Author : Todd Michael Bear
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (17 download)
Book Synopsis Soil Carbon Sequestration and Carbon Market Potential of a Southern California Tidal Salt Marsh Proposed for Restoration by : Todd Michael Bear
Download or read book Soil Carbon Sequestration and Carbon Market Potential of a Southern California Tidal Salt Marsh Proposed for Restoration written by Todd Michael Bear and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without a substantial reduction in the billions of tons of anthropogenic greenhouse gases emitted annually our planet can expect a wide variety of deleterious effects. The restoration, enhancement, and conservation of coastal "blue carbon" habitats, including tidal salt marshes, have received increasing attention as a potential component of climate change mitigation because of their high carbon storage capacity. This study presents the results of an investigation of soil carbon sequestration within a degraded Mediterranean-type climate tidal salt marsh in southern California, the Ballona Wetlands. Results from the Ballona Wetlands soil analyses and data from existing tidal marsh studies are used to estimate the change in soil carbon accumulation resulting from the proposed Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project (Ballona Project) as compared to the existing condition. Finally, this study demonstrates the process of using an existing carbon market methodology, VCS Methodology for Tidal Wetland and Seagrass Restoration VM0033 (2015, V 1.0), to calculate the number of carbon credits that could potentially be generated for the Ballona Project. The results presented in Chapter 3 show that the existing tidal marsh habitats of the Ballona Wetlands contain soil organic carbon densities ranging from 0.018 to 0.030 g/cm3. Averaging SOC densities by habitat type resulted in a range of 0.022 to 0.027 g C/cm3, which is similar to natural tidal marshes around the world. Percent organic carbon is highest in low marsh habitat and decreases with increasing marsh habitat elevation (low > mid > high). However, carbon density is lowest in low marsh habitat and increases with increasing habitat elevation (low