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Journal article
The future of Blue Carbon science
Nature Communications, Vol.10(1), pp.1-13
05/09/2019
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Abstract
The term Blue Carbon (BC) was first coined a decade ago to describe the disproportionately large contribution of coastal vegetated ecosystems to global carbon sequestration. The role of BC in climate change mitigation and adaptation has now reached international prominence. To help prioritise future research, we assembled leading experts in the field to agree upon the top-ten pending questions in BC science. Understanding how climate change affects carbon accumulation in mature BC ecosystems and during their restoration was a high priority. Controversial questions included the role of carbonate and macroalgae in BC cycling, and the degree to which greenhouse gases are released following disturbance of BC ecosystems. Scientists seek improved precision of the extent of BC ecosystems; techniques to determine BC provenance; understanding of the factors that influence sequestration in BC ecosystems, with the corresponding value of BC; and the management actions that are effective in enhancing this value. Overall this overview provides a comprehensive road map for the coming decades on future research in BC science.
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- Title
- The future of Blue Carbon science
- Creators
- Peter I Macreadie - Deakin UniversityAndrea Anton - King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJohn A Raven - University of DundeeNicola Beaumont - Plymouth Marine LaboratoryRod M Connolly - Griffith UniversityDaniel A Friess - National University of SingaporeJeffrey J Kelleway - University of WollongongHilary Kennedy - Bangor UniversityTomohiro Kuwae - Port and Airport Research InstitutePaul S Lavery - Edith Cowan UniversityCatherine E Lovelock - University of QueenslandDan A Smale - Marine Biological Association of the United KingdomEugenia T Apostolaki - Hellenic Centre for Marine ResearchTrisha B Atwood - Utah State UniversityJeff Baldock - CSIROThomas S Bianchi - University of FloridaGail L Chmura - McGill UniversityMark Huxham - Edinburgh Napier UniversityBradley D Eyre - Southern Cross UniversityDorte Krause-Jensen - Aarhus UniversityJames W Fourqurean - University of Western AustraliaJason M Hall-Spencer - University of PlymouthIris E Hendriks - Mediterranean Institute for Advanced StudiesDan Laffoley - International Union for Conservation of NatureTiziana Luisetti - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceNúria Marbà - Mediterranean Institute for Advanced StudiesPere Masque - Edith Cowan UniversityKaren J McGlathery - University of VirginiaJ Patrick Megonigal - Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterDaniel Murdiyarso - Center for International Forestry ResearchBayden D Russell - University of Hong KongRui Santos - University of AlgarveOscar Serrano - Edith Cowan UniversityBrian R Silliman - Duke UniversityKenta Watanabe - Port and Airport Research InstituteCarlos M Duarte - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Publication Details
- Nature Communications, Vol.10(1), pp.1-13
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group; England
- Identifiers
- 991012925692702368
- Copyright
- Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. © The Author(s) 2019
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Science; Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article