J. Patrick Megonigal Smithsonian Environmental Research Center State of research on climate mitigation benefits from conservation and restoration of blue.

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J. Patrick Megonigal Smithsonian Environmental Research Center State of research on climate mitigation benefits from conservation and restoration of blue carbon systems

Tidal Wetland Ecosystem Services Habitat Pollution Reduction Storm Protection Carbon Sequestration

Sea Level-Driven C Sequestration Capacity Created by Adam Langley carbon deposited with sediment carbon from plants

Annual Rate of Carbon Storage McLeod et al. 2011, Frontiers

Habitat Type Global extent (Mha) Conversion drivers Annual Loss Rate (~1980–2000) Total Historical Loss (%) Seagrass a Water quality degradation, mechanical damage 1.2%–2% b 29 c Tidal Marsh 5.1 d Historical reclamation for agriculture & salt ponds; real estate development 1%–2% e Centuries of conversion f Mangroves13.8 –17 g Aquaculture, forestry uses, Agriculture 0.7%–2.1% h 35 i Murray et al. 2010, Nicholas Institute Policy Brief Blue Carbon Pools tropical forest Soil Carbon Plant Carbon

Threats to Blue Carbon Ecosystems Kirwan & Megonigal 2013, Nature

Carbon Losses from Blue Carbon Ecosystems Pendleton et al. 2012, PLoS One

CEC North American Blue Carbon Scoping Study. Howard et al. 2014

Challenges to Carbon Accounting

source: Melanie Engram, UAF

Radiative Forcing by CH 4 and N 2 O CO 2 CH 4 = 34 CO 2 N 2 O = 298 CO 2

Poffenberger, Needelman & Megonigal (2011) 95% quartile Problem #1: CH 4 and N 2 O Emissions 75% quartile 25% quartile 5% quartile Methane emissions negated by soil carbon storage (Chmura et al. 2003) net carbon sinkno change Log 10

Problem #2: Carbon Double Counting

Problem #3: Stability Against Sea Level Rise USGS

Nickolay Lamm StorageFront.com Thank You