If coastal mangroves experience increased tidal inundation due to sea-level rise, which consequence follows regarding carbon?

💡 Explanation

Increased tidal inundation leads to waterlogged soils which promotes anaerobic conditions. Because decomposition by anaerobic microbes produces methane and carbon dioxide, enhanced tidal inundation causes increased decomposition releasing carbon to the atmosphere rather than storing it in the soil.

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