Carbon accumulation rates are highest at young and expanding salt marsh edges

Carson B. Miller; Antonio B. Rodriguez; Molly C. Bost; Brent A. McKee; Nathan D. McTigue

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00501-x

Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2022)

Carbon accumulation rates are highest at young and expanding salt marsh edges

Carson B. Miller,
Antonio B. Rodriguez,
Molly C. Bost,
Brent A. McKee,
Nathan D. McTigue

Affiliations

Carson B. Miller: Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Antonio B. Rodriguez: Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Molly C. Bost: Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brent A. McKee: Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nathan D. McTigue: The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00501-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Colonization by vegetation governs variability in carbon accumulation rates in salt marshes, suggesting that accelerating sea level rise will enhance their carbon sequestration through landward expansion, according to carbon analysis and dating of cores from seven marshes in North Carolina

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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