Journal Article
Allochthonous Organic Carbon Stored in Blue Carbon Ecosystems Can Be Additional and Provide Genuine Climate Mitigation
Alex Houston; Hilary Kennedy; William E. N. Austin
Global Change Biology · Vol. 31, Issue 4 · 2025
Abstract
Blue carbon ecosystem restoration (and avoided conversion) are important natural climate solutions. Blue carbon ecosystems accumulate carbon through in situ photosynthesising vegetation (autochthonous) and deposition of sediments during tidal inundation (allochthonous). We debate the treatment of allochthonous carbon (which was not taken out of the atmosphere by the blue carbon ecosystem) in blue carbon projects.
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Global Change Biology |
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| Publisher | Wiley |
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| Publication Date | 2025-04-01 |
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| Publication Year | 2025 |
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| Volume | 31 |
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| Issue | 4 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 1354-1013 |
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| eISSN | 1365-2486 |
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| DOI | 10.1111/gcb.70182 |
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| Subject | Conservation Science |
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