Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Ocean Heroes in the Fight Against Climate Change

Our planet is facing a critical challenge: climate change. This is caused by human activities that release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into Earth’s atmosphere. As temperatures rise and weather becomes more extreme, scientists are searching for solutions. Blue carbon ecosystems could be...

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Autores: Macreadie, Peter I., Costa, Micheli D. P., Atwood, Trisha, Friess, Daniel A., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Lovelock, Catherine E., Serrano, Oscar, Davey, Tallulah, Duarte, Carlos M.
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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spelling Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Ocean Heroes in the Fight Against Climate ChangeMacreadie, Peter I.Costa, Micheli D. P.Atwood, TrishaFriess, Daniel A.Kelleway, Jeffrey J.Lovelock, Catherine E.Serrano, OscarDavey, TallulahDuarte, Carlos M.Our planet is facing a critical challenge: climate change. This is caused by human activities that release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into Earth’s atmosphere. As temperatures rise and weather becomes more extreme, scientists are searching for solutions. Blue carbon ecosystems could be part of the answer! These ecosystems include mangrove forests, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows—ocean and coastal ecosystems that capture and store carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In our research, we found that these ecosystems cover a huge area of Earth’s surface, up to the size of Mexico. They store a whopping 30 billion tons of carbon, which is huge! If we stop destroying blue carbon ecosystems and restore the ones we have lost, it could balance out 3% of the greenhouse gases we put into the atmosphere. Pretty important, right! Overall, blue carbon ecosystems are nature’s heroes in the fight against climate change.We are thankful for the funding provided by Deakin University (to PM and MC) and an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (to PM and CD; DP200100575).Peer reviewedFrontiers MediaDeakin UniversityAustralian Research CouncilDuarte, Carlos M. [0000-0002-1213-1361]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/386586reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1319691Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3865862026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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Macreadie, Peter I.
title_short Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Ocean Heroes in the Fight Against Climate Change
title_full Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Ocean Heroes in the Fight Against Climate Change
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Costa, Micheli D. P.
Atwood, Trisha
Friess, Daniel A.
Kelleway, Jeffrey J.
Lovelock, Catherine E.
Serrano, Oscar
Davey, Tallulah
Duarte, Carlos M.
author Macreadie, Peter I.
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Costa, Micheli D. P.
Atwood, Trisha
Friess, Daniel A.
Kelleway, Jeffrey J.
Lovelock, Catherine E.
Serrano, Oscar
Davey, Tallulah
Duarte, Carlos M.
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Atwood, Trisha
Friess, Daniel A.
Kelleway, Jeffrey J.
Lovelock, Catherine E.
Serrano, Oscar
Davey, Tallulah
Duarte, Carlos M.
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
description Our planet is facing a critical challenge: climate change. This is caused by human activities that release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into Earth’s atmosphere. As temperatures rise and weather becomes more extreme, scientists are searching for solutions. Blue carbon ecosystems could be part of the answer! These ecosystems include mangrove forests, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows—ocean and coastal ecosystems that capture and store carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In our research, we found that these ecosystems cover a huge area of Earth’s surface, up to the size of Mexico. They store a whopping 30 billion tons of carbon, which is huge! If we stop destroying blue carbon ecosystems and restore the ones we have lost, it could balance out 3% of the greenhouse gases we put into the atmosphere. Pretty important, right! Overall, blue carbon ecosystems are nature’s heroes in the fight against climate change.
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