Zum Inhalt springen

Chapter 16 - Relevance of allochthonous input from an agriculture-dominated hinterland for 'Blue Carbon' storage in mangrove sediments in Java, Indonesia. In: Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts

Abstract

This chapter highlights the relevance of autochthonous vs. allochthonous contributions to 'Blue Carbon' storage in mangrove sediments. Mangrove ecosystems have gained major attention in the scientific community and the public in recent years, because they are considered a major natural carbon sink. However, uncertainties on the magnitude of this sink and the underlying processes are still large. A unique feature of mangrove ecosystems is their ability to store not only internally produced organic matter, but also to store carbon derived from external sources. In the context of balancing anthropogenic CO2 emissions it is of relevance to know whether the carbon stored is autochthonous, i.e. derived from the recent fixation of CO2 in the mangrove ecosystems, or it is allochthonous, i.e. relocated and possibly old carbon from other reservoirs. The relevance of these aspects is illustrated at the example of the mangrove-fringed coastal Segara Anakan Lagoon in Java, Indonesia, which is fed by a river that drains an agriculture-dominated hinterland.

Assoziierte Infrastrukturen

Zitiere diese Aktivität

Jennerjahn T. (2021) Chapter 16 - Relevance of allochthonous input from an agriculture-dominated hinterland for 'Blue Carbon' storage in mangrove sediments in Java, Indonesia. In: Sidik F. & Friess D.A. (eds.). Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts (pp. 393-414). 10.1016/B978-0-12-816437-2.00017-3

Details

Forschungsschwerpunkte
Datum 22.01.2021
Seiten 393-414
Buchtitel Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts
Herausgeber Sidik F. and Friess D.A.
ISBN 978-0-12-816437-2
Open Access Closed Access
Open Access Status Closed Access
Eprints_link https://cris.leibniz-zmt.de/id/eprint/4467

Forschungs-Spektrum

Die Inhalte auf dieser Seite werden von den Autor:innen selbst gepflegt.