Impact of Shrimp Ponds on Mangrove Blue Carbon Stocks in Ecuador

Impact of Shrimp Ponds on Mangrove Blue Carbon Stocks in Ecuador

Mangrove forests play an important role in mitigating climate change but are threatened by aquaculture expansion. The inclusion of mangroves in climate change mitigation strategies requires measuring of carbon stocks and the emissions caused by land use change over time. This study provides a synthe...

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Main Authors: Jéssica Merecí-Guamán, Fernando Casanoves, Diego Delgado-Rodríguez, Pablo Ochoa, Miguel Cifuentes-Jara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
carbon stocks
climate change
mangrove strata
shrimp ponds
soil carbon
vegetated coastal ecosystem
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/7/816

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