Degraded estuaries feel the heat

Degraded estuaries feel the heat

Degraded estuaries feel the heat Thu, 11 Dec 2025 - 08:00 Estuaries are vital to Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural and economic wellbeing; they also play a crucial role in the carbon cycle and can act as a carbon sinks. However, little is known about carbon cycling in intertidal sand and mudflats or how this will be affected by climate extremes such as heatwaves. Study lead and marine ecologist Dr Emily Douglas says that these ecosystems are part…