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All tidal wetlands are blue carbon ecosystems
Bioscience, Vol.0, pp.1-16
18/03/2024
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Abstract
Managing coastal wetlands is one of the most promising activities to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases, and it also contributes to meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. One of the options is through blue carbon projects, in which mangroves, saltmarshes, and seagrass are managed to increase carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, other tidal wetlands align with the characteristics of blue carbon. These wetlands are called tidal freshwater wetlands in the United States, supratidal wetlands in Australia, transitional forests in Southeast Asia, and estuarine forests in South Africa. They have similar or larger potential for atmospheric carbon sequestration and emission reductions than the currently considered blue carbon ecosystems and have been highly exploited. In the present article, we suggest that all wetlands directly or indirectly influenced by tides should be considered blue carbon. Their protection and restoration through carbon offsets could reduce emissions while providing multiple cobenefits, including biodiversity.
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- Title
- All tidal wetlands are blue carbon ecosystems
- Creators
- Maria Fernanda Adame - Griffith UniversityJeff Kelleway - University of WollongongKen W. Krauss - United States Geological SurveyCatherine E. Lovelock - The University of QueenslandJanine B. Adams - Nelson Mandela UniversityStacey M. Trevathan-Tackett - Deakin UniversityGreg Noe - United States Geological SurveyLuke Jeffrey - Southern Cross UniversityMike Ronan - Queensland GovernmentMaria Zann - Queensland GovernmentPaul E. Carnell - Deakin UniversityNaima Iram - Griffith UniversityDamien T. Maher - Southern Cross UniversityDaniel Murdiyarso - Center for International Forestry ResearchSigit Sasmito - National University of SingaporeDa B. Tran - Vietnam National University of AgriculturePaul Dargusch - The University of QueenslandJ. Boone Kauffman - Oregon State UniversityLaura Brophy - Oregon State University
- Publication Details
- Bioscience, Vol.0, pp.1-16
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- US Geological Survey, Climate Research and Development Program DE210101029 / Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship by the Queensland Government, Australia Queensland Government Temasek Holdings, Singapore C01x2 / Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship; Australian Research Council New Zealand Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment Future Coasts Aotearoa
- Identifiers
- 991013179913002368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article