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Filtering by: Creator Donato, Daniel C. Resource Type Article Subject Climatic changes

The potential of Indonesian mangrove forests for global climate change mitigation

Creator:

Murdiyarso, Daniel, Purbopuspito, Joko, Kauffman, J. Boone, Warren, Matthew W., Sasmito, Sigit D., Donato, Daniel C., Manuri, Solichin, Krisnawati, Haruni, Taberima, Sartji, and Kurnianto, Sofyan

Abstract:

Mangroves provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, soil formation, wood production, fish spawning grounds, ecotourism and carbon (C) storage¹. High rates of tree and plant growth, coupled with anaerobic, water-logged soils that slow decomposition, result in large long-term C storage. Given their global significance as large...

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