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Articles | Volume 22, issue 4
Articles | Volume 22, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1149-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1149-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 4
Research article
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03 Mar 2025
Research article |  | 03 Mar 2025

Eddy covariance evaluation of ecosystem fluxes at a temperate saltmarsh in Victoria, Australia, shows large CO2 uptake

Ruth Reef, Edoardo Daly, Tivanka Anandappa, Eboni-Jane Vienna-Hallam, Harriet Robertson, Matthew Peck, and Adrien Guyot

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Studies show that saltmarshes excel at capturing carbon from the atmosphere. In this study, we measured CO2 flux in an Australian temperate saltmarsh on French Island. The temperate saltmarsh exhibited strong seasonality. During the warmer growing season, the saltmarsh absorbed 10.5 g CO2 m−2 on average daily from the atmosphere. Even in winter, when plants were dormant, it continued to be a CO2 sink, albeit a smaller one. Cool temperatures and high cloud cover inhibit carbon sequestration.
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