Blue Carbon : Coastal Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation /: Coastal Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel M. Alongi.
• Authors: Alongi, D. M (Daniel M.)
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Glossary; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Salt Marshes; 2.1 Dynamics of Soil Accretion and Carbon Accumulation; 2.2 Soil Accretion and Carbon Sequestration; 2.2.1 Methodological Advantages and Limitations; 2.2.2 Carbon Sequestration Rates; 2.3 Soil Carbon Stocks; 2.4 Potential Losses of Carbon; References; Chapter 3: Mangrove Forests; 3.1 Capturing and Accumulating Sediment and Carbon; 3.1.1 Mechanisms of Capture; 3.1.2 Rates of Soil Accretion and Carbon Sequestration; 3.2 Carbon Sequestration Rates; 3.3 Carbon Stocks 3.4 Potential LossesReferences; Chapter 4: Seagrass Meadows; 4.1 Fluid Dynamics: The Mechanism for Sediment and Carbon Accumulation; 4.2 Carbon Sequestration; 4.3 Carbon Stocks; 4.4 Potential Losses; References; Chapter 5: Kelp Forests; 5.1 Do Kelp Forests Sequester and Store Blue Carbon?; 5.2 Kelp Carbon and Climate Change; References; Chapter 6: The Blue Economy: Mitigation and Adaptation; 6.1 Ecological Economics; 6.1.1 Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES); 6.1.2 Regulatory and Policy Matters; 6.2 Restoration and Management; 6.2.1 Success or Failure: What Does and Doesnt́ Work 6.3 Financing6.3.1 UNFCCC-Related and Other Finance Mechanisms; 6.3.2 The Voluntary Carbon Market; 6.3.3 Investment Risk; 6.3.4 Policy and Commodification; References; Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions; References
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 88 pages)
• Subjects: 628.532; Environment; Carbon sequestration; Climate change mitigation; Coastal ecosystem health; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Carbon sequestration; Climate change mitigation; Coastal ecosystem health; Environment; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Biogeosciences; Climate Change Management and Policy; Ecosystems; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; The environment; Biogeography; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Climatic changes; Endangered ecosystems; Science -- Environmental Science; Climate change; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319916989
• Related ISBNs: 331991698X; 9783319916972; 3319916971
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 21, 2018).
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