Land-building marsh plants are champions of carbon capture: Wetlands are Earth's most efficient natural storage system for climate-warming carbon dioxide - Science Daily

Human activities such as marsh draining for agriculture are increasingly eating away at saltwater and freshwater wetlands that cover only 1% of Earth's surface but store more than 20% of all carbon dioxide absorbed by ecosystems worldwide. A new study shows t…

Human activities such as marsh draining for agriculture and logging are increasingly eating away at saltwater and freshwater wetlands that cover only 1% of Earth's surface but store more than 20% of … [+4377 chars]

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