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Blue Carbon in Shallow Coastal Ecosystems - Carbon Dynamics, Policy, and Implementation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Blue Carbon in Shallow Coastal Ecosystems - Carbon Dynamics, Policy, and Implementation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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This book presents a comprehensive and innovative understanding of
the role of shallow coastal ecosystems in carbon cycling,
particularly marine carbon sequestration. Incorporating a series of
forward-looking chapters, the book combines thorough reviews of the
global literature and regional assessments-mainly around the
Indo-Pacific region and Japan-with global perspectives to provide a
thorough assessment of carbon cycling in shallow coastal systems.
It advocates the expansion of blue-carbon ecosystems (mangroves,
seagrass meadows, and salt marshes) into macroalgal beds, tidal
flats, coral reefs, and urbanized shallow waters, demonstrating the
potential of these ecosystems as new carbon sinks. Moreover, it
discusses not only topics that are currently the focus of
blue-carbon studies, i.e., sedimentary carbon stock and
accumulation rate, but also CO2 gas exchange between the atmosphere
and shallow coastal ecosystems, carbon storage in the water column
as refractory organic carbon, and off-site carbon storage.
Including highly original contributions, this comprehensive work
inspires research beyond the specific regions covered by the
chapters. The suite of new concepts and approaches is refreshing
and demonstrates that blue-carbon research is indeed a vibrant new
field of research, providing deep insights into neglected aspects
of carbon cycling in the marine environment. At the same time the
book provides guidance for policy makers to deliver benefits to
society, for example the inclusion of blue carbon as a carbon
offset scheme or the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in
the Paris Agreement, and also for building resilience in coastal
socio-ecosystems through better management. This book is intended
for all those interested in the science and management of coastal
ecosystems.
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