Effect of restoration on saltmarsh carbon accumulation in Eastern England.

ABSTRACT: Wetland soils are globally important carbon stores, and natural wetlands provide a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) through ongoing carbon accumulation. Recognition of coastal wetlands as a significant contributor to carbon storage (blue carbon) has generated interest into the climate change mitigation benefits of restoring or recreating saltmarsh habitat. However, the length of time a re-created marsh will take to become functionally equivalent to a natural (reference) system, or indeed, whether reference conditions are attainable, is largely unknown. Here, we describe a combined field chronosequence and modelling study of saltmarsh carbon accumulation and provide empirically based predictions of changes in the carbon sequestration rate over time following saltmarsh re

SUBMITTER: Burden A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6371915 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature