Articles | Volume 23, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1327-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1327-2026
Research article
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19 Feb 2026
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2026

Carbon storage in coastal reed ecosystems

Margaret F. Williamson, Tom Jilbert, Alf Norkko, and Camilla Gustafsson

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Reed bed carbon (C) storage is a topic of interest due to increased global distribution of reeds. C budgets to combat climate change often catalog reed beds as saltmarshes. Our findings show that reed beds are unique from saltmarshes, C storage is highest in reed bed sediments, and that reed bed zones may impact C storage. Further research into reed bed C is needed to better combat climate change and to ensure reeds are managed in a way that does not release excess C.
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