Title |
The future of Blue Carbon science
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Published in |
Nature Communications, September 2019
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DOI | 10.1038/s41467-019-11693-w |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Peter I. Macreadie, Andrea Anton, John A. Raven, Nicola Beaumont, Rod M. Connolly, Daniel A. Friess, Jeffrey J. Kelleway, Hilary Kennedy, Tomohiro Kuwae, Paul S. Lavery, Catherine E. Lovelock, Dan A. Smale, Eugenia T. Apostolaki, Trisha B. Atwood, Jeff Baldock, Thomas S. Bianchi, Gail L. Chmura, Bradley D. Eyre, James W. Fourqurean, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Mark Huxham, Iris E. Hendriks, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Dan Laffoley, Tiziana Luisetti, Núria Marbà, Pere Masque, Karen J. McGlathery, J. Patrick Megonigal, Daniel Murdiyarso, Bayden D. Russell, Rui Santos, Oscar Serrano, Brian R. Silliman, Kenta Watanabe, Carlos M. Duarte |
Abstract |
The term Blue Carbon (BC) was first coined a decade ago to describe the disproportionately large contribution of coastal vegetated ecosystems to global carbon sequestration. The role of BC in climate change mitigation and adaptation has now reached international prominence. To help prioritise future research, we assembled leading experts in the field to agree upon the top-ten pending questions in BC science. Understanding how climate change affects carbon accumulation in mature BC ecosystems and during their restoration was a high priority. Controversial questions included the role of carbonate and macroalgae in BC cycling, and the degree to which greenhouse gases are released following disturbance of BC ecosystems. Scientists seek improved precision of the extent of BC ecosystems; techniques to determine BC provenance; understanding of the factors that influence sequestration in BC ecosystems, with the corresponding value of BC; and the management actions that are effective in enhancing this value. Overall this overview provides a comprehensive road map for the coming decades on future research in BC science. |
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United Kingdom | 33 | 12% |
Australia | 29 | 11% |
Spain | 8 | 3% |
Norway | 5 | 2% |
Colombia | 4 | 2% |
Sweden | 3 | 1% |
Germany | 3 | 1% |
India | 3 | 1% |
Other | 30 | 11% |
Unknown | 112 | 42% |
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Members of the public | 180 | 68% |
Scientists | 77 | 29% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 2% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 1% |
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Researcher | 218 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 180 | 13% |
Student > Master | 156 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 131 | 9% |
Other | 60 | 4% |
Other | 198 | 14% |
Unknown | 456 | 33% |
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Environmental Science | 368 | 26% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 196 | 14% |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 130 | 9% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 33 | 2% |
Engineering | 25 | 2% |
Other | 118 | 8% |
Unknown | 529 | 38% |