Carbon Mineralization in Coastal Wetlands
From Litter Decomposition to Greenhouse Gas Dynamics
- 1st Edition, Volume 2 - April 8, 2022
- Editors: Xiaoguang Ouyang, Shing Yip Lee, Derrick YF Lai, Cyril Marchand
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 2 2 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 2 5 8 - 0
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Request a sales quoteCarbon Mineralization in Coastal Wetlands: From Litter Decomposition to Greenhouse Gas Dynamics fills the current knowledge gap in carbon mineralization, providing a balanced view of the carbon dynamics of coastal wetlands. This book provides a holistic treatment of carbon mineralization, from the contributions of litter/root decomposition pathways to carbon mineralization and the processes and sources of greenhouse gas production. This book compares carbon mineralization in coastal wetlands and highlights differences in carbon dynamics. As studies on blue carbon have strongly emphasized the storage potential of coastal wetlands, this book serves as an ideal resource on the topics discussed.
- Provides comprehensive perspectives on the processes and mechanisms of carbon mineralization in coastal wetlands
- Identifies factors regulating organic matter decomposition and greenhouse gas emission
- Clarifies the linkage between litter decomposition and greenhouse gas emission
- Unravels how greenhouse gas emissions are modified by anthropogenic activities, including eutrophication and deforestation
Researchers who study coastal wetlands, and decision-makers on coastal ecosystems. Modelers, field investigators and people of a wide range of interests in the carbon dynamics of coastal ecosystems
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Abstract
- 1.1: Concepts and background
- 1.2: Potential climatic and anthropogenic drivers for carbon mineralization
- 1.3: Conceptual model on carbon mineralization and related processes
- 1.4: Motivation for writing the book
- References
- Chapter 2: Decomposition of vascular plants and carbon mineralization in coastal wetlands
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Kinetics of litter decomposition
- 2.3: Factors affecting litter decomposition in coastal wetlands
- 2.4: Refractory compounds
- 2.5: Sinks of mineral carbon
- 2.6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: CO2 and CH4 emissions from coastal wetland soils
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Methods to quantify GHG emissions from coastal wetland soils
- 3.3: Magnitude of GHG emissions from coastal wetland soils
- 3.4: Influence of physical parameters on GHG emissions from coastal wetland soils
- 3.5: Biological controls of GHG emissions from coastal wetland soils
- 3.6: Synthesis and research directions
- References
- Chapter 4: Biosphere-atmosphere exchange of CO2 and CH4 in mangrove forests and salt marshes
- Abstract
- 4.1: Overview of the eddy covariance technique
- 4.2: Temporal variability of ecosystem-scale CO2 fluxes and its biophysical controls in coastal wetlands
- 4.3: Temporal variability of ecosystem-scale CH4 fluxes and its biophysical controls in coastal wetlands
- 4.4: Synthesis
- References
- Chapter 5: Macrofaunal consumption as a mineralization pathway
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: The C pool in coastal wetlands
- 5.3: Herbivory
- 5.4: Detritivory
- 5.5: Physiological adaptations for assimilation of vascular plant detritus
- 5.6: Implications for C fluxes in coastal wetlands
- References
- Chapter 6: Water-air gas exchange of CO2 and CH4 in coastal wetlands
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Variability of water-air fluxes in coastal wetlands
- 6.3: Drivers of water-air gas exchange
- 6.4: Available methods to quantify water-air gas exchange
- 6.5: Summary and conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: Impact of climate change and related disturbances on CO2 and CH4 cycling in coastal wetlands
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Influence of climate change on coastal wetland productivity
- 7.3: Influence of climate change on C burial in coastal wetlands
- 7.4: Influence of climate change on GHG production in coastal wetlands
- 7.5: Influence of climate change on GHG diffusion in coastal wetlands
- 7.6: Synthesis and research directions
- References
- Chapter 8: The role of biogenic structures for greenhouse gas balance in vegetated intertidal wetlands
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Types of vegetated intertidal wetlands
- 8.3: Greenhouse gas biogeochemistry
- 8.4: Biogenic structures and their function
- 8.5: Mangrove carbon cycling and biogenic greenhouse gas dynamics
- 8.6: Saltmarsh carbon cycling and biogenic greenhouse gas dynamics
- 8.7: Perspectives
- References
- Chapter 9: Greenhouse gas emissions from intertidal wetland soils under anthropogenic activities
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Anthropogenic activities in intertidal wetlands
- 9.3: Greenhouse gas emissions due to tidal restriction and restoration
- 9.4: Soil greenhouse gas emissions from deforested and rehabilitated mangroves
- 9.5: Greenhouse gas fluxes in nutrient-enriched wetlands
- 9.6: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10: Carbon storage and mineralization in coastal wetlands
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: Importance of carbon mineralization to carbon storage
- 10.3: Pathways and methods for estimating carbon mineralization
- 10.4: Impact of bioturbation and macrofauna consumption on carbon mineralization
- 10.5: Carbon mineralization under global change
- 10.6: Perspectives for future research
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 330
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 2
- Published: April 8, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128192207
- eBook ISBN: 9780128192580
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Xiaoguang Ouyang
Dr. Xiaoguang Ouyang is a research fellow at Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on coastal wetland ecology, with recent research interest in carbon cycling, ecosystem services and decision-making. He acts as the co-chair of the session entitled ‘Greenhouse gasses: Production, uptake, and emission’ at the ECSA 57 conference. He is the advisory board member of Cambridge Scholar publishing, and reviewers of reputable journals, such as Science of The Total Environment, Global Biogeochemical Cycles and Biogeosciences.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Fellow, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong KongSL
Shing Yip Lee
Professor Shing Yip Lee is the director of Simon F. S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, co-director of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Chair of Mangrove Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature. His research interest focuses on ecology and biogeochemistry of estuarine wetlands such as mangroves and saltmarshes, application of stable isotopes in marine environmental research, as well as marine ecosystem dynamics, rehabilitation and restoration.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong KongDL
Derrick YF Lai
Dr. Yuk Fo Derrick Lai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interest includes but not limited to carbon cycling in terrestrial and wetland ecosystems, as well as ecosystem restoration and management.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong KongCM
Cyril Marchand
Dr. Cyril Marchand is a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of New Caledonia. He is specialized in mangrove sediments biogeochemistry, with a focus on carbon cycling including stocks, processes and fluxes. He is also interested in the influence of climate changes on carbon cycling in mangroves, and developed many research projects in French Guiana, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Vietnam.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, University of New Caledonia, Noumea, New CaledoniaRead Carbon Mineralization in Coastal Wetlands on ScienceDirect