Rising seas allow coastal wetlands to store more carbon
- Written by Kerrylee Rogers, Associate Professor, University of Wollongong
Carbon storage in Australian mangroves can help mitigate climate change.Shutterstock
Coastal wetlands don’t cover much global area but they punch well above their carbon weight by sequestering the most atmospheric carbon dioxide of all natural ecosystems.
Termed “blue carbon ecosystems” by virtue of their connection to the sea,...
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