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TEAL WETLANDS FOR CARBON OFFSETTING

Are inland wetlands suitable for carbon offsetting?

This research examines current knowledge of carbon research throughout inland wetland ecosystems and identify variables that cause optimal conditions for carbon storage and sequestration. The information provided will create a detailed description of carbon offsetting potential and possible economic return through inland wetland conservation and restoration.

Providing information on inland wetland carbon dynamics will improve Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, add to the Australian Emission Reduction Fund, and create better management practices for reducing Australia’s carbon footprint at a national level. The objectives of this study are to (1) compile global datasets on carbon dynamics throughout inland wetlands while identifying variables that cause optimal conditions for carbon storage and sequestration; (2) quantify carbon-derived gas fluxes emitted by several wetland types commonly found throughout Southeastern Australia; (3) analyse the influence of grazing and environmental watering impacts on inland wetland carbon dynamics and; (4) determine how different management practices influence microbial communities and subsequent GHGs.

Selected Media & Publications

Limpert, K.E., Carnell, P.E. & Macreadie, P.I. Managing agricultural grazing to enhance the carbon sequestration capacity of freshwater wetlands. Wetlands Ecol Manage (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-020-09780-7

Project partners & Funding sources

This research is funded by the Wimemera Catchment Management Authority and the North Central Catchment Management Authority, with additional contribution from Deakin University.

Research is led by PhD candidate Katy Limpert from Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab.

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A/Prof  Peter Macreadie (p.macreadie@deakin.edu.au)

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  • About
    • What we are about
    • Who we are
      • Professor Peter Macreadie
      • Dr Paul Carnell
      • Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett
      • Dr Maria del Mar Palacios
      • Dr Pawel Waryszak
      • Dr Melissa Wartman
      • Dr Micheli Duarte de Paula Costa
      • Dr Noyan Yilmaz
      • Dr Christina Birnbaum
      • Dr Martino Malerba
      • Dr Tiffany Sih
      • Dr Taryn Laubenstein
      • Dr Christina Asanopoulos
      • Dr Tanveer Adyel
      • Ashley Whitt
      • Katy Limpert
      • Holger Jänes
      • Giuditta Bonetti
      • Jaya Kelvin
      • Sarah Watson
      • Alejandro Navarro
      • Abbi Scott
      • Erlania
      • Yi Mei Tan
      • Oli Dalby
      • Interns and Volunteers
      • Alumni
  • Research
    • Wetland Carbon
      • Blue Carbon
        • Queensland Blue
        • Victoria’s Blue Carbon
        • Blue Carbon Management
      • Teal Carbon
        • Farm Dams
        • Teal Wetlands for Carbon Offsetting
        • Victoria’s Teal Carbon
      • TeaComposition H2O
    • Ecosystem Services
    • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Wetland Restoration
      • Kelp & Segrass restoration
      • Maximising Teal Carbon capture
    • Citizen Science
      • HSBC citizen science
    • Marine Biosecurity
    • Decommissioning Infrastructure
  • Publications
  • Vacancies
  • News
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  • Donate
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