Welcome to the November edition of the Blue Carbon Lab (BCL) Newsletter! Find here all our recent updates on: New grants putting science into action Wetland restoration Sea urchin monitoring HSBC Citizen Science program Oil decommissioning workshop Emissions from farm’s dams Freshwater fieldwork Coastal fieldwork New scientific publications Lab members in the spotlight New grantsRead more
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What an exciting first half of 2018! We launched our Citizen Science program, celebrated the first anniversary of the TeaComposition H2O, published more than 20 papers, and welcomed two new members to our BCL team! We are thrilled to share BCL top stories with you. Big News. The northern hemisphere celebrates Researchers participating in ourRead more
Variability and vulnerability of coastal ‘blue carbon’ stocks: A case study from southeast Australia BCL’s Carolyn Ewers Lewis, Paul Carnell, and Peter Macreadie (in collaboration with Jonathan Sanderman and Jeffrey Baldock of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation’s (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food Flagship) are proud to announce that the results of our Victorian Blue CarbonRead more
Calling all researchers and citizen scientists in the Southern Hemisphere to join a global tea bag study! The TeaComposition H2O initiative has successfully launched in the Northern Hemisphere. To date, we have deployed ~19,000 tea bags at over 350 sites in 30 countries (all continents except Antarctica). We are now gearing up to launch in the Southern Hemisphere! IfRead more
Calling all researchers and citizen scientists to join a global tea bag study! TeaComposition H2O, the global aquatic decomposition initiative, was launched by the Blue Carbon Lab this past World Wetlands Day. In conjunction with TeaComposition, the initiative’s goal is to use Lipton green and red tea bags as a tool to give insight into long-term carbonRead more
Executive Summary The Blue Carbon Lab (BCL) has had a tremendous year of growth and productivity. We’ve doubled in size over the past year and we expect to triple by the end of next year. Our new personnel recruitments have allowed us to enter into new and exciting territory: environmental economics, ecosystem services, microbiology, omics,Read more
