Journal
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
Volume 7, Issue 7, Pages 523-+Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE3326
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- CSIRO Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry Cluster
- Oceans Institute of the University of Western Australia
- Global Change Institute of The University of Queensland
- Australian Research Council [DE130101084, DE170101524, LP160100242, LE140100083, DP150103286]
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Australian Research Council [DE170101524, DE130101084] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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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 CO2 emissions for countries where mangroves occur. Global potential CO2 emissions from soils as a result of mangrove loss were estimated to be similar to 7.0 Tg CO(2)e yr(-1). Countries with the highest potential CO2 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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