Installing kelp forests/seaweed beds for mitigation and adaptation against global warming: Korean Project Overview

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Abstract: 

Seaweed beds can serve as a significant carbon dioxide (CO2) sink while also satisfying global needs for food, fodder, fuel, and pharmaceutical products. The goal of our Korean Project has been to develop new baseline and monitoring methodologies for mitigation and adaptation within the context of climate change. Using innovative research approaches, we have established the Coastal CO2 Removal Belt (CCRB), which comprises both natural and man-made plant communities in the coastal region of southern Korea. Implemented on various spatial– temporal scales, this scheme promotes the removal of CO2 via marine forests. For example, when populated with the perennial brown alga Ecklonia, a pilot CCRB farm can draw down 10 t of CO2 per ha per year. This success is manifested by an increment in biomass accumulations and a decrease in the amount of dissolved inorganic carbon in the water column.

Author(s): 
Kwang-Seok Park
Jong Gyu Kim
Jong Ahm Shin
Jin Ae Lee
Jung Hyun Oak
Ik Kyo Chung
Keywords: 
blue carbon
carbon sink
Coastal CO2 Removal Belt (CCRB)
kelp forest
seaweed
Link / Ref: 
ResearchGate
Attachment: 
PDF icon Installing kelp forests-seaweed beds for mitigation and adaptation against global warming - Korean Project Overview.pdf
Article Source: 
ICES Journal of Marine Science (2013), 70(5), 1038–1044
Category: 
Ecological Services
Geography