06 Feb 2024

Mangroves and saltmarshes sequester large amounts of carbon, mitigating the greenhouse effect. New research from the University of Gothenburg shows that these environments are perhaps twice as effective as previously thought. Natural habitats flooded by the tide form ecosystems that captures large amounts of carbon, which can help to mitigate climate change. Carbon dioxide is […]

17 Jul 2018

Researchers at Durham University have studied sediment samples dating back 10,000 years to track how sea levels affect salt marshes. They say marshes could disappear in south-east England from 2040 and across the rest of Great Britain by 2100. Following the last ice age most of Scotland is rising while southern England is subsiding, they […]