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The role of coastal plant communities for climate change mitigation and adaptation

Nature climate change, 2013-11, Vol.3 (11), p.961-968 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2015 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright Nature Publishing Group Nov 2013 ;ISSN: 1758-678X ;EISSN: 1758-6798 ;DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1970

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Title:
The role of coastal plant communities for climate change mitigation and adaptation
Author: DUARTE, Carlos M ; LOSADA, Iñigo J ; HENDRIKS, Iris E ; MAZARRASA, Inés ; MARBA, Núria
Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology ; Applied ecology ; Biological and medical sciences ; Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change ; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife ; Earth, ocean, space ; Environment and sustainable development ; Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration ; Exact sciences and technology ; External geophysics ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; Marine ; Meteorology
Is Part Of: Nature climate change, 2013-11, Vol.3 (11), p.961-968
Description: Marine vegetated habitats (seagrasses, salt-marshes, macroalgae and mangroves) occupy 0.2% of the ocean surface, but contribute 50% of carbon burial in marine sediments. Their canopies dissipate wave energy and high burial rates raise the seafloor, buffering the impacts of rising sea level and wave action that are associated with climate change. The loss of a third of the global cover of these ecosystems involves a loss of CO 2 sinks and the emission of 1 Pg CO2 annually. The conservation, restoration and use of vegetated coastal habitats in eco-engineering solutions for coastal protection provide a promising strategy, delivering significant capacity for climate change mitigation and adaption.
Publisher: London: Nature Publishing Group
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1758-678X
EISSN: 1758-6798
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1970
Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central

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The role of coastal plant communities for climate change mitigation and adaptation

2015 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright Nature Publishing Group Nov 2013 ;ISSN: 1758-678X ;EISSN: 1758-6798 ;DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1970

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