Navigating Research Challenges to Estimate Blue Carbon Benefits From Saltmarsh Restoration
This letter welcomes the global data synthesis of carbon storage and dynamics provided by Mason et al. (2023). However, their estimate of the climate benefits of saltmarsh restoration would seem too high, by around an order of magnitude, with many associated uncertainties. The suitability of using saltmarsh restoration for carbon offsets is therefore questionable.
Authors
- Victoria G. Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7589-5476)
- Lucy L. Jupe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1498-8817)
- Annette Burden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7694-1638)
- Graham Epstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9881-4779)
- Kevin A. Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9170-6129)
- Martin W. Skov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7204-3865)
Institutions
- Bangor University (GB)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (GB)
- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NL)
- Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Change Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17526
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.46