scholarly journals Carbon stocks of mangroves and salt marshes of the Amazon region, Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 20180208 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Boone Kauffman ◽  
Angelo F. Bernardino ◽  
Tiago O. Ferreira ◽  
Leila R. Giovannoni ◽  
Luiz Eduardo de O. Gomes ◽  
...  

In addition to the largest existing expanse of tropical forests, the Brazilian Amazon has among the largest area of mangroves in the world. While recognized as important global carbon sinks that, when disturbed, are significant sources of greenhouse gases, no studies have quantified the carbon stocks of these vast mangrove forests. In this paper, we quantified total ecosystem carbon stocks of mangroves and salt marshes east of the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. Mean ecosystem carbon stocks of the salt marshes were 257 Mg C ha −1 while those of mangroves ranged from 361 to 746 Mg C ha −1 . Although aboveground mass was high relative to many other mangrove forests (145 Mg C ha −1 ), soil carbon stocks were relatively low (340 Mg C ha −1 ). Low soil carbon stocks may be related to coarse textured soils coupled with a high tidal range. Nevertheless, the carbon stocks of the Amazon mangroves were over twice those of upland evergreen forests and almost 10-fold those of tropical dry forests.

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angie Elwin ◽  
Jacob J. Bukoski ◽  
Vipak Jintana ◽  
Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson ◽  
Joanna M. Clark

AbstractMangrove forests capture and store exceptionally large amounts of carbon and are increasingly recognised as an important ecosystem for carbon sequestration. Yet land-use change in the tropics threatens this ecosystem and its critical ‘blue carbon’ (carbon stored in marine and coastal habitats) stores. The expansion of shrimp aquaculture is among the major causes of mangrove loss globally. Here, we assess the impact of mangrove to shrimp pond conversion on ecosystem carbon stocks, and carbon losses and gains over time after ponds are abandoned. Our assessment is based on an intensive field inventory of carbon stocks at a coastal setting in Thailand. We show that although up to 70% of ecosystem carbon is lost when mangroves are converted to shrimp ponds, some abandoned ponds contain deep mangrove soils (>2.5 m) and large carbon reservoirs exceeding 865 t carbon per hectare. We also found a positive recovery trajectory for carbon stocks in the upper soil layer (0–15 cm) of a chronosequence of abandoned ponds, associated with natural mangrove regeneration. Our data suggest that mangrove carbon pools can rebuild in abandoned ponds over time in areas exposed to tidal flushing.


Wetlands ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Boone Kauffman ◽  
Chris Heider ◽  
Thomas G. Cole ◽  
Kathleen A. Dwire ◽  
Daniel C. Donato

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abby Lunstrum ◽  
Luzhen Chen

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Melki Melki ◽  
Isnaini Isnaini

Hutan mangrove di daerah estuari mampu menghasilkan stok karbon yang sangat besar sebagai daerah perlindungan dan pemulihan yang efektif sebagai strategi mitigasi perubahan iklim yang efektif. Pemilihan ekosistem pesisir dalam strategi mitigasi memerlukan kuantifikasi stok karbon untuk menghitung emisi atau penyerapan berdasarkan waktu. Penelitian ini menghitung stok karbon pada ekosistem Musi Estuari Waters (MEW) dan Banyuasin Estuari Water (BEW), Provinsi Sumatera Selatan pada tipe vegetasi yang berbeda dan hubungan variabel lingkungan dengan stok karbon. Di tujuh lokasi dalam MEW dan BEW sampel vegetasi dan tanah. Hasil yang didapatkan adalah nilai yang lebih tinggi dari stok karbon di vegetasi dari lokasi III/MEW (7.600,92 mg.ha-1), stok karbon dalam tanah dari lokasi II/MEW (61.081,87 mg.ha-1) dan stok karbon di ekosistem dari lokasi II (64.548,54 mg.ha-1). Mangrove A. marina merupakan yang paling baik menyimpan stok carbon termasuk antara vegetasi dan tanah karena toleransi salinitas yang rendah. Kata kunci: mangrove, karbon, estuari, Musi, Banyuasin Mangrove forests in estuarines can have exceptionally large carbon stocks and their protection and restoration would constitute an effective mitigation strategy to climate change. Inclusion of coastal ecosystems in mitigation strategies require quantification of carbon stocks in order to calculate emissions or sequestration through time. This study quantified the ecosystem carbon stocks of the Musi Estuarine Waters (MEW) and Banyuasin Estuarine Water (BEW), Province of South Sumatra into different vegetation types and examined relationships of environmental variables with carbon stocks. At seven sites within MEW and BEW of vegetation and soil samples. The results that the higher value of carbon stock in vegetation from Site III/MEW (7.600,92 mg.ha-1), the carbon stock in soil from Site II/MEW (61.081,87 mg.ha-1) and carbon stock in ecosystem from Site II (64.548,54 mg.ha-1). Mangrove of A. marina the best to explain carbon stocks included both vegetation and soil because they can tolerate lower salinity. Keywords: mangrove, carbon, estuarine, Musi, Banyuasin


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trialaksita Sari Priska Ardhani ◽  
DANIEL MURDIYARSO ◽  
CECEP KUSMANA

Abstract. Authors. 2020. Effects of permeable barriers on total ecosystem carbon stocks of mangrove forests and abandoned ponds in Demak District, Central Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 5298-5307.  In this study, we observed the effects of constructing permeable barriers in the low-lying coastal zone and severely eroded coast of Demak District, Central Java, Indonesia in the context of mangrove forest structures and carbon (C) dynamics. Forest structures were characterized by stand density, basal area, and ecological indices. The dynamics of C, expressed as total ecosystem carbon stocks (TECS), were compared in mangrove forests, abandoned ponds, and productive ponds by estimating C pools from above- and belowground biomass, dead organic matter, and soil. We found that permeable barriers, whether or not protect mangroves, results in the similarity of above- and belowground C due to no considerable difference in basal area. By contrast, soil properties in terms of bulk density, N concentration, and C:N ratio statistically varied among sites. We discovered that changes in soil properties were associated with duration of permeable barriers, resulting in an increase of soil C in mangrove sites, i.e., 618.84±30.39 Mg C ha−1; 704.13±17.73 Mg C ha−1; and 759.88±15.26 Mg C ha−1 in 0-, 1-, and 4-year-old permeable barriers, respectively. Moreover, these barriers were proved not only could enrich soil C in mangroves but also provide a habitat for Avicennia sp. seedlings in the newly reclaimed coastline.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupesh K. Bhomia ◽  
J. Boone Kauffman ◽  
Tyler N. McFadden

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
M Forouzangohar ◽  
R Setia ◽  
DD Wallace ◽  
CR Nitschke ◽  
LT Bennett

2021 ◽  
Vol 446 ◽  
pp. 109500
Author(s):  
Gaurav Mishra ◽  
Avishek Sarkar ◽  
Krishna Giri ◽  
Arun Jyoti Nath ◽  
Rattan Lal ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Martin Gauder ◽  
Norbert Billen ◽  
Sabine Zikeli ◽  
Moritz Laub ◽  
Simone Graeff-Hönninger ◽  
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