Carbon sequestration and biogeochemical cycling in a saltmarsh subject to coastal managed realignment

• Published in: Estuarine, coastal and shelf science Vol. 120; pp. 12 - 20
• Main Authors: Burden, A., Garbutt, R.A., Evans, C.D., Jones, D.L., Cooper, D.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 20.03.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: aboveground biomass; agricultural land; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; arable soils; belowground biomass; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Brackish; Brackish water ecosystems; carbon; Carbon capture and storage; carbon dioxide; carbon nitrogen ratio; carbon sequestration; climate change; East Coast; ecosystem respiration; ecosystems; estuaries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; isotope labeling; managed realignment; microbial activity; Microorganisms; mineralization; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nutrient cycles; nutrients; organic matter cycling; Raw materials; Realignment; Respiration; respiratory rate; Restoration; salt marshes; saltmarsh; Soil (material); soil organic matter; Synecology; Tollesbury; topsoil; United Kingdom; vegetation; United Kingdom; Europe; East Coast; Tollesbury; nutrient cycles; organic matter cycling; UK; carbon sequestration; saltmarsh; managed realignment; Brackish water environment; Organic matter; Biogeochemical cycle; Carbon sequestration; Salt marsh; Regional index terms; Nutrient

Globally, wetlands provide the largest terrestrial carbon (C) store, and restoration of degraded wetlands provides a potentially important mechanism for climate change mitigation. We examined the potential for restored saltmarshes to sequester carbon, and found that they can provide a modest, but su...