{"id":6099,"date":"2025-12-23T11:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pi.ibf.cnr.it\/?p=6099"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:46:59","slug":"assessing-the-effects-of-restoration-and-conservation-on-gaseous-carbon-fluxes-and-climate-mitigation-capacity-across-six-european-coastal-wetlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pi.ibf.cnr.it\/?p=6099&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Assessing the effects of restoration and conservation on gaseous carbon fluxes and climate mitigation capacity across six European coastal wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authors:<\/strong> Miguel Cabrera-Brufau, Camille Minaudo, Katrin Attermeyer, Alba Camacho-Santamans, Rafael Carballeira, Benjamin Misteli, Jorge Juan Montes-P\u00e9rez, Daniel Morant, Biel Obrador, Antonio Picazo, Carlos Rochera, Mihai Adamescu, Raquel Ambrosio, Giancarlo Bachi, Nina B\u00e8gue, Martynas Bu\u010das, L\u00eddia Ca\u00f1as Ram\u00edrez, Marco Carloni, Lamara Cavalcante, Constantin Cazacu, Giovanni Checcucci, Jo\u00e3o Pedro Coelho, Valentin Dinu, Valtere Evangelista, Ilenia F\u00e9rez Mart\u00edn, Jonas Gintauskas, Relu Giuca, Anis Guelmami, Mirco Guerrazzi, Samuel Hilaire, Marija Katar\u017eyt\u0117, Ana I. Lilleb\u00f8, Raquel Liz\u00e1n, Bruna R.F. Oliveira, Vitor H. Oliveira, Marta Pedr\u00f3n, Jolita Petkuvien\u0117, Tudor Racoviceanu, Michael Ronse, Chiara Santinelli, Ana Sousa, Wouter Suykerbuyk, Edvinas Ti\u0161kus, Claudia Tropea, Diana Vai\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Silvia Valsecchi, Marinka E.B. van Puijenbroek, Mourine J. Yegon, Antonio Camacho, Daniel von Schiller
\nJournal:<\/strong> Earth ArXiv
\nDOI:<\/strong> 10.31223\/X5PB36<\/a>
\nAbstract:<\/strong>
\nCoastal wetlands play a substantial role in regulating Earth\u2019s climate through exchanges of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Current European policies promote widespread coastal wetland restoration to reverse historical losses and ongoing pressures. However, substantial uncertainty remains regarding how CO\u2082 and CH\u2084 fluxes respond to restoration across different coastal wetland types and whether these responses translate into net climate mitigation in terms of CO\u2082 equivalents (CO\u2082-eq). We measured simultaneous CO\u2082 and CH\u2084 fluxes using static chambers across four seasons at multiple locations spanning preserved, altered and restored sites within each of six European coastal wetlands of different ecological types. By comparing GHG exchanges and resulting CO\u2082-eq balances across wetlands, we identified the dominant biogeochemical drivers of CO\u2082 and CH\u2084 dynamics and assessed the climate mitigation potential of conservation and restoration actions. CO\u2082 fluxes were primarily controlled by landscape-scale vegetation cover and inundation, whereas CH\u2084 emissions responded to more subtle changes in water quality, salinity and wetland hydrodynamics. Comparisons of CO\u2082-eq balances between altered and restored sites revealed that seagrass replantation and eutrophication reversal generated significant mitigation benefits, driven by enhanced CO\u2082 uptake and reduced CH\u2084 emissions, respectively. In contrast, other restoration measures modified CO\u2082 and CH\u2084 fluxes in opposing directions, resulting in non-significant net climatic effects of CO2-eq balances. Overall, our results demonstrate that climate mitigation outcomes of coastal wetland restoration are both GHG-specific and wetland-type dependent, underscoring the need for tailored restoration strategies and robust, multi-GHG monitoring to detect and accurately quantify potential climatic benefits.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Coastal wetlands, ecological restoration, CO2 fluxes, CH4 fluxes, Climate change mitigation
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Year:<\/b> 2025
\nAuthors:<\/b> Miguel Cabrera-Brufau, Camille Minaudo, Katrin Attermeyer, Alba Camacho-Santamans, Rafael Carballeira, Benjamin Misteli, Jorge Juan Montes-P\u00e9rez, Daniel Morant, Biel Obrador, Antonio Picazo, Carlos Rochera, Mihai Adamescu, Raquel Ambrosio, Giancarlo Bachi, Nina B\u00e8gue, Martynas Bu\u010das, L\u00eddia Ca\u00f1as Ram\u00edrez, Marco Carloni, Lamara Cavalcante, Constantin Cazacu, Giovanni Checcucci, Jo\u00e3o Pedro Coelho, Valentin Dinu, Valtere Evangelista, Ilenia F\u00e9rez Mart\u00edn, Jonas Gintauskas, Relu Giuca, Anis Guelmami, Mirco Guerrazzi, Samuel Hilaire, Marija Katar\u017eyt\u0117, Ana I. Lilleb\u00f8, Raquel Liz\u00e1n, Bruna R.F. Oliveira, Vitor H. Oliveira, Marta Pedr\u00f3n, Jolita Petkuvien\u0117, Tudor Racoviceanu, Michael Ronse, Chiara Santinelli, Ana Sousa, Wouter Suykerbuyk, Edvinas Ti\u0161kus, Claudia Tropea, Diana Vai\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Silvia Valsecchi, Marinka E.B. van Puijenbroek, Mourine J. Yegon, Antonio Camacho, Daniel von Schiller
\nJournal:<\/b> Earth ArXiv<\/p>\n

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