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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299391303321

Autore

Alongi Daniel M

Titolo

Blue Carbon : Coastal Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation / / by Daniel M. Alongi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-91698-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies, , 2213-784X

Disciplina

577.144

Soggetti

Climate change

Geobiology

Ecosystems

Climate Change

Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts

Biogeosciences

Climate Change Management and Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Intro -- 2. Blue carbon -- 3. Mitigation strategies -- 4. Adaptation and coping -- 5. A critical question: Will blue carbon projects make a difference?.

Sommario/riassunto

This work summarizes the science and management of a rapidly expanding topic in climate science, namely adaptation and mitigation. The term 'blue carbon' refers to the rates, pathways and volumes of greenhouse carbon sequestered in coastal estuarine and marine ecosystems such as salt marshes, mangroves and seagrass meadows. Blue carbon and its vital role in climate change mitigation are central to this book. Readers find summaries and analysis of both the basic scientific data and data from blue carbon field projects, and a practical guide on how to manage a successful blue carbon field project. There is a discussion on how to maximize the carbon sequestration and consideration of whether blue carbon projects make a difference. The work is not only of interest to scholars involved in climate science, but also those in the marine sciences, and those in ecosystem ecology,



biogeochemistry; geochemistry; estuarine and marine plant ecology.