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Restored mangrove forests could act as important carbon stores, per study examining Vietnamese mangrove carbon since 1900, but they might not have “normal” ecological function

09.25.25 | PLOS

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Restored mangrove forests could act as important carbon stores, per study examining Vietnamese mangrove carbon since 1900, but they might not have “normal” ecological function
Sediment coring in old-forest mangrove within an intermediate-intensity shrimp farm pond in the Red River delta, northern Vietnam. Credit: Heidi Burdett (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Article title: Land use change drives decadal-scale persistence of sediment organic carbon storage of restored mangrove

Author countries : Sweden, China, Vietnam, United Kingdom

Funding: This work was supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund to HLB; and Swedish Research Council (#2023-05759) to HLB and NTKC. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS Sustainability and Transformation

10.1371/journal.pstr.0000197

Observational study

Not applicable

Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Carbon Capture Carbon Sinks Forest Ecosystems Mangroves Tropical Climates

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Sustainability and Transformation
DOI
10.1371/journal.pstr.0000197
Method of Research
Observational study
Subject of Research
Not applicable
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
cjpress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, September 25). Restored mangrove forests could act as important carbon stores, per study examining Vietnamese mangrove carbon since 1900, but they might not have “normal” ecological function. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L59XN0R8/restored-mangrove-forests-could-act-as-important-carbon-stores-per-study-examining-vietnamese-mangrove-carbon-since-1900-but-they-might-not-have-normal-ecological-function.html
MLA:
"Restored mangrove forests could act as important carbon stores, per study examining Vietnamese mangrove carbon since 1900, but they might not have “normal” ecological function." Brightsurf News, Sep. 25 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L59XN0R8/restored-mangrove-forests-could-act-as-important-carbon-stores-per-study-examining-vietnamese-mangrove-carbon-since-1900-but-they-might-not-have-normal-ecological-function.html.