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Global controls on carbon storage in mangrove soils

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  • André S. Rovai

    (Louisiana State University
    Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)

  • Robert R. Twilley

    (Louisiana State University)

  • Edward Castañeda-Moya

    (Louisiana State University
    Florida International University)

  • Pablo Riul

    (Universidade Federal da Paraíba)

  • Miguel Cifuentes-Jara

    (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación de Enseñanza)

  • Marilyn Manrow-Villalobos

    (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación de Enseñanza)

  • Paulo A. Horta

    (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)

  • José C. Simonassi

    (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)

  • Alessandra L. Fonseca

    (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)

  • Paulo R. Pagliosa

    (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)

Abstract

Global-scale variation in mangrove ecosystem properties has been explained using a conceptual framework linking geomorphological processes to distinct coastal environmental settings (CES) for nearly 50 years. However, these assumptions have not been empirically tested at the global scale. Here, we show that CES account for global variability in mangrove soil C:N:P stoichiometry and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. Using this ecogeomorphology framework, we developed a global model that captures variation in mangrove SOC stocks compatible with distinct CES. We show that mangrove SOC stocks have been underestimated by up to 50% (a difference of roughly 200 Mg ha−1) in carbonate settings and overestimated by up to 86% (around 400 Mg ha−1) in deltaic coastlines. Moreover, we provide information for 57 nations that currently lack SOC data, enabling these and other countries to develop or evaluate their blue carbon inventories.

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  • André S. Rovai & Robert R. Twilley & Edward Castañeda-Moya & Pablo Riul & Miguel Cifuentes-Jara & Marilyn Manrow-Villalobos & Paulo A. Horta & José C. Simonassi & Alessandra L. Fonseca & Paulo R. Pagl, 2018. "Global controls on carbon storage in mangrove soils," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 8(6), pages 534-538, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:8:y:2018:i:6:d:10.1038_s41558-018-0162-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0162-5
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    1. Angelo F. Bernardino & Ana Carolina A. Mazzuco & Rodolfo F. Costa & Fernanda Souza & Margaret A. Owuor & Gabriel N. Nobrega & Christian J. Sanders & Tiago O. Ferreira & J. Boone Kauffman, 2024. "The inclusion of Amazon mangroves in Brazil’s REDD+ program," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.

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