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Blue Carbon

Coastal Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Daniel M. Alongi

    1. Tropical Coastal & Mangrove Consultants, Annandale, Australia

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  • Describes the science and management of blue carbon in climate sciences as well as in marine sciences
  • Summarizes and critically analyzes basic scientific data and data from blue carbon field projects
  • Provides a practical guide on how to manage a successful blue carbon field project
  • Offers advice on blue carbon management issues, problems, and possible adaptation strategies
  • Highlights the vital role of blue carbon in climate mitigation

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies (BRIEFSCLIMATE)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Daniel M. Alongi
    Pages 1-7

  3. Salt Marshes

    • Daniel M. Alongi
    Pages 9-22

  4. Mangrove Forests

    • Daniel M. Alongi
    Pages 23-36

  5. Seagrass Meadows

    • Daniel M. Alongi
    Pages 37-51

  6. Kelp Forests

    • Daniel M. Alongi
    Pages 53-57

  7. The Blue Economy: Mitigation and Adaptation

    • Daniel M. Alongi
    Pages 59-84

  8. Summary and Conclusions

    • Daniel M. Alongi
    Pages 85-88
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About this book

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 marine ecosystems such as salt marshes, mangroves and seagrass meadows. Blue carbon and its vital role in climate change mitigation are central to this book.

Readers find summaries and analysis of both the basic scientific data and data from blue carbon field projects, and a practical guide on how to manage a successful blue carbon field project. There is a discussion on how to maximize the carbon sequestration and consideration of whether blue carbon projects make a difference.

The work is not only of interest to scholars involved in climate science, but also those in the marine sciences, and those in ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry; geochemistry; estuarine and marine plant ecology.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tropical Coastal & Mangrove Consultants, Annandale, Australia

    Daniel M. Alongi

About the author

Daniel M. Alongi is lead consultant at Tropical Coastal and Mangrove Consultants after previously working as a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. His research interests include biogeochemistry and ecology of tropical coastal and mangrove ecosystems.He has published over 150 papers on various aspects of tropical marine and coastal ecosystems and has published three previous books. He has served on the editorial boards of a number of journals such as Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Marine Ecology Progress Series and Wetland Ecology & Management and is currently serving on the editorial boards of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering and Indian Journal of Marine Science.

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