Invertebrates: small but mighty carbon stewards! Invertebrates (animals without a backbone that make up 99% of the known species on Earth) are often underestimated, even though they play a vital role in the global carbon cycle. A 2013 study in Connecticut grasslands in the United States showed that when predator spiders were living in grasslands, the grasslands stored more carbon, because their fearful grasshopper prey changed their behavior to avoid being eaten. In the oceans, the overfishing of predators leads to booming herbivorous crab populations, disrupting blue carbon storage. But the complete absence of crabs in some ocean ecosystems is also bad news. In salt marshes, predatory blue crabs help the marshes store more carbon. Animals play a vital role in the global carbon cycle, offering a powerful, immediate solution to combat climate change. We need the wild and to rewild what we have lost. 🐜🌳 #RewildCOP . . . . . . cop28uaeofficial rewild globalrewildingalliance #...