Los puntos calientes globales de cambio de las marismas y las emisiones de carbono

Anthony D Campbell1,2,3, Lola Fatoyinbo4, Liza Goldberg4,5

  • 1Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA. anthony.d.campbell@nasa.gov.

Nature
|November 30, 2022
PubMed
Resumen

Las marismas saladas globales experimentaron una pérdida neta de 719 km2, lo que afectó el secuestro de carbono y la protección costera. Esta disminución, impulsada por el aumento del nivel del mar y las tormentas, pone de relieve la vulnerabilidad de estos ecosistemas vitales.

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