Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation

Serrano, O; Lovelock, CE; B. Atwood, T; Macreadie, PI; Canto, R; Phinn, S; Arias-Ortiz, A; Bai, L; Baldock, J; Bedulli, C; Carnell, P; Connolly, RM; Donaldson, P; Esteban, A; Ewers Lewis, CJ; Eyre, BD; Hayes, MA; Horwitz, P; Hutley, LB; Kavazos, CRJ; Kelleway, JJ; Kendrick, GA; Kilminster, K; Lafratta, A; Lee, S; Lavery, PS; Maher, DT; Marbà, N; Masque, P; Mateo, MA; Mount, R; Ralph, PJ; Roelfsema, C; Rozaimi, M; Ruhon, R; Salinas, C; Samper-Villarreal, J; Sanderman, J; J. Sanders, C; Santos, I; Sharples, C; Steven, ADL; Cannard, T; Trevathan-Tackett, SM; Duarte, CM

Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation

Serrano, O

Lovelock, CE

B. Atwood, T Macreadie, PI

Canto, R Phinn, S

Arias-Ortiz, A

Bai, L Baldock, J

Bedulli, C Carnell, P Connolly, RM

Donaldson, P Esteban, A Ewers Lewis, CJ Eyre, BD

Hayes, MA

Horwitz, P Hutley, LB

Kavazos, CRJ

Kelleway, JJ

Kendrick, GA

Kilminster, K Lafratta, A Lee, S Lavery, PS

Maher, DT

Marbà, N

Masque, P

Mateo, MA Mount, R Ralph, PJ

Roelfsema, C Rozaimi, M

Ruhon, R Salinas, C Samper-Villarreal, J Sanderman, J

J. Sanders, C Santos, I

Sharples, C

Steven, ADL

Cannard, T

Trevathan-Tackett, SM

Duarte, CM

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Issue Date:: 2019-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Serrano, O https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5973-0046	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lovelock, CE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-6855	en_US
dc.contributor.author	B. Atwood, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Macreadie, PI https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7362-0882	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Canto, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Phinn, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2605-6104	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Arias-Ortiz, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9408-0061	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bai, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Baldock, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6428-8555	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bedulli, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Carnell, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Connolly, RM https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-1291	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Donaldson, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Esteban, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ewers Lewis, CJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Eyre, BD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5502-0680	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hayes, MA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2127-898X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Horwitz, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hutley, LB https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5533-9886	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kavazos, CRJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8275-2104	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kelleway, JJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5145-9466	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kendrick, GA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-6064	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kilminster, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lafratta, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lee, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lavery, PS https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-273X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Maher, DT https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1899-005X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Marbà, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8048-6789	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Masque, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-320X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mateo, MA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mount, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ralph, PJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-7346	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Roelfsema, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rozaimi, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6631-8677	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ruhon, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Salinas, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Samper-Villarreal, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sanderman, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-1706	en_US
dc.contributor.author	J. Sanders, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Santos, I https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0524-842X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sharples, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7335-9856	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Steven, ADL https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3012-240X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cannard, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-8683	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Trevathan-Tackett, SM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4977-0757	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Duarte, CM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1213-1361	en_US
dc.date.available	2019-08-21	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nature Communications, 2019, 10 (1)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/136482
dc.description.abstract	© 2019, The Author(s). Policies aiming to preserve vegetated coastal ecosystems (VCE; tidal marshes, mangroves and seagrasses) to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions require national assessments of blue carbon resources. Here, we present organic carbon (C) storage in VCE across Australian climate regions and estimate potential annual CO2 emission benefits of VCE conservation and restoration. Australia contributes 5–11% of the C stored in VCE globally (70–185 Tg C in aboveground biomass, and 1,055–1,540 Tg C in the upper 1 m of soils). Potential CO2 emissions from current VCE losses are estimated at 2.1–3.1 Tg CO2-e yr-1, increasing annual CO2 emissions from land use change in Australia by 12–21%. This assessment, the most comprehensive for any nation to-date, demonstrates the potential of conservation and restoration of VCE to underpin national policy development for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Nature Communications	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1038/s41467-019-12176-8	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Conservation of Natural Resources	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Wetlands	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Climate Change	en_US
dc.title	Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	10	en_US
utslib.for	0401 Atmospheric Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	0602 Ecology	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - C3 - Climate Change Cluster
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	10	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019, The Author(s). Policies aiming to preserve vegetated coastal ecosystems (VCE; tidal marshes, mangroves and seagrasses) to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions require national assessments of blue carbon resources. Here, we present organic carbon (C) storage in VCE across Australian climate regions and estimate potential annual CO2 emission benefits of VCE conservation and restoration. Australia contributes 5–11% of the C stored in VCE globally (70–185 Tg C in aboveground biomass, and 1,055–1,540 Tg C in the upper 1 m of soils). Potential CO2 emissions from current VCE losses are estimated at 2.1–3.1 Tg CO2-e yr-1, increasing annual CO2 emissions from land use change in Australia by 12–21%. This assessment, the most comprehensive for any nation to-date, demonstrates the potential of conservation and restoration of VCE to underpin national policy development for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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