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The potential of Indonesian mangrove forests for global climate change mitigation
Daniel Murdiyarso,Daniel Murdiyarso,Joko Purbopuspito,Joko Purbopuspito,J. Boone Kauffman,M.W. Warren,Sigit D. Sasmito,Daniel C. Donato,Solichin Manuri,Haruni Krisnawati,Sartji Taberima,Sofyan Kurnianto,Sofyan Kurnianto +12 more
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Indonesian mangrove carbon stocks are estimated to be 1,083 ± 378 MgC ha−1 as mentioned in this paper, which is a large amount of carbon stored in mangroves.Abstract:
Indonesian mangrove carbon stocks are estimated to be 1,083 ± 378 MgC ha−1. In the past three decades Indonesia has lost 40% of its 2.9 Mha of mangroves; this is estimated to have resulted in annual CO2-equivalent emissions of 0.07–0.21 Pg. Mangroves provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, soil formation, wood production, fish spawning grounds, ecotourism and carbon (C) storage1. High rates of tree and plant growth, coupled with anaerobic, water-logged soils that slow decomposition, result in large long-term C storage. Given their global significance as large sinks of C, preventing mangrove loss would be an effective climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy. It has been reported that C stocks in the Indo-Pacific region contain on average 1,023 MgC ha−1 (ref. 2). Here, we estimate that Indonesian mangrove C stocks are 1,083 ± 378 MgC ha−1. Scaled up to the country-level mangrove extent of 2.9 Mha (ref. 3), Indonesia’s mangroves contained on average 3.14 PgC. In three decades Indonesia has lost 40% of its mangroves4, mainly as a result of aquaculture development5. This has resulted in annual emissions of 0.07–0.21 Pg CO2e. Annual mangrove deforestation in Indonesia is only 6% of its total forest loss6; however, if this were halted, total emissions would be reduced by an amount equal to 10–31% of estimated annual emissions from land-use sectors at present. Conservation of carbon-rich mangroves in the Indonesian archipelago should be a high-priority component of strategies to mitigate climate change.read more
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Creation of a high spatiotemporal resolution global database of continuous mangrove forest cover for the 21st Century (CGMFC-21)
TL;DR: The new database, CGMFC-21, provides a standardized spatial dataset that monitors mangrove deforestation globally at high spatio-temporal resolutions and can be used to drive the mangroves research agenda, particularly as it pertains to monitoring ofMangrove carbon stocks and the establishment of baseline local Mangrove forest inventories required for payment for ecosystem service initiatives.
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The future of Blue Carbon science
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TL;DR: The authors identify the top-ten unresolved questions in the field and find that most questions relate to the precise role blue carbon can play in mitigating climate change and the most effective management actions in maximising this.
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Creation of a high spatio-temporal resolution global database of continuous mangrove forest cover for the 21st century (CGMFC-21)
TL;DR: The CGMFC-21 dataset as discussed by the authors provides high-resolution local, regional, national and global estimates of annual mangrove forest area from 2000 through to 2012 with the goal of driving mangroves research questions pertaining to biodiversity, carbon stocks, climate change, functionality, food security, livelihoods, fisheries support and conservation that have been impeded by a lack of suitable data.
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Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses
Trisha B. Atwood,Trisha B. Atwood,Rod M. Connolly,Hannan Almahasheer,Paul E. Carnell,Carlos M. Duarte,Carolyn J. Ewers Lewis,Xabier Irigoien,Jeffrey J. Kelleway,Paul S. Lavery,Paul S. Lavery,Peter I. Macreadie,Oscar Serrano,Oscar Serrano,Christian J. Sanders,Isaac R. Santos,Andrew D. L. Steven,Catherine E. Lovelock,Catherine E. Lovelock +18 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present global baseline estimates of mangrove soil C stocks enabling countries to begin to assess their manglove soil C stock and the emissions that might arise from manglobve deforestation.
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Mangrove canopy height globally related to precipitation, temperature and cyclone frequency
Marc Simard,Lola Fatoyinbo,Charlotte Smetanka,Charlotte Smetanka,Victor H. Rivera-Monroy,Edward Castañeda-Moya,Edward Castañeda-Moya,Nathan Thomas,Nathan Thomas,Tom Van der Stocken +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a global analysis of mangrove canopy height gradients and aboveground carbon stocks based on remotely sensed measurements and field data is presented, highlighting that precipitation, temperature and cyclone frequency explain 74% of the global trends in maximum canopy height, with other geophysical factors influencing the observed variability at local and regional scales.
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