Mitigating climate change through restoration and management of coastal wetlands and near-shore marine ecosystems : challenges and opportunities
2011
Herr, Dorothée |
Tamelander, Jerker |
Laffoley, D. |
Vandever, Justin |
This report builds on these and other efforts to bring to light the important carbon sequestration potential of coastal wetlands, and the significant and largely unaccounted for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the disturbance, drainage, and conversion of these natural coastal carbon sinks for agriculture, tourism and other coastal development.