A5058356906- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Geological formations and processes
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
University of York
2022-2024
Manchester Metropolitan University
2023-2024
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1992
Political discourse around coastal wetland restoration and blue carbon management strategies has increased in the past decade, yet storage neither been a reason for restoration, nor criterion to measure success of current saltmarsh schemes UK. To maximise climate change mitigation through knowledge on key drivers stock variability is required. We use restored saltmarshes similar age, paired with adjacent natural marshes as references, identify stocks following managed realignment within an...
Saltmarshes are widely thought to sequester carbon at rates significantly exceeding those found in terrestrial environments. This ability arises from the in-situ production of plant biomass and effective trapping storage both autochthonous allochthonous organic carbon. The role saltmarshes play climate change mitigation, through accumulating 'blue' carbon, depends on rate which accumulates within sediments rapidity with is remineralised. It has been hypothesised that accumulation rates,...
A new saltmarsh soil dataset comprising of geochemical and physical property data from 752 samples collected through a sampling program supported by citizen scientists has been brought together with existing to make the first national estimates surficial (top 10 cm) OC stock for Great British (GB) saltmarshes. To allow inclusion secondary in estimate bespoke organic matter carbon conversion GB was developed allowing measured using loss-on-ignition be convert content. The total is 2.320 ±...
Coastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes, are globally widespread and highly effective at capturing storing ‘blue carbon’ have the potential to regulate climate over varying timescales. Yet only Australia United States of America national inventories organic carbon held within saltmarsh habitats, hindering development policies management strategies protect preserve these stores. Here we couple a new observational dataset with 4,797 samples from 26 saltmarshes across Great Britain spatially...
Saltmarshes are a crucial component of the coastal carbon (C) system and provide natural climate regulation service through accumulation long-term storage organic (OC) in their soils. These ecosystems under growing pressure from changing increasing anthropogenic disturbance. To manage protect these for C to allow inclusion emissions natural-capital accounting, as well markets, accurate reliable estimates OC required. However, globally, such data rare or varying quality. Here, we quantify...
Saltmarshes play a key role in the coastal carbon cycle through capture and storage of organic carbon. Assessments both (OC) stocks rates OC accumulation are vital for quantifying saltmarsh contributions to climate-change mitigation guiding efforts protect restore ecosystems. Current assessments magnitude store rate accumulating UK saltmarshes based on small spatially limited dataset. To address this knowledge gap, we collected sediment cores quantify stored soil biomass 26 estimate 22...
Abstract Saltmarsh restoration efforts often highlight high carbon burial rates as a climate mitigation opportunity. We created 200-year managed-realignment model incorporating burial, albedo change, and emissions of climate-active compounds across three successive realignment stages: mudflat, realigned saltmarsh, mature saltmarsh. Total climatic outcomes from all forcing agents differ substantially those derived solely latitude over time. Latitude explains significant proportion variation...