Biomass and carbon stocks in mangrove ecosystems of Kerala, southwest coast of India

• Published in: Ecological processes Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 31
• Main Authors: Harishma, K. M., Sandeep, S., Sreekumar, V. B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 10.06.2020; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Aboveground carbon; Avicennia marina; Belowground carbon; Biomass; Carbon; Carbon capture and storage; Carbon dioxide; Carbon sequestration; Carbon sinks; Climate change; Climate change mitigation; Coastal erosion; coasts; Cultivation; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystem carbon stock; Ecosystems; Encroachment; Environment; Freshwater crustaceans; India; Mangrove ecosystem; mangrove forests; Mangrove swamps; Mangroves; Marine crustaceans; shrimp culture; Soil; Sonneratia alba; Spatial variations; Stocks; Sustainability management; Tropical climate; Vegetation; Kerala India; India; Ecosystem carbon stock; Belowground carbon; Biomass; Aboveground carbon; Mangrove ecosystem

Background Mangroves are important tropical carbon sinks, and their role in mitigating climate change is well documented across the globe. However, the ecosystem carbon stocks in the mangroves of India have not been studied comprehensively. Data from this region is very limited for providing suffici...