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

Carlos M. Duarte (), Iñigo J. Losada, Iris E. Hendriks, Inés Mazarrasa and Núria Marbà
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Carlos M. Duarte: UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia
Iñigo J. Losada: Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental, Universidad de Cantabria
Iris E. Hendriks: Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados (CSIC-UIB)
Inés Mazarrasa: Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados (CSIC-UIB)
Núria Marbà: Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados (CSIC-UIB)

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 11, 961-968

Abstract: Marine vegetated habitats occupy a small fraction of the ocean surface, but contribute about 50% of the carbon that is buried in marine sediments. In this Review the potential benefits of conservation, restoration and use of these habitats for coastal protection and climate change mitigation are assessed.

Date: 2013
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