{"refrec":{"BRefID":436991,"RR":"<b>Wang, D.; Labra, F.A.; Yang, H.; Hu, Y.; Zhao, Z.; Zhou, W.; Yuan, L.</b> (2025). Restoration of native saltmarshes enhances carbon sequestration and mitigates warming effects following <i>Spartina alterniflora</i> removal. <i>J. Appl. Ecol. 62(8)</i>: 2005-2017. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70096\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70096</a>","BEntID":434821,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":1,"RefStringPartII":". <i>J. Appl. Ecol. 62(8)</i>: 2005-2017. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70096\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70096</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Wang, D.; Labra, F.A.; Yang, H.; Hu, Y.; Zhao, Z.; Zhou, W.; Yuan, L.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Wang, D. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"<ol><li>The rapid expansion of exotic <i>Spartina alterniflora</i> has significantly threatened native coastal ecosystems' structure and function, prompting global control efforts. Consequently, native saltmarshes restoration has emerged as a nature-based solution following invasive species removal. However, given that <i>S. alterniflora</i> is a high-carbon invasive species, the impacts of native saltmarshes restoration on coastal blue carbon benefits following its removal remain uncertain.</li><li>Here, we quantified atmospheric carbon uptake and organic carbon storage among restored native saltmarshes (<i>Phragmites australis</i> and <i>Bolboschoenoplectus mariqueter</i> communities), unrestored bare mudflat following <i>S. alterniflora</i> removal and uncontrolled <i>S. alterniflora</i> communities to assess whether native saltmarshes can compensate for the carbon sinks and the climate effects after invasive species eradication.</li><li>The results showed that <i>S. alterniflora</i> removal drastically reduced carbon sink, with unrestored mudflat transitioning to a carbon source. While restored native saltmarshes showed lower atmospheric carbon uptake compared to pre-eradication <i>S. alterniflora</i> levels, they exhibited significantly enhanced carbon sequestration relative to unrestored mudflats. Additionally, the organic carbon density of soil (0–50 cm) and vegetation in restored sites exceeded unrestored areas by &gt;1.4 times, recovering &gt;70% of the carbon storage observed in <i>S. alterniflora</i> communities.</li><li>Sustained global warming potentials (SGWP) analysis over a 100-year timescale revealed that without post-eradication vegetation restoration, saltmarsh could shift from climate cooling to warming effects. Native saltmarsh restoration effectively mitigated this transition, demonstrating substantial climate change mitigation potential.</li><li><i>Synthesis and applications</i>. Our findings not only reveal that native saltmarsh restoration is a blue carbon-friendly ecological restoration approach following <i>S. alterniflora</i> removal, but also highlight the critical trade-offs between carbon losses from invasive species removal and the carbon offset achieved through restoring native vegetation, providing actionable guidance for coastal management. These insights are particularly valuable for regions facing similar invasive species challenges, informing the development of integrated strategies that maximize carbon compensation while enhancing coastal sustainability and climate resilience. Future restoration programmes should prioritise multifunctional outcomes that simultaneously address biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation objectives.</li></ol>","AbstractOtherLang":null,"BibLvlCode":"AS","StandardTitle":"Restoration of native saltmarshes enhances carbon sequestration and mitigates warming effects following <i>Spartina alterniflora</i> removal","OrigTitleLangCode":"en","OrigTitleLangCodeExtended":"eng","OrigTitleLangID":15,"DateLastModified":{"date":"2026-06-07 01:32:04.230209","timezone_type":1,"timezone":"+02:00"},"UserAccessRight":null,"UserAccID":null,"AuthorKeywords":"climate change; coastal blue carbon; ecological restoration; ecosystem carbon fluxes; invasive species; organic carbon storage; saltmarshes","OtherDescriptors":null,"Notes":null,"AnaPub":2025,"MonPub":null,"DateUpdate":"2026-01-07","DateCreate":"2026-01-07","SecASFANote":null,"ConfID":null,"PeerRev":1,"VlizCoreFlag":1,"WoScode":null,"VABBcode":null,"OpenAcc":1,"DOI":"10.1111/1365-2664.70096"},"refs":null,"anarec":{"AnaID":436991,"PubliDate":2025,"Pagination":"2005-2017","XtraPublOfAnaID":null,"ISBN":null,"Volume":"62","Issue":"8","BRefMon":null,"BRefMonRR":null,"BRefXtra":null,"BRefXtraRR":null,"SerBRefID":43021,"SerRR":"Journal of Applied Ecology. 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