Improved estimates on global carbon stock and carbon pools in tidal wetlands

Wetlands are global hotspots of carbon storage, but errors exist with current estimates of the extent of their carbon density. Here the authors show that mangrove sediment organic carbon stock has previously been overestimated, while ecosystem carbon stock has been underestimated.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiaoguang Ouyang, Shing Yip Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14120-2