CO2 in, methane out? Study highlights complexity of coastal carbon sinks

Mongabay
Mar 29, 2023, 9:22 am338 pts
Coastal ecosystems are very good at pulling carbon out of the atmosphere. But, as new research in the Baltic Sea shows, we also need to look at what they’re putting back in. Vegetated habitats along the coast sequester huge amounts of carbon. In fact, half of all the carbon stored in ocean sediment is in…

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