The Overlooked Carbon Reservoir: Marginalization of Mangrove Soils in Climate Change Mitigation Research
見過ごされた炭素貯蔵庫：気候変動緩和研究におけるマングローブ土壌の軽視 (AI 翻訳)
Manoella Martins Molitor, Giovanna Bergamim Araujo Lopes, Antônio Elves Barreto da Silva, Tiago Osório Ferreira, Fellipe Alcantara de Oliveira Mello, Maurício Roberto Cherubin, Hermano Melo Queiroz
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日本語
マングローブは気候変動緩和に重要だが、土壌の役割は軽視されている。1950～2025年の文献分析の結果、マングローブ関連論文3万084件中、気候変動緩和と土壌を結びつけたのはわずか25件（0.08%）だった。2009年のブルーカーボン概念登場後、研究は増加したが、土壌のメカニズム（酸化還元過程、温室効果ガスフラックスなど）の統合は不十分であり、今後の研究課題である。
English
Mangroves are crucial for climate mitigation, but soil carbon storage is overlooked. A bibliometric analysis of 30,084 mangrove articles (1950-2025) found only 25 (0.08%) explicitly linked soils to climate mitigation, mostly after the blue carbon concept emerged in 2009. Despite progress, mechanistic soil processes (redox, GHG fluxes, carbon-iron-sulfur dynamics) remain underrepresented, highlighting a key research frontier.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本ではブルーカーボン生態系（マングローブ、海草藻場等）が注目され、政府もJブルークレジット制度を推進している。本論文は、マングローブ土壌の炭素貯留メカニズム研究の不足を指摘し、日本のブルーカーボン戦略の科学的基盤強化に示唆を与える。
In the global GX context
Globally, blue carbon ecosystems are increasingly recognized in NDCs and climate finance. This paper reveals a critical gap in mangrove soil process research, which undermines the credibility of carbon accounting and mitigation strategies. It calls for integrating soil biogeochemistry into blue carbon frameworks, relevant to IPCC guidelines and voluntary carbon markets.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Highlights the need for more mechanistic studies on mangrove soil processes (e.g., redox, GHG fluxes) to improve blue carbon models.
🏢実務担当者:Emphasizes that current blue carbon projects may overlook soil carbon dynamics, affecting carbon credit accuracy.
🏛政策担当者:Suggests that blue carbon policies should incorporate soil process research to ensure robust mitigation outcomes.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Mangroves are widely recognized as climate-relevant ecosystems, yet the extent to which soils are incorporated into climate mitigation research remains unclear. This study conducted a hierarchical bibliometric analysis (Scopus, 1950–2025) across five progressively restrictive search levels, moving from general mangrove research (Level 1) to studies incorporating climate change (Level 2), mitigation (Level 3), and soil-related processes (Levels 4 and 5). Results show that although 30,084 articles addressed mangrove broadly, only 25 articles (0.08%) explicitly linked mangrove soils to climate change mitigation, with the majority published after the emergence of the blue carbon concept in 2009. Keyword evolution and network analyses indicate a shift from descriptive ecological themes (e.g., distribution and vegetation dynamics) toward carbon-related and soil-associated processes (e.g., blue carbon, carbon sequestration, soil organic carbon), particularly after the late 2000s, accompanied by gradual diversification into Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and chemistry-related domains associated with soil processes and mitigation mechanisms. Despite these conceptual advances, keyword analysis shows that mitigation-related studies (Levels 3 and 5) remain largely focused on terms such as “mangroves” (336 occurrences), “carbon sequestration” (187), “organic carbon” (82), and “carbon storage” (62), with limited representation of mechanistic soil processes (e.g., redox-processes, soil greenhouse gas fluxes, carbon–iron–sulfur coupled dynamic) in climate mitigation frameworks. Expanding this integration represents a key scientific frontier for improving the robustness and scalability of mangrove-based climate mitigation strategies.
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