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T1 Aboveground biomass and carbon storage in mangrove forests in southeastern Mexico
A1 Ávila Acosta, Carlos Roberto
A1 Domínguez Domínguez, Marivel
A1 Vázquez Navarrete, César Jesús
A1 Acosta Pech, Rocío Guadalupe
A1 Martínez Zurimendi, Pablo
K1 Allometric equation
K1 Carbon dioxide
K1 Dióxido de carbono - Aspectos ambientales
K1 Biomass
K1 Biomasa
K1 Forest management - Mexico
K1 Gestión forestal - México
K1 Forest policy - Mexico
K1 Política forestal - México
K1 Ecosystem services
K1 Ecosystem
K1 Ecosistema
K1 Trees
K1 Arboles
K1 Forests and forestry
K1 Bosques y silvicultura
K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal
K1 3106.08 Silvicultura
AB The aboveground contributions of mangroves to global carbon sequestration reinforce the need to estimate biomass in these systems. The objective was to determine the aboveground biomass storage and quantify the carbon and CO2e content in Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia germinans, and Laguncularia racemosa present in southeastern Mexico. Based on the Forest Protocol for Mexico Version 2.0 methodology, published by Climate Action Reserve, 130 circular plots were randomly selected and established in an area of 930 ha of mangrove vegetation, and the aboveground biomass and stored carbon were determined. The mangrove had a density of 3515 ± 428.5 individuals per hectare. The aboveground biomass of the three species was 120.5 Mg ha−1. The biomass of L. racemosa was 99.5 Mg ha−1, which represents 82.6% of the total biomass. The biomass of R. mangle was 20.33 Mg ha−1, and that of A. germinans was 0.32 Mg ha−1. The total carbon retained in the trees was 60.25 Mg C ha−1 and 221.1 Mg CO2e ha−1. Laguncularia racemosa generated the highest contributions of CO2e. The area of mangroves accumulated 112,065 Mg of aboveground biomass. The carbon contained in this biomass corresponds to 205,623 Mg CO2e. This mangrove contributes to mitigating the effects of climate change globally through the reduction in greenhouse gases.
PB MDPI
SN 2079-9276
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68084
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68084
LA eng
NO Resources, 2024, Vol. 13, Nº. 3, 41
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-dic-2024