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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Scientists make optimistic discovery while studying mangroves and salt marshes: 'This contribution has previously been overlooked'

The Cool Down
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Researchers from the University of Gothenburg found that mangrove and salt marshes store twice the amount of carbon as previously thought.

Bicarbonate is a harmless substance that can help to mitigate ocean acidification and is used by crustaceans to build shells.

The researchers' findings were published in the scientific journal Nature Communications .