Fighting global warming with blue carbon
Beneath the waters of Australia, plants are helping fight climate change.
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Feb 14, 2019
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News tagged with blue carbon ecosystems
Mapping the world's 'blue carbon' hot spots in coastal mangrove forests
Human actions have boosted carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere to levels higher than any measured over the last 160,000 years. Rising concern over the risk of severe impacts from climate change is spurring research ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2019
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Mangroves can help countries mitigate their carbon emissions
Geographers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found that coastal vegetation such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes may be the most effective habitats to mitigate carbon emissions.
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2018
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Are we losing one of our biggest carbon dioxide sinks?
In a new study spanning coastal areas of the Northern Hemisphere, a coordinated research network led by MSc Emilia Röhr, Assoc. Prof. Christoffer Boström from Åbo Akademi University and Prof. Marianne Holmer from University ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2018
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Mapping blue carbon in mangroves worldwide
Mangroves are tropical forests that thrive in salt water and are found in a variety of coastal settings from deltas to estuaries to weathered reefs and limestone rocks worldwide. Mangroves can store greater amounts of carbon ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2018
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Sequestering blue carbon through better management of coastal ecosystems
Focusing on the management of carbon stores within vegetated coastal habitats provides an opportunity to mitigate some aspects of global warming. Trisha Atwood from Utah State University's Watershed Sciences Department of ...
Environment
May 20, 2017
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Blue carbon the unsung hero in the fight against climate change
Deakin University scientists have completed Victoria's first ever stocktake of blue carbon hot spots, revealing millions of tonnes of stored carbon, which they say is at risk of being returned to the atmosphere unless conserved.
Environment
Jun 29, 2015
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