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green carbon considered in the context of forest management in terrestrial areas?
There is no doubt that coastal vegetation such as seagrass beds help to sustain our
food supply and protect our coastlines. In recent years, concern has emerged regarding changes in the distribution of commercial fish species and the decline of the
catch due to global warming. Some of these changes have been due to loss of fish
habitat, that is, loss of vegetated coastal areas due to global warming. In contrast,
coastal vegetation itself functions to mitigate global warming. Protecting coastal
vegetation should therefore be considered a fundamental component of a solution to
many concerns about global warming. We sincerely hope that this book can assist in
solving this problem.
References
Abo K, Sugimatsu K, Hori M, Yoshida G, Shimabukuro H, Yagi H, Nakayama A, Tarutani K
(2018) Quantifying the fate of captured carbon: from seagrass meadow to deep sea. In:
Kuwae T, Hori M (eds) Blue carbon in shallow coastal ecosystems: carbon dynamics, policy,
and implementation. Springer, Singapore, pp 251–271
Adam P (1990) Saltmarsh ecology. Cambridge University Press, New York
Bridgham SD (2014) Carbon dynamics and ecosystem processes. In: Batzer DP, Sharitz RR
(eds) Ecology of freshwater and estuarine wetlands. University of California Press, Berkeley,
pp 277–309
Coles R, Mckenzie L, De’ath G, Roelofs A, Long WL (2009) Spatial distribution of deep-water
seagrass in the inter-reef lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Mar Ecol Prog
Ser 392:57–68
Danielsen F, Sorensen MK, Olwig MF, Selvam V, Parish F, Burgess ND, Hiraishi T, Karunagaran
VM, Rasmussen MS, Hansen LB, Quarto A, Suryadiputra N (2005) The Asian tsunami: a protective role for coastal vegetation. Science 310:643
Duarte CM, Marba N, Gacia E, Fourqurean JW, Beggins J, Barron C, Apostolaki ET (2010)
Seagrass community metabolism: assessing the carbon sink capacity of seagrass meadows.
Glob Biogeochem Cycles 24. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GB003793
Duffy JE, Reynolds PL, Bostrom C, Coyer JA, Cusson M, Donadi S, Douglass JG, Eklof JS,
Engelen AH, Eriksson BK, Fredriksen S, Gamfeldt L, Gustafsson C, Hoarau G, Hori M,
Hovel K, Iken K, Lefcheck JS, Moksnes P, Nakaoka M, O’Connor M, Olsen JL, Richadson JP,
Ruesink JL, Sotka EE, Thormar J, Whalen MA, Stachowicz JJ (2015) Biodiversity mediates
top-down control in eelgrass ecosystems: a global comparative-experimental approach. Ecol
Lett 18:696–705
Ellison AM, Bank MS, Clinton BD, Colburn EA, Elliottk A, Ford CR, Foster DR, Kloeppel BD,
Knoepp JD (2005) Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of
forested ecosystems. Front Ecol Environ 3:479–486
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (2016) The survey report of the change in wetland areas
of Japan. http://www.gsi.go.jp/kankyochiri/shicchimenseki2.html
Hemminga MA, Duarte CM (2000) Seagrass ecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
p 298
Hendriks LE, Sintes T, Bouma TJ, Duarte CM (2008) Experimental assessment and modeling
evaluation of the effects of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica on flow and particle trapping. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 356:163–173
Hori M (2015) The conservation of seagrass meadows: epifaunal biodiversity will support the
ecosystem functionings of seagrass meadows. Yutakana Umi 37:3–6 (in Japanese)
1 Blue Carbon: Characteristics of the Ocean’s Sequestration and Storage Ability…
green carbon considered in the context of forest management in terrestrial areas?
There is no doubt that coastal vegetation such as seagrass beds help to sustain our
food supply and protect our coastlines. In recent years, concern has emerged regarding changes in the distribution of commercial fish species and the decline of the
catch due to global warming. Some of these changes have been due to loss of fish
habitat, that is, loss of vegetated coastal areas due to global warming. In contrast,
coastal vegetation itself functions to mitigate global warming. Protecting coastal
vegetation should therefore be considered a fundamental component of a solution to
many concerns about global warming. We sincerely hope that this book can assist in
solving this problem.
References
Abo K, Sugimatsu K, Hori M, Yoshida G, Shimabukuro H, Yagi H, Nakayama A, Tarutani K
(2018) Quantifying the fate of captured carbon: from seagrass meadow to deep sea. In:
Kuwae T, Hori M (eds) Blue carbon in shallow coastal ecosystems: carbon dynamics, policy,
and implementation. Springer, Singapore, pp 251–271
Adam P (1990) Saltmarsh ecology. Cambridge University Press, New York
Bridgham SD (2014) Carbon dynamics and ecosystem processes. In: Batzer DP, Sharitz RR
(eds) Ecology of freshwater and estuarine wetlands. University of California Press, Berkeley,
pp 277–309
Coles R, Mckenzie L, De’ath G, Roelofs A, Long WL (2009) Spatial distribution of deep-water
seagrass in the inter-reef lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Mar Ecol Prog
Ser 392:57–68
Danielsen F, Sorensen MK, Olwig MF, Selvam V, Parish F, Burgess ND, Hiraishi T, Karunagaran
VM, Rasmussen MS, Hansen LB, Quarto A, Suryadiputra N (2005) The Asian tsunami: a protective role for coastal vegetation. Science 310:643
Duarte CM, Marba N, Gacia E, Fourqurean JW, Beggins J, Barron C, Apostolaki ET (2010)
Seagrass community metabolism: assessing the carbon sink capacity of seagrass meadows.
Glob Biogeochem Cycles 24. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GB003793
Duffy JE, Reynolds PL, Bostrom C, Coyer JA, Cusson M, Donadi S, Douglass JG, Eklof JS,
Engelen AH, Eriksson BK, Fredriksen S, Gamfeldt L, Gustafsson C, Hoarau G, Hori M,
Hovel K, Iken K, Lefcheck JS, Moksnes P, Nakaoka M, O’Connor M, Olsen JL, Richadson JP,
Ruesink JL, Sotka EE, Thormar J, Whalen MA, Stachowicz JJ (2015) Biodiversity mediates
top-down control in eelgrass ecosystems: a global comparative-experimental approach. Ecol
Lett 18:696–705
Ellison AM, Bank MS, Clinton BD, Colburn EA, Elliottk A, Ford CR, Foster DR, Kloeppel BD,
Knoepp JD (2005) Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of
forested ecosystems. Front Ecol Environ 3:479–486
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (2016) The survey report of the change in wetland areas
of Japan. http://www.gsi.go.jp/kankyochiri/shicchimenseki2.html
Hemminga MA, Duarte CM (2000) Seagrass ecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
p 298
Hendriks LE, Sintes T, Bouma TJ, Duarte CM (2008) Experimental assessment and modeling
evaluation of the effects of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica on flow and particle trapping. Mar
Ecol Prog Ser 356:163–173
Hori M (2015) The conservation of seagrass meadows: epifaunal biodiversity will support the
ecosystem functionings of seagrass meadows. Yutakana Umi 37:3–6 (in Japanese)
1 Blue Carbon: Characteristics of the Ocean’s Sequestration and Storage Ability…