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View article: The Blue Carbon Cost Tool – understanding market potential and investment requirements for high-quality coastal wetland projects
The Blue Carbon Cost Tool – understanding market potential and investment requirements for high-quality coastal wetland projects Open
Blue carbon ecosystems, such as mangroves, tidal marshes, and seagrasses, are important for climate mitigation. As carbon sinks, they often exhibit higher per hectare carbon storage capacity and sequestration rates than terrestrial systems…
View article: An integrative review of the impact of ungulates on wetland carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions
An integrative review of the impact of ungulates on wetland carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions Open
Wetlands, spanning freshwater to saline ecosystems, are seasonally or permanently inundated and store over 30% of the world’s carbon within their soils. Ungulates can remove vegetation, disturb soils, and degrade habitats. Although site-le…
View article: Root decomposition in coastal wetlands of Southeast Queensland, Australia
Root decomposition in coastal wetlands of Southeast Queensland, Australia Open
View article: The nature of soil blue carbon varies across mangrove geomorphic settings
The nature of soil blue carbon varies across mangrove geomorphic settings Open
View article: Projecting Uncertainty in Ecosystem Persistence Under Climate Change
Projecting Uncertainty in Ecosystem Persistence Under Climate Change Open
Global projections of ecosystem responses to increasing climatic and anthropogenic pressures are needed to inform adaptation planning. However, data of appropriate spatiotemporal resolution are often not available to parameterize complex e…
View article: Trajectories in soil surface elevation during tidal restoration of heterogeneous coastal wetlands
Trajectories in soil surface elevation during tidal restoration of heterogeneous coastal wetlands Open
View article: Biodiversity gains can be achieved with coastal wetland restoration for plants, invertebrates, birds, and bats
Biodiversity gains can be achieved with coastal wetland restoration for plants, invertebrates, birds, and bats Open
View article: Interdisciplinary solutions to enable nature-based solutions for coastal protection achieve ecological and engineering outcomes
Interdisciplinary solutions to enable nature-based solutions for coastal protection achieve ecological and engineering outcomes Open
View article: Multidecadal mapping of arid intertidal ecosystems reveals a dynamic mosaic of habitats north-western Australia
Multidecadal mapping of arid intertidal ecosystems reveals a dynamic mosaic of habitats north-western Australia Open
View article: Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss
Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss Open
View article: StoichLife: A Global Dataset of Plant and Animal Elemental Content
StoichLife: A Global Dataset of Plant and Animal Elemental Content Open
View article: Out of the blue carbon box: toward investable blue natural capital
Out of the blue carbon box: toward investable blue natural capital Open
In 2019, we found that the concept of blue carbon had begun to solidify in the preceding decade around activities that could achieve mitigation through conservation and restoration and on ecosystems with high levels of data. Five years lat…
View article: Dynamics of surface accretion and surface elevation differ between river and tide dominated settings in tropical mangroves
Dynamics of surface accretion and surface elevation differ between river and tide dominated settings in tropical mangroves Open
The maintenance of soil surface elevation in mangroves supports the persistence of mangroves with sea level rise. The processes contributing to soil surface elevation have rarely been assessed in the humid tropics, despite most mangroves o…
View article: Recommendations for strengthening blue carbon science
Recommendations for strengthening blue carbon science Open
View article: Blue nitrogen follows the fate of tidal wetlands
Blue nitrogen follows the fate of tidal wetlands Open
Tidal wetlands are hotspots of soil accumulation due to high sedimentation rates and low soil oxygen concentrations that inhibit organic matter decomposition1. Accordingly, tidal wetlands can sequester “blue carbon” at much higher rates th…
View article: Half of land use carbon emissions in Southeast Asia can be mitigated through peat swamp forest and mangrove conservation and restoration
Half of land use carbon emissions in Southeast Asia can be mitigated through peat swamp forest and mangrove conservation and restoration Open
View article: Variation in Mangrove Geometric Traits Among Genera and Climate Zones
Variation in Mangrove Geometric Traits Among Genera and Climate Zones Open
Coastal engineering models frequently represent vegetation as rigid cylinders to simulate the geometry of mangrove trees, including their roots, trunks, and canopies. However, mangrove geometry varies widely across different species, ages,…
View article: Safeguarding climate-resilient mangroves requires a small increase in the global protected area
Safeguarding climate-resilient mangroves requires a small increase in the global protected area Open
Climate change and anthropogenic activities threaten biodiversity and ecosystem services. Climate-smart conservation plans address these challenges by focusing protection in climate-resilient areas. However, integrating climate change in t…
View article: Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spots
Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spots Open
View article: Climate Effects on Belowground Tea Litter Decomposition Depend on Ecosystem and Organic Matter Types in Global Wetlands
Climate Effects on Belowground Tea Litter Decomposition Depend on Ecosystem and Organic Matter Types in Global Wetlands Open
Patchy global data on belowground litter decomposition dynamics limit our capacity to discern the drivers of carbon preservation and storage across inland and coastal wetlands. We performed a global, multiyear study in over 180 wetlands ac…
View article: Soil carbon in the world’s tidal marshes
Soil carbon in the world’s tidal marshes Open
View article: Corrigendum to “The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico” [Biol. Conserv. 298 (2024) 110775]
Corrigendum to “The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico” [Biol. Conserv. 298 (2024) 110775] Open
View article: Identifying and filling critical knowledge gaps can optimize financial viability of blue carbon projects in tidal wetlands
Identifying and filling critical knowledge gaps can optimize financial viability of blue carbon projects in tidal wetlands Open
One of the world’s largest “blue carbon” ecosystems, Louisiana’s tidal wetlands on the US Gulf of Mexico coast, is rapidly being lost. Louisiana’s strong legal, regulatory, and monitoring framework, developed for one of the world’s largest…
View article: Mangrove Surface Elevation Loss after Tree fall during Extreme Weather
Mangrove Surface Elevation Loss after Tree fall during Extreme Weather Open
Fringing mangrove forests are likely to experience increasingly severe weather events under climate change, including an increased frequency of tropical storms that may lead to mangrove mortality. Mangrove mortality can result in soil surf…
View article: Calculating carbon: The value of information in precision for blue carbon restoration projects
Calculating carbon: The value of information in precision for blue carbon restoration projects Open
Coastal wetland restoration projects can receive payments for ecosystem services but often occur in regions with limited data, and additional data collection can be financially prohibitive. Value of Information analysis can quantify the di…
View article: Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia
Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia Open
View article: The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico
The role of blue carbon in reversing mangrove degradation trends in Mexico Open
View article: Forest zone and root compartments outweigh long-term nutrient enrichment in structuring arid mangrove root microbiomes
Forest zone and root compartments outweigh long-term nutrient enrichment in structuring arid mangrove root microbiomes Open
Mangroves offer many important ecosystem services including carbon sequestration, serving as nursery grounds to many organisms, and acting as barriers where land and sea converge. Mangroves exhibit environmental flexibility and resilience …
View article: Governance of coastal wetlands: Beyond the community conservation paradigm
Governance of coastal wetlands: Beyond the community conservation paradigm Open
Governance plays an important role in coastal wetland protection and restoration. Through a review of the literature on the governance of coastal wetlands, we assessed the drivers influencing the governance of coastal wetlands. We found 66…
View article: A roadmap to coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia
A roadmap to coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia Open