Preface: Blue carbon studies in Asia‐Pacific regions: Current status, gaps, and future perspectives.

The Asia‐Pacific blue carbon ecosystems named mangroves, seagrass meadows and salt marsh plays an important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, still data gaps exist in this region to understand the blue carbon dynamic process and how future climate change will impact it. The special feature aims to fill the gaps and contributing to our knowledge from the Asia‐Pacific region and to stimulate and promote future research in blue carbon research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]