southern Cross University
- Awarding Institution
- Southern Cross University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Theses
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University
- Number of pages
- [xiv], 192, Appendices (152)
- Identifiers
- 991012941799502368
- Copyright
- © Great Barrier Reef Foundation 2018
- Academic Unit
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science
- Resource Type
- Thesis