Natalya Vinogradova

Jul 30, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Vitor H. Paiva |Vítor Paiva |Meilin WU |Natalya Vinogradova

1 IntroductionMangroves are critical transitional ecosystems distributed between the marine and terrestrial systems with an irreplaceable role in maintaining the balance of coastal ecosystems. Additionally, they serve as a vital natural carbon sink, absorbing and storing significant amounts of carbon dioxide, thus contributing to climate change mitigation. The global carbon burial (carbon accumulation rates) in mangrove sediments was estimated to be 32.2 Tg yr-1.