Carbon Sequestration in Coastal Ecosystems (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Carbon Sequestration in Coastal Ecosystems

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This figure illustrates the efficiency of (L-R) mangrove forests, salt marshes and seagrass beds as reservoirs for carbon. More carbon dioxide is taken up from the atmosphere (green arrows) than is re-released (black arrows), while a substantial amount is stored in soils (red arrows) for hundreds to thousands of years if left undisturbed.

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Howard et al., 2017, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

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