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SUBMITTER: Serrano O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773740 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20191002 1
Policies aiming to preserve vegetated coastal ecosystems (VCE; tidal marshes, mangroves and seagrasses) to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions require national assessments of blue carbon resources. Here, we present organic carbon (C) storage in VCE across Australian climate regions and estimate potential annual CO<sub>2</sub> emission benefits of VCE conservation and restoration. Australia contributes 5-11% of the C stored in VCE globally (70-185 Tg C in aboveground biomass, and 1,055-1,540 Tg C i ...[more]