Rani et al. (2023): Carbon stock in biomass pool of fragmented mangrove habitats of Kochi, Southern India

Varghese Rani, Sivasankaran Bijoy Nandan, Paravanparambil Rajakumar Jayachandran, Chakkalakkal Mani Preethy, Suseela Sreelekshmi, Philomina Joseph, Chalil Veedu Asha IN: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29069-5

The carbon stock of South-West coast of India was poorly reported, and this study is a pioneer attempt and will be an important document for filling the gaps in uncertainties in global carbon stock assessment and also will increase knowledge on biomass variability among mangrove species and mangrove habitats. The study also highlighted the vital role of biomass carbon pool for long-term soil carbon burial. We estimated the above and below-ground biomass carbon stock of 13 mangrove species using two common allometric equations and species-specific equations and reported a very high mean total living biomass carbon stock of Kochi mangroves.

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