Sedimentary Factors are Key Predictors of Carbon Storage in SE Australian Saltmarshes

Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 865-880

  Kelleway, Jeffrey J ^a,b   Saintilan, Neil ^b   Macreadie, Peter I ^a,c   Ralph, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

blue carbon; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; geomorphic setting; salt marsh; saltmarsh; spatial variability; tidal marshes

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORE ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; HABITAT LOSS; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84961675430     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-016-9972-3     Document Type: Article

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