
Study examines coastal ecosystems globally as potential greenhouse gas sinks
New Delhi: Researchers have showed that coastal ecosystems globally are a net greenhouse gas sink for carbon dioxide (CO2), but emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) counteract some of the CO2 consumption by these sinks. From tropical lagoons to polar fjords, from coastal mangrove forests to underwater seagrass communities, many coastlines around the…