The importance of wetland carbon dynamics to society: Insight from the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Science Report
Geophysical Monograph Series
-24
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Abstract
The Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2) culminated in 19 chapters that spanned all North American sectors – from Energy Systems to Agriculture and Land Use – known to be important for understanding carbon (C) cycling and accounting. Wetlands, both inland and coastal, were found to be significant components of C fluxes along the terrestrial to aquatic hydrologic continuum. In this chapter, we synthesize the role of wetlands in the overall C footprint of North America (from Canada to Mexico) as one metric of the societal values placed on these terrestrial-aquatic interfaces. We also summarize the effects of management activities and climate change on the wetland C cycle and give some perspectives on the current and future importance of wetlands to society.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | The importance of wetland carbon dynamics to society: Insight from the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Science Report |
| Series title | Geophysical Monograph Series |
| Chapter | 24 |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781119639305.ch24 |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | WMA - Earth System Processes Division |
| Description | 16 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Wetland carbon and environmental management |
| First page | 421 |
| Last page | 436 |
| Other Geospatial | North America |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |