Imperial College London
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PETER A. ALLISON

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

Professor of Earth Science
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6479p.a.allison Website

 
 
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Location

 

4.84Royal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Collins:2017:10.1038/ncomms15698,
author = {Collins, DS and Avdis, A and Allison, PA and Johnson, HD and Hill, J and Piggott, MD and Amir, Hassan M and Damit, AR},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms15698},
journal = {Nature Communications},
title = {Tidal dynamics and mangrove carbon sequestration during the Oligo–Miocene in the South China Sea},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15698},
volume = {8},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Modern mangroves are among the most carbon-rich biomes on Earth, but their long-term (≥106 yr) impact on the global carbon cycle is unknown. The extent, productivity and preservation of mangroves are controlled by the interplay of tectonics, global sea level and sedimentation, including tide, wave and fluvial processes.  The impact of these processes on mangrove-bearing successions in the Oligo–Miocene of the South China Sea (SCS) is evaluated herein. Palaeogeographic reconstructions, palaeotidal modelling, and facies analysis suggest that elevated tidal range and bed shear stress optimised mangrove development along tide-influenced tropical coastlines. Preservation of mangrove organic carbon (OC) was promoted by high tectonic subsidence and fluvial sediment supply. Lithospheric storage of OC in peripheral SCS basins  potentially exceeded 4000 Gt (equivalent to 2000 ppm of atmospheric CO2). These results highlight the crucial impact of tectonic and oceanographic processes on mangrove OC sequestration within the global carbon cycle on geological timescales.
AU  - Collins,DS
AU  - Avdis,A
AU  - Allison,PA
AU  - Johnson,HD
AU  - Hill,J
AU  - Piggott,MD
AU  - Amir,Hassan M
AU  - Damit,AR
DO  - 10.1038/ncomms15698
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 2041-1723
TI  - Tidal dynamics and mangrove carbon sequestration during the Oligo–Miocene in the South China Sea
T2  - Nature Communications
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15698
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/45631
VL  - 8
ER  -
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