The importance of mudflats and why shorebirds matter

Mudflats store more carbon than forests

Mudflats may look empty and serene most of the time but they are a hotbed of ecosystem processes. These are driven by the animals that occupy the ecosystem. By focusing only on the physical and chemical properties, we can often overlook their true nature.

Overnight a landmark study dropped about the importance of mudflats. The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), on behalf of WWF, The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Society for the Protection of B...