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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: ForestSplat: Proof-of-Concept for a Scalable and High-Fidelity Forestry Mapping Tool Using 3D Gaussian Splatting
ForestSplat: Proof-of-Concept for a Scalable and High-Fidelity Forestry Mapping Tool Using 3D Gaussian Splatting Open
Accurate, scalable forestry insights are critical for implementing carbon credit-based reforestation initiatives and data-driven ecosystem management. However, existing forest quantification methods face significant challenges: hand measur…
View article: Blue Carbon Stocks Along the Pacific Coast of North America Are Mainly Driven by Local Rather Than Regional Factors
Blue Carbon Stocks Along the Pacific Coast of North America Are Mainly Driven by Local Rather Than Regional Factors Open
Coastal wetlands, including seagrass meadows, emergent marshes, mangroves, and temperate tidal swamps, can efficiently sequester and store large quantities of sediment organic carbon (SOC). However, SOC stocks may vary by ecosystem type an…
View article: Recommendations for strengthening blue carbon science
Recommendations for strengthening blue carbon science Open
View article: Mangrove reforestation provides greater blue carbon benefit than afforestation for mitigating global climate change
Mangrove reforestation provides greater blue carbon benefit than afforestation for mitigating global climate change Open
Significant efforts have been invested to restore mangrove forests worldwide through reforestation and afforestation. However, blue carbon benefit has not been compared between these two silvicultural pathways at the global scale. Here, we…
View article: Accuracy and Precision of Tidal Wetland Soil Carbon Mapping in the Conterminous United States: Public Soil Carbon Data Release
Accuracy and Precision of Tidal Wetland Soil Carbon Mapping in the Conterminous United States: Public Soil Carbon Data Release Open
Tidal wetlands produce long-term soil organic carbon (C) stocks. Thus for carbon accounting purposes, we need accurate and precise information on the magnitude and spatial distribution of those stocks. We assembled and analyzed an unpreced…
View article: Evidence-based target setting informs blue carbon strategies for nationally determined contributions
Evidence-based target setting informs blue carbon strategies for nationally determined contributions Open
View article: Mangrove reforestation provides greater blue carbon benefit than afforestation for mitigating global climate change
Mangrove reforestation provides greater blue carbon benefit than afforestation for mitigating global climate change Open
View article: When nature needs a helping hand: Different levels of human intervention for mangrove (re-)establishment
When nature needs a helping hand: Different levels of human intervention for mangrove (re-)establishment Open
Protecting existing mangrove forests is a priority for global conservation because of the wide range of services that these coastal forests provide to humankind. Despite the recent reduction in global rates of mangrove loss, high historica…
View article: Special issue on coastal blue carbon and green infrastructure
Special issue on coastal blue carbon and green infrastructure Open
Coastal and marine ecosystems are now recognized for their role in the global carbon cycle, stimulating interest in their improved management for climate mitigation and adaptation benefits. The num...
View article: Linking climate change mitigation and adaptation through coastal green–gray infrastructure: a perspective
Linking climate change mitigation and adaptation through coastal green–gray infrastructure: a perspective Open
The role of coastal blue carbon ecosystems in climate mitigation and adaptation efforts has been recognized. Blue carbon ecosystem functionality is one component of coastal nature-based or green–gray infrastructure multifunctionality, whic…
View article: Coastal Wetland Elevation and Carbon Flux Inventory with Uncertainty, USA, 2006-2011
Coastal Wetland Elevation and Carbon Flux Inventory with Uncertainty, USA, 2006-2011 Open
This dataset provides maps of coastal wetland carbon and methane fluxes and coastal wetland surface elevation from 2006 to 2011 at 30 m resolution for coastal wetlands of the conterminous United States. Total coastal wetland carbon flux pe…
View article: The value of small mangrove patches
The value of small mangrove patches Open
Mangroves provide crucial services to humanity, including food, coastal protection, fisheries support, and carbon sequestration (1). However, up to 35% of mangrove area has been lost since the 1980s, primarily due to coastal development (2…
View article: Coastal wetland management as a contribution to the US National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Coastal wetland management as a contribution to the US National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Open
View article: Author Correction: Accuracy and Precision of Tidal Wetland Soil Carbon Mapping in the Conterminous United States
Author Correction: Accuracy and Precision of Tidal Wetland Soil Carbon Mapping in the Conterminous United States Open
View article: Accuracy and Precision of Tidal Wetland Soil Carbon Mapping in the Conterminous United States
Accuracy and Precision of Tidal Wetland Soil Carbon Mapping in the Conterminous United States Open
Tidal wetlands produce long-term soil organic carbon (C) stocks. Thus for carbon accounting purposes, we need accurate and precise information on the magnitude and spatial distribution of those stocks. We assembled and analyzed an unpreced…
View article: Comment on Geoengineering with seagrasses: is credit due where credit is given?
Comment on Geoengineering with seagrasses: is credit due where credit is given? Open
In their recent review, ‘Geoengineering with seagrasses: is credit due where credit is given?,’ Johannessen and Macdonald ( 2016 ) invoke the prospect of carbon offset-credit over-allocation by the Verified Carbon Standard as a pretense fo…
View article: Restoring tides to reduce methane emissions in impounded wetlands: A new and potent Blue Carbon climate change intervention
Restoring tides to reduce methane emissions in impounded wetlands: A new and potent Blue Carbon climate change intervention Open
Coastal wetlands are sites of rapid carbon (C) sequestration and contain large soil C stocks. Thus, there is increasing interest in those ecosystems as sites for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission offset projects (sometimes referred to …