Quantifying and modelling the carbon sequestration capacity of seagrass meadows - A critical assessment

Macreadie, PI; Baird, ME; Trevathan-Tackett, SM; Larkum, AWD; Ralph, PJ

Quantifying and modelling the carbon sequestration capacity of seagrass meadows - A critical assessment

Macreadie, PI

Baird, ME

Trevathan-Tackett, SM

Larkum, AWD

Ralph, PJ

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014, 83 (2), pp. 430 - 439
Issue Date:: 2014-06-30

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dc.contributor.author	Macreadie, PI https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7362-0882	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Baird, ME https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4955-2298	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Trevathan-Tackett, SM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4977-0757	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Larkum, AWD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-134X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ralph, PJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-7346	en_US
dc.date.available	2013-07-20	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-06-30	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014, 83 (2), pp. 430 - 439	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0025-326X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/36157
dc.description.abstract	Seagrasses are among the planet's most effective natural ecosystems for sequestering (capturing and storing) carbon (C); but if degraded, they could leak stored C into the atmosphere and accelerate global warming. Quantifying and modelling the C sequestration capacity is therefore critical for successfully managing seagrass ecosystems to maintain their substantial abatement potential. At present, there is no mechanism to support carbon financing linked to seagrass. For seagrasses to be recognised by the IPCC and the voluntary C market, standard stock assessment methodologies and inventories of seagrass C stocks are required. Developing accurate C budgets for seagrass meadows is indeed complex; we discuss these complexities, and, in addition, we review techniques and methodologies that will aid development of C budgets. We also consider a simple process-based data assimilation model for predicting how seagrasses will respond to future change, accompanied by a practical list of research priorities. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE130101084
dc.relation.ispartof	Marine Pollution Bulletin	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.038	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Alismatidae	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Atmosphere	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon Sequestration	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Environmental Policy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Alismatales	en_US
dc.title	Quantifying and modelling the carbon sequestration capacity of seagrass meadows - A critical assessment	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	83	en_US
utslib.for	050101 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change	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	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	83	en_US

Abstract:

Seagrasses are among the planet's most effective natural ecosystems for sequestering (capturing and storing) carbon (C); but if degraded, they could leak stored C into the atmosphere and accelerate global warming. Quantifying and modelling the C sequestration capacity is therefore critical for successfully managing seagrass ecosystems to maintain their substantial abatement potential. At present, there is no mechanism to support carbon financing linked to seagrass. For seagrasses to be recognised by the IPCC and the voluntary C market, standard stock assessment methodologies and inventories of seagrass C stocks are required. Developing accurate C budgets for seagrass meadows is indeed complex; we discuss these complexities, and, in addition, we review techniques and methodologies that will aid development of C budgets. We also consider a simple process-based data assimilation model for predicting how seagrasses will respond to future change, accompanied by a practical list of research priorities. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

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