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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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Contact

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

Deakin University
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  • About
    • What we are about
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  • Research
    • Blue Carbon
      • Seychelles Blue Carbon
      • Queensland Blue
      • Victoria’s Blue Carbon
      • Western Australia Blue
      • Blue Carbon Management
      • Tea Composition H2O
    • Teal Carbon
      • Farm dams
      • Floating wetlands
      • Revitalising Australia’s Freshwater Wetlands
    • Valuing Ecosystem Services
      • Mapping Ocean Wealth
      • Guide to Valuing Coastal Wetlands
    • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Coastal Wetland Restoration
        • The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program
        • Regenerating Our Coasts
        • Enabling Blue Carbon Markets
      • Kelp restoration
      • Freshwater Wetland Restoration
    • Citizen Science
      • HSBC citizen science
      • GeelongPort citizen science
    • Microplastics
    • Marine Biosecurity
    • Decommissioning Infrastructure
  • Services
    • Wetland Carbon Assessments
    • Environmental Assessments
    • Environmental Restoration
    • Citizen Science
    • System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA)
    • Feasibility Assessments
    • Remote Sensing
    • Microbial Analysis
    • Marine Biosecurity
  • Publications
  • Opportunities
  • News
  • Donate
  • Contact
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