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Large-scale predictions of salt-marsh carbon stock based on simple observations of plant community and soil type
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK
School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, LL57 2DG, UK
Angus Garbutt
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor, LL57 2UW, UK
Mollie Duggan-Edwards
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK
Jordi F. Pagès
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK
Rachel Harvey
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor, LL57 2UW, UK
Cai Ladd
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK
Department of Geography, Wallace Building, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Martin W. Skov
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK
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Carbon stored in coastal wetlands is of global relevance to climate regulation, but broadscale inventories of this "blue carbon" are lacking. Sampling salt marshes in the UK, we developed a predictive tool with the capacity to predict up to 44 % of spatial variation in soil carbon from simple observations of plant community and soil type. Marsh-specific maps of soil carbon were also produced, demonstrating the application of this easy-to-use tool for landscape-scale predictions of blue carbon.
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