Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation
Serrano, Oscar (Edith Cowan University. Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research)
Lovelock, Catherine E. (University of Queensland. The Global Change Institute (Australia))
Atwood, Trisha B. (Utah State University. Department of Watershed Sciences and Ecology Center (USA))
Macreadie, Peter I. (Deakin University. Centre for Integrative Ecology (Australia))
Canto, Robert (University of Queensland. Remote Sensing Research Centre (Australia))
Phinn, Stuart (University of Queensland. Remote Sensing Research Centre (Australia))
Arias Ortiz, Ariane (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Bai, Le (Charles Darwin University. Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (Australia))
Baldock, Jeff (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Agriculture and Food (Australia))
Bedulli, Camila (Universidade Estadual Paulista. Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu (Brazil))
Carnell, Paul (Deakin University. Centre for Integrative Ecology (Australia))
Connolly, Rod M. (Griffith University. Australian Rivers Institute-Coast and Estuaries (Australia))
Donaldson, Paul (BMT Environment (Australia))
Esteban, Alba (Edith Cowan University. Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research)
Ewers Lewis, Carolyn J. (Deakin University. Centre for Integrative Ecology (Australia))
Eyre, Bradley D. (Southern Cross University. Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry (Australia))
Hayes, Matthew A. (Griffith University. Australian Rivers Institute-Coast and Estuaries (Australia))
Horwitz, Pierre (Edith Cowan University. Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research)
Hutley, Lindsay B. (Charles Darwin University. Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (Australia))
Kavazos, Christopher R. J. (University of New South Wales. School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Australia))
Kelleway, Jeffrey J. (University of Wollongong. School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences (Australia))
Kendrick, G. A.. (University of Western Australia. School of Biological Sciences (Australia))
Kilminster, Kieryn (University of Western Australia. School of Biological Sciences (Australia))
Lafratta, Anna (Edith Cowan University. Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research)
Lee, Shing (Chinese University of Hong Kong. Simon FS Li Marine Science Laboratory)
Lavery, Paul S. (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes)
Maher, Damien (Southern Cross University. Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry (Australia))
Marbà, Núria (Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats)
Masqué Barri, Pere (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Mateo, Miguel A. (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes)
Mount, Richard (University of Tasmania. Discipline of Geography and Spatial Sciences (Australia))
Ralph, Peter J. (University of Technology Sydney. Climate Change Cluster (Australia))
Roelfsema, Chris (University of Queensland. Remote Sensing Research Centre (Australia))
Rozaimi, Mohammad (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Centre for Earth Sciences and Environment (Malaysia))
Ruhon, Radhiyah (Hasanuddin University. Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries (Indonesia))
Salinas, Cristian (Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras "José Benito Vives De Andréis" (Colombia))
Samper-Villarreal, Jimena (Universidad de Costa Rica. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (Costa Rica))
Sanderman, Jonathan (Woods Hole Research Center (USA))
Sanders, Christian J. (Southern Cross University. National Marine Science Centre (Australia))
Santos, Isaac (Southern Cross University. National Marine Science Centre (Australia))
Sharples, Chris (University of Tasmania. Discipline of Geography and Spatial Sciences (Australia))
Steven, Andrew D. L. (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Oceans and Atmosphere. Queensland Biosciences Precinct (Australia))
Cannard, Toni (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Oceans and Atmosphere. Queensland Biosciences Precinct (Australia))
Trevathan-Tackett, Stacey M. (Deakin University. Centre for Integrative Ecology (Australia))
Duarte, Carlos M.. (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Red Sea Research Center and Computational Bioscience Research Center (Saudi Arabia))
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Física

Data:	2019
Resum:	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 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 in the upper 1 m of soils). Potential CO emissions from current VCE losses are estimated at 2. 1-3. 1 Tg CO-e yr, increasing annual CO emissions from land use change in Australia by 12-21%. This assessment, the most comprehensive for any nation to-date, demonstrates the potential of conservation and restoration of VCE to underpin national policy development for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Ajuts:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-1356 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MDM2015-0552 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTM2013-47728-R
Nota:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Australia ; Carbon ; Climate Change ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Ecosystem ; Wetlands
Publicat a:	Nature communications, Vol. 10 (October 2019) , art. 4313, ISSN 2041-1723

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12176-8
PMID: 31575872

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