Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180101285]Researchers: A/Prof Christian Sanders (Chief Investigator) , Damien Maher (Chief Investigator) , Prof Lindsay Hutley (Chief Investigator) , Scott Johnston (Chief Investigator) , Prof David Ho (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Beyond burial: redefining the blue carbon paradigm. This project aims to constrain the magnitude and drivers of alkalinity and greenhouse gas fluxes in mangroves. Mangroves cover less than 0.03 per cent of the Earth’s surface yet account for approximately 14 per cent of oceanic carbon burial. Mangroves also export alkalinity to the coastal ocean, and act as sources of methane and nitrous oxide. The effect of these fluxes on climate may exceed carbon burial by several-fold, but are unaccounted for in blue carbon budgets. This project will couple high-resolution radionuclide geochronology of soil carbon cycling with autonomous measurements of aquatic exports and greenhouse gas fluxes. This study will provide the detailed data required to refine the blue carbon paradigm.
Funding Amount $436,936
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP180101285
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180101285
