The Evolution of Blue Carbon Science

• Published in: Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.) Vol. 42; no. 8; p. 109
• Main Authors: Duarte de Paula Costa, Micheli, Macreadie, Peter I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algae; bibliometric analysis; Bibliometrics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; blue carbon; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; Citation analysis; climate; Climate change; Climate change mitigation; Co authorship; Coastal Sciences; Coastal Wetlands; Datasets; Drawdown; Ecology; Ecosystems; Environmental Management; Evolution; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Hydrogeology; Keywords; Landscape Ecology; Life Sciences; Mangroves; Oceans; salt marshes; Science; Sea grasses; Seagrasses; Software; Trends; vegetation; Wetlands; Mangroves; Blue carbon; Bibliometric survey; Coastal wetlands; Tidal marshes; Seagrasses

‘Blue carbon’ was coined over a decade ago to describe the contribution of mangroves, seagrasses, and tidal marshes to carbon drawdown in coasts and oceans, concomitantly attracting attention of policy-makers and resource managers to their potential as a natural climate solution. Here, we explore th...