Carbon stocks in salt marshes
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Salt marsh occurs in the intertidal zone and has a number of functions including a filter for pollutants, protecting coasts from flooding and providing habitat for a number of salt tolerant species. More recently it has been recognised salt marshes also function as a carbon sink and as they have the ability to grow significantly, they may play a larger role in the future.
We are currently revising estimates of carbon stored below-ground in UK salt marshes using new data from a range of UK soil surveys and monitoring schemes. This is being carried out as part of the Defra funded project "Assembling UK-wide data on soil carbon and greenhouse gas fluxes in the context of land management".
Who is working in this area?
This research was funded by the Scottish Government RESAS Strategic Research 2011-2016.
