Blue Carbon Coastal Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation
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 m
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Daniel M. Alongi
Blue Carbon Coastal Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation
Daniel M. Alongi Tropical Coastal & Mangrove Consultants Annandale, QLD, Australia
ISSN 2213-784X ISSN 2213-7858 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies ISBN 978-3-319-91697-2 ISBN 978-3-319-91698-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91698-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018944674 © The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
The issue of blue carbon as a mitigation strategy for climate change impacts on global greenhouse gas emissions has been in place only for the past few years. Since 2009, there has been an explosion of scientific papers reporting on carbon stocks in a variety of estuarine and marine wetland habitats, especially tidal salt marshes, mangrove forests and seagrass meadows. Not surprisingly, there has been an explosion of websites, strategic ideas and pilot projects involving either restoration or replanting (or both) of these valuable coastal habitats. And while there have been a number of papers totalling up the amounts of carbon sequestered in soil and biomass in tidal wetlands, there is no complete overview of the entire issue or a critical look as to whether or not REDD+ projects are truly worthwhile and certainly whether or not the money being put into such projects is money well spent. The purpose of this book is to make a critical appraisal of this exploding ecological and climate ch
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