Sierra Club BC Report: Putting Carbon to Bed
Prime nurseries for young salmon, Dungeness crabs and many other marine critters, eelgrass beds also happen to be highly efficient at stashing away carbon. BC's estuaries hold extraordinary potential for moderating climate change and should be our highest priority for conservation of any marine or terrestrial habitat, according to a new Sierra Club BC report. The report, entitled “Blue Carbon – British Columbia”, evaluates the carbon storage potential of two highly-biodiverse marine habitats – salt marsh and seagrass meadow – in the light of a recent discovery of the crucial role of estuarine vegetation in binding carbon. Read the report at www.sierraclub.bc.ca.
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