Huang et al. (2025): Mangrove restoration enhances blue carbon sequestration and its stability in a subtropical tidal wetland

Xingyun Huang, Wensui Li, Guoming Qin, Fangyuan Guan, Yongxing Cui, Jingwei Shi, Zhe Lu, Lulu Zhang, Jingfan Zhang, Jinge Zhou, Ruyi Ding, Hua He, Evans Asenso, Hui Li, Faming Wang, IN: Functional Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70121

Mangrove forests are among the most productive blue carbon (C) ecosystems. While mangrove restoration is recognized for its potential to increase coastal blue C storage, its effects on soil organic C (SOC) stability and sources remain poorly understood.
Here, the authors examined the effects of mangrove restoration on SOC fractions and explored the relative contributions of plant versus microorganisms to these fractions. Specifically, they assessed the contents of particulate organic carbon (POC), coarse mineral-associated organic carbon (cMAOC), fine mineral-associated organic carbon (fMAOC) and two biomarkers (lignin phenol and amino sugar) across different restored vegetation zones in a typical mature mangrove wetland.

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