Nature – Rosentreter et al. (2023): Coastal vegetation and estuaries are collectively a greenhouse gas sink

Judith A. Rosentreter, Goulven G. Laruelle, Hermann W. Bange, Thomas S. Bianchi, Julius J. M. Busecke, Wei-Jun Cai, Bradley D. Eyre, Inke Forbrich, Eun Young Kwon, Taylor Maavara, Nils Moosdorf, Raymond G. Najjar, V. V. S. S. Sarma, Bryce Van Dam, Pierre Regnier IN: Nat. Clim. Chang.; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01682-9

Coastal ecosystems release or absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O), but the net effects of these ecosystems on the radiative balance remain unknown. The authors compiled a dataset of observations from 738 sites from studies published between 1975 and 2020 to quantify CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O fluxes in estuaries and coastal vegetation in ten global regions.

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