Last updated: March 25, 2024
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Blue Carbon and Coastal Ecosystems
Explore this StoryMap to learn about blue carbon and its role in restoring coastal and marine ecosystems. Discover how blue carbon is incorporated into the carbon market and how ocean and coastal national parks are measuring blue carbon. Read about the Herring River Restoration Project in partnership with Cape Cod National Seashore and how the project will contribute to storing blue carbon. And for more information on blue carbon, access a list of relevant resources at the end of the StoryMap.
Tags
- climate change
- blue carbon
- coastal ecosystem
- marine ecosystem
- restoration
- methane
- carbon storage
- carbon sequestration
- organic carbon
- mangrove forest
- salt marsh
- seagrass
- kelp
- kelp forest
- marsh
- sea level rise
- carbon offsets
- carbon market
- herring river restoration
- cape cod national seashore
- tidal flow
- peat
- impounded wetlands
- soil carbon sequestration
- ecosystem services