The Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration Project

The Value of Blue Carbon Ecosystems A total of 47 sites were sampled across coastal Abu Dhabi (8 natural mangroves, 7 planted mangrove sites aged 3-15 years, 5 salt marshes, 5 intertidal coastal sabkha sites, 4 algal mats and 18 seagrass meadows), with replication at each site, to determine the carbon stock of these ecosystems. Sampling locations (Figure 6) were selected to include the range of environment settings along the Abu Dhabi coast, from sheltered settings to offshore islands and in shallow and deep water for seagrass.

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