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ScienceDaily reports on a new analysis supports mangrove forests, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows as effective climate buffers

While coastal wetlands serve as effective ‘blue carbon’ storage reservoirs for carbon dioxide, other marine ecosystems do not store carbon for long periods of time, a new analysis suggests.

Read story at  Coastal wetlands excel at storing carbon: New analysis supports mangrove forests, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows as effective climate buffers — ScienceDaily

Yet another important reason to save our coastal wetlands.