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The future of Blue Carbon science

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  • Peter I. Macreadie

    (Center for Integrative Ecology)

  • Andrea Anton

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center and Computational Bioscience Research Center)

  • John A. Raven

    (University of Dundee at the James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie
    University of Technology Sydney
    University of Western Australia)

  • Nicola Beaumont

    (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place)

  • Rod M. Connolly

    (Griffith University)

  • Daniel A. Friess

    (National University of Singapore)

  • Jeffrey J. Kelleway

    (University of Wollongong)

  • Hilary Kennedy

    (Bangor University)

  • Tomohiro Kuwae

    (Port and Airport Research Institute)

  • Paul S. Lavery

    (Edith Cowan University)

  • Catherine E. Lovelock

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Dan A. Smale

    (Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Citadel Hill)

  • Eugenia T. Apostolaki

    (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research)

  • Trisha B. Atwood

    (Utah State University)

  • Jeff Baldock

    (Private Mail Bag)

  • Thomas S. Bianchi

    (University of Florida)

  • Gail L. Chmura

    (McGill University)

  • Bradley D. Eyre

    (Southern Cross University)

  • James W. Fourqurean

    (University of Western Australia
    Florida International University)

  • Jason M. Hall-Spencer

    (University of Plymouth
    University of Tsukuba)

  • Mark Huxham

    (Edinburgh Napier University)

  • Iris E. Hendriks

    (Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats, Miquel Marquès 21)

  • Dorte Krause-Jensen

    (Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25
    Aarhus University)

  • Dan Laffoley

    (World Commission on Protected Areas, IUCN)

  • Tiziana Luisetti

    (Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science)

  • Núria Marbà

    (Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats, Miquel Marquès 21)

  • Pere Masque

    (Edith Cowan University
    The University of Western Australia
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

  • Karen J. McGlathery

    (University of Virginia)

  • J. Patrick Megonigal

    (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)

  • Daniel Murdiyarso

    (Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jl. CIFOR, Situgede
    Bogor Agricultural University, Kampus Darmaga)

  • Bayden D. Russell

    (University of Hong Kong)

  • Rui Santos

    (CCMAR, University of Algarve)

  • Oscar Serrano

    (Edith Cowan University)

  • Brian R. Silliman

    (Duke University)

  • Kenta Watanabe

    (Port and Airport Research Institute)

  • Carlos M. Duarte

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center and Computational Bioscience Research Center)

Abstract

The term Blue Carbon (BC) was first coined a decade ago to describe the disproportionately large contribution of coastal vegetated ecosystems to global carbon sequestration. The role of BC in climate change mitigation and adaptation has now reached international prominence. To help prioritise future research, we assembled leading experts in the field to agree upon the top-ten pending questions in BC science. Understanding how climate change affects carbon accumulation in mature BC ecosystems and during their restoration was a high priority. Controversial questions included the role of carbonate and macroalgae in BC cycling, and the degree to which greenhouse gases are released following disturbance of BC ecosystems. Scientists seek improved precision of the extent of BC ecosystems; techniques to determine BC provenance; understanding of the factors that influence sequestration in BC ecosystems, with the corresponding value of BC; and the management actions that are effective in enhancing this value. Overall this overview provides a comprehensive road map for the coming decades on future research in BC science.

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  • Peter I. Macreadie & Andrea Anton & John A. Raven & Nicola Beaumont & Rod M. Connolly & Daniel A. Friess & Jeffrey J. Kelleway & Hilary Kennedy & Tomohiro Kuwae & Paul S. Lavery & Catherine E. Loveloc, 2019. "The future of Blue Carbon science," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-11693-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11693-w
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    1. Kendall Valentine & Ellen R. Herbert & David C. Walters & Yaping Chen & Alexander J. Smith & Matthew L. Kirwan, 2023. "Climate-driven tradeoffs between landscape connectivity and the maintenance of the coastal carbon sink," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
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