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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2041-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2041-2020
Research article
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16 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 16 Apr 2020

Drivers and modelling of blue carbon stock variability in sediments of southeastern Australia

Carolyn J. Ewers Lewis, Mary A. Young, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Jeffrey A. Baldock, Bruce Hawke, Jonathan Sanderman, Paul E. Carnell, and Peter I. Macreadie

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Blue carbon ecosystems – tidal marsh, mangrove, and seagrass – serve as important organic carbon sinks, mitigating impacts of climate change. We utilized a robust regional carbon stock dataset to identify ecological, geomorphological, and anthropogenic drivers of carbon stock variability and create high-spatial-resolution predictive carbon stock maps. This work facilitates strategic conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems to contribute to climate change mitigation.
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