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Blue Carbon Reservoir of the Blue Planet

Abstract

Forests play a crucial role in regulating the climate of the planet Earth by acting as important storehouses of carbon. Forest plants and soils drive the global carbon cycle by sequestering (storing) carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and releasing it through respiration. When the uptake of carbon dioxide (photosynthesis) exceeds losses via respiration, harvest and management, forests store carbon (C sinks). In an undisturbed forest, ~74 % of the carbon dioxide is stored in live stems and branches, 16 % is stored in roots, and 10 % is stored in soils.

…Conserve the blue carbon lane

And increase the carbon gain…

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Mitra, A., Zaman, S. (2015). Blue Carbon in Floral Community. In: Blue Carbon Reservoir of the Blue Planet. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2107-4_4

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