Biogeomorphic wetlands cover 1% of Earth's surface but store 20% of ecosystem organic
carbon. This disproportional share is fueled by high carbon sequestration rates and effective …

Wetlands are among the most productive and economically valuable ecosystems in the
world. However, because of human activities, over half of the wetland ecosystems existing in …

Wetlands have long been drained for human use, thereby strongly affecting greenhouse gas
fluxes, flood control, nutrient cycling and biodiversity,. Nevertheless, the global extent of …

Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems in the response strategy to climate
change, through carbon sequestration (CS). Nevertheless, their current CS potential is …

Wetlands perform many essential ecosystem services—carbon storage, flood control,
maintenance of biodiversity, fish production, and aquifer recharge, among others—services …

Carbon and nitrogen losses from degraded wetlands and methane emissions from flooded
wetlands are both important sources of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the net …

Tidal wetlands are expected to respond dynamically to global environmental change, but the
extent to which wetland losses have been offset by gains remains poorly understood. We …

Inundated wetlands can potentially sequester substantial amounts of soil carbon (C) over
the long-term because of slow decomposition and high primary productivity, particularly in …

Wetland soils contain some of the highest stores of soil carbon in the biosphere. However,
there is little understanding of the quantity and distribution of carbon stored in our remaining …

Wetlands have unique soil, vegetation, and biogeochemistry that arises from their landscape
position and wetland hydrology, which creates low oxygen levels in the soil. With reduced …