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| Title |
Carbon sequestration by Australian tidal marshes
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep44071 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Peter I. Macreadie, Q. R. Ollivier, J. J. Kelleway, O. Serrano, P. E. Carnell, C. J. Ewers Lewis, T. B. Atwood, J. Sanderman, J. Baldock, R. M. Connolly, C. M. Duarte, P. S. Lavery, A. Steven, C. E. Lovelock |
| Abstract |
Australia's tidal marshes have suffered significant losses but their recently recognised importance in CO2 sequestration is creating opportunities for their protection and restoration. We compiled all available data on soil organic carbon (OC) storage in Australia's tidal marshes (323 cores). OC stocks in the surface 1 m averaged 165.41 (SE 6.96) Mg OC ha(-1) (range 14-963 Mg OC ha(-1)). The mean OC accumulation rate was 0.55 ± 0.02 Mg OC ha(-1) yr(-1). Geomorphology was the most important predictor of OC stocks, with fluvial sites having twice the stock of OC as seaward sites. Australia's 1.4 million hectares of tidal marshes contain an estimated 212 million tonnes of OC in the surface 1 m, with a potential CO2-equivalent value of $USD7.19 billion. Annual sequestration is 0.75 Tg OC yr(-1), with a CO2-equivalent value of $USD28.02 million per annum. This study provides the most comprehensive estimates of tidal marsh blue carbon in Australia, and illustrates their importance in climate change mitigation and adaptation, acting as CO2 sinks and buffering the impacts of rising sea level. We outline potential further development of carbon offset schemes to restore the sequestration capacity and other ecosystem services provided by Australia tidal marshes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 84 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 | 27% |
| United States | 12 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 36 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 69 | 82% |
| Scientists | 12 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 281 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 278 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 65 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 34 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 5% |
| Other | 36 | 13% |
| Unknown | 65 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 102 | 36% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 45 | 16% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 22 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 1% |
| Other | 19 | 7% |
| Unknown | 83 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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