This work summarizes the science and management of a rapidly expanding topic in climate science
namely adaptation and mitigation. The term 'blue carbon' refers to the rates pathways and
volumes of greenhouse carbon sequestered in coastal estuarine and marine ecosystems such as
salt marshes mangroves and seagrass meadows. Blue carbon and its vital role in climate change
mitigation are central to this book. Readers find summaries and analysis of both the basic
scientific data and data from blue carbon field projects and a practical guide on how to
manage a successful blue carbon field project. There is a discussion on how to maximize the
carbon sequestration and consideration of whether blue carbon projects make a difference. The
work is not only of interest to scholars involved in climate science but also those in the
marine sciences and those in ecosystem ecology biogeochemistry geochemistry estuarine and
marine plant ecology.
