- 1Jixian National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, CNERN, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China
- 2School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China
- 3School of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
- 4Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, PR China
- 5Research Department of Complexity Science, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Mangroves, as a vital component of blue carbon ecosystems play a crucial role in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. However, intensified anthropogenic activities such as aquaculture and agricultural farming resulted in significant losses of mangroves worldwide and substantially affected their carbon storage capacity. By developing a 1-km global gridded dataset of mangroves’ accumulated carbon storage from 2000 to 2020, we identified regional hotspots of carbon stock changes at different spatial scales and assessed the impact of mangrove extent changes on carbon sequestration capacity. The outcomes revealed the spatial-temporal heterogeneity of mangrove accumulated carbon storage and could serve as a reference for implementing reforestation initiatives in vulnerable areas, thus supporting the sustainable management of global mangrove ecosystems.
How to cite: Wang, M., Zhang, T., Xie, Y., Zhang, Z., and Wu, X.: Revealing accumulated carbon storage of global mangroves from 2000 to 2020, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-4999, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-4999, 2025.
