Quantifying net loss of global mangrove carbon stocks from 20 years of land cover change

Mangroves and the carbon they store are threatened by deforestation, but the efficacy of policies to protect them is unknown. Here the authors assess changes in mangrove carbon stocks between 1996 and 2016 and show less loss than previous methods estimated, indicating conservation has had a positive...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Daniel R. Richards, Benjamin S. Thompson, Lahiru Wijedasa
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
Materias:
Q
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/75fce92ed0d4458187fbac7b682b0d76
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
Descripción
Sumario:Mangroves and the carbon they store are threatened by deforestation, but the efficacy of policies to protect them is unknown. Here the authors assess changes in mangrove carbon stocks between 1996 and 2016 and show less loss than previous methods estimated, indicating conservation has had a positive effect.