Mangrove dynamics and blue carbon sequestration

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dc.contributor.authorRogers, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorSaintilan, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMazumder, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorKelleway, JJen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-23T02:55:13Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-08-23T02:55:13Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2019-02-06en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-08-18en_AU
dc.descriptionA contribution to the special feature ‘Blue Carbon’ organized by Catherine Lovelock.en_AU
dc.description.abstractWe monitored coastal wetland vertical accretion, elevation gain and surface carbon (C) at Homebush Bay, Australia over 18 years (2000–2017) in three settings initially characterized by saltmarsh, mixed saltmarsh–mangrove ecotone and mangrove-dominated zones. During this time, the saltmarsh transitioned to mixed saltmarsh–mangrove ecotone, and the mixed saltmarsh–mangrove ecotone transitioned to mangrove, consistent with vegetation transitions observed across the east Australian continent in recent decades. In spite of mangrove recruitment and thickening in the former saltmarsh zone, and the dominance of mangrove root material as a contributing C source, the rate of C accumulation in the former saltmarsh zone did not change over the study period, and there was no significant increase in surface elevation. This contrasted with the response of sites with a longer history of mangrove colonization, which showed strong accretion and C accumulation over the period. The result suggests that the C accumulation and surface elevation gains made as a result of mangrove colonization may not be observable over initial decades, but will be significant in the longer term as forests reach maturity. © 2019 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society.en_AU
dc.identifier.articlenumber20180471en_AU
dc.identifier.citationRogers, K., Saintilan, N., Mazumder, D., & Kelleway, J. J. (2019). Mangrove dynamics and blue carbon sequestration. Biology Letters, 15(3), 20180471. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2018.0471en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1744-957Xen_AU
dc.identifier.issue3en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleBiology Lettersen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0471en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/11414en_AU
dc.identifier.volume15en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherThe Royal Society Publishingen_AU
dc.subjectClimatic changeen_AU
dc.subjectVegetationen_AU
dc.subjectCoastal regionsen_AU
dc.subjectWetlandsen_AU
dc.subjectNew South Walesen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectMarshesen_AU
dc.subjectMangrovesen_AU
dc.subjectLevelsen_AU
dc.titleMangrove dynamics and blue carbon sequestrationen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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