Atwood, T. B., Connolly, R. M., Almahasheer, H., Carnell, P. E., Duarte, C. M., Lewis, C. J. E., Irigoien, X., Kelleway, J. J., Lavery, P. S., Macreadie, P. I., Serrano, O., Sanders, C. J., Santos, I., Steven, A. D. L., & Lovelock, C. E. (2017). Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses. Nature Climate Change, 7, 523-528.
Abstract
Mangrove soils represent a large sink for otherwise rapidly recycled carbon (C). However, widespread deforestation threatens the preservation of this important C stock. It is therefore imperative that global patterns in mangrove soil C stocks and their susceptibility to remineralization are understood. Here, we present patterns in mangrove soil C stocks across hemispheres, latitudes, countries and mangrove community compositions, and estimate potential annual CO 2 emissions for countries where mangroves occur. Global potential CO 2 emissions from soils as a result of mangrove loss were estimated to be ∼7.0 Tg CO 2 e yr −1 . Countries with the highest potential CO 2 emissions from soils are Indonesia (3,410 Gg CO 2 e yr −1) and Malaysia (1,288 Gg CO 2 e yr −1). The patterns described serve as a baseline by which countries can assess their mangrove soil C stocks and potential emissions from mangrove deforestation.
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