Trading Water for Carbon with Biological Carbon Sequestration

Jackson, Robert B.; Jobbágy, Estéban G.; Avissar, Roni; Roy, Somnath Baidya; Barrett, D. J.; Cook, Charles W.; Farley, Kathleen A.; Maitre, David C. Le; McCarl, Bruce A.; Murray, Brian C.

doi:10.1126/science.1119282

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“…Moreover, the sensitivity to salinity allowed Jackson et al . [2005] to use it to show that the planting of eucalyptus in shallow groundwater areas of Argentina had resulted in groundwater salinization. Other recent examples illustrating how electrical methods can help with understanding ecohydrological linkages include that of Comte et al .…”

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The emergence of hydrogeophysics for improved understanding of subsurface processes over multiple scales

Binley

Hubbard

Huisman

et al. 2015

Water Resources Research

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Geophysics provides a multidimensional suite of investigative methods that are transforming our ability to see into the very fabric of the subsurface environment, and monitor the dynamics of its fluids and the biogeochemical reactions that occur within it. Here we document how geophysical methods have emerged as valuable tools for investigating shallow subsurface processes over the past two decades and offer a vision for future developments relevant to hydrology and also ecosystem science. The field of “hydrogeophysics” arose in the late 1990s, prompted, in part, by the wealth of studies on stochastic subsurface hydrology that argued for better field‐based investigative techniques. These new hydrogeophysical approaches benefited from the emergence of practical and robust data inversion techniques, in many cases with a view to quantify shallow subsurface heterogeneity and the associated dynamics of subsurface fluids. Furthermore, the need for quantitative characterization stimulated a wealth of new investigations into petrophysical relationships that link hydrologically relevant properties to measurable geophysical parameters. Development of time‐lapse approaches provided a new suite of tools for hydrological investigation, enhanced further with the realization that some geophysical properties may be sensitive to biogeochemical transformations in the subsurface environment, thus opening up the new field of “biogeophysics.” Early hydrogeophysical studies often concentrated on relatively small “plot‐scale” experiments. More recently, however, the translation to larger‐scale characterization has been the focus of a number of studies. Geophysical technologies continue to develop, driven, in part, by the increasing need to understand and quantify key processes controlling sustainable water resources and ecosystem services.

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Section: Applications To Ecosystem Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

The emergence of hydrogeophysics for improved understanding of subsurface processes over multiple scales

Binley

Hubbard

Huisman

et al. 2015

Water Resources Research

580

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“…Mangroves offer considerable advantages over terrestrial forests in this regard. In terrestrial forests maximizing carbon sequestration can lead to soil salinization, acidification, and reduced stream-flow (Jackson et al 2005); none of these negative impacts come from mangroves (Fig. 1).…”

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Turning the Tide: How Blue Carbon and Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Might Help Save Mangrove Forests

Locatelli

Binet

Kairo

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In this review paper, we aim to describe the potential for, and the key challenges to, applying PES projects to mangroves. By adopting a ''carbocentric approach,'' we show that mangrove forests are strong candidates for PES projects. They are particularly well suited to the generation of carbon credits because of their unrivaled potential as carbon sinks, their resistance and resilience to natural hazards, and their extensive provision of Ecosystem Services other than carbon sequestration, primarily nursery areas for fish, water purification and coastal protection, to the benefit of local communities as well as to the global population. The voluntary carbon market provides opportunities for the development of appropriate protocols and good practice case studies for mangroves at a small scale, and these may influence larger compliance schemes in the future. Mangrove habitats are mostly located in developing countries on communally or state-owned land. This means that issues of national and local governance, land ownership and management, and environmental justice are the main challenges that require careful planning at the early stages of mangrove PES projects to ensure successful outcomes and equitable benefit sharing within local communities.

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“…In forested environments, carbon sequestration is balanced against plant respiration and approaches equilibrium as communities mature. Afforestation with tree monocultures involving fast rotation tree planting can provide carbon retention, but preserving native forests is in most cases a better compromise because non-native monocultures typically harbour lower levels of biodiversity than native forests, can reduce stream flows, and acidify and salinize soils (Jackson et al 2005). Additional research is needed to show how compatible carbon retention and conservation of biodiversity are across various ecosystems, and more importantly to find ways in which targeted outcomes can be maximized for both.…”

Section: Carbon Sequestrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Focusing Ecological Research for Conservation

Cristescu

Boyce

2013

AMBIO

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Ecologists are increasingly actively involved in conservation. We identify five key topics from a broad sweep of ecology that merit research attention to meet conservation needs. We examine questions from landscape ecology, behavioral ecology, ecosystem dynamics, community ecology, and nutrient cycling related to key topics. Based on literature review and publication trend assessment, consultation with colleagues, and roundtable discussions at the 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology, focused research on the following topics could benefit conservation while advancing ecological understanding: 1. Carbon sequestration, requiring increased linkages to biodiversity conservation; 2. Ecological invasiveness, challenging our ability to find solutions to ecological aliens; 3. Individual variation, having applications in the conservation of rare species; 4. Movement of organisms, integrating ecological processes across landscapes and scales and addressing habitat fragmentation; and 5. Trophic-level interactions, driving ecological dynamics at the ecosystemlevel. Addressing these will require cross-disciplinary research under the overarching framework of conservation ecology.

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Trading Water for Carbon with Biological Carbon Sequestration

Cited by 1,108 publications

References 23 publications

The emergence of hydrogeophysics for improved understanding of subsurface processes over multiple scales

The emergence of hydrogeophysics for improved understanding of subsurface processes over multiple scales

Turning the Tide: How Blue Carbon and Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Might Help Save Mangrove Forests

Focusing Ecological Research for Conservation

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