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Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Storage in Mangrove Forests in Southeastern Mexico

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  • Carlos Roberto Ávila-Acosta

    (Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Tabasco, Programa de Doctorado de Ciencias Agrícolas en el Trópico, H. Cárdenas CP 86500, Tabasco, Mexico)

  • Marivel Domínguez-Domínguez

    (Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Tabasco, Área Ambiente, H. Cárdenas CP 86500, Tabasco, Mexico)

  • César Jesús Vázquez-Navarrete

    (Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Tabasco, Área Ambiente, H. Cárdenas CP 86500, Tabasco, Mexico)

  • Rocío Guadalupe Acosta-Pech

    (Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Tabasco, Área Agricultura, H. Cárdenas CP 86500, Tabasco, Mexico)

  • Pablo Martínez-Zurimendi

    (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Departamento de Agricultura, Sociedad y Ambiente, Unidad Villahermosa, Villahermosa CP 86280, Tabasco, Mexico
    Instituto de Investigación en Gestión Forestal Sostenible UVa-INIA (IUFOR), ETS Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid, Avenida de Madrid, Núm. 57, CP 34071 Palencia, Spain)

Abstract

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 CO 2 e 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 CO 2 e ha −1 . Laguncularia racemosa generated the highest contributions of CO 2 e . The area of mangroves accumulated 112,065 Mg of aboveground biomass. The carbon contained in this biomass corresponds to 205,623 Mg CO 2 e . This mangrove contributes to mitigating the effects of climate change globally through the reduction in greenhouse gases.

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  • Carlos Roberto Ávila-Acosta & Marivel Domínguez-Domínguez & César Jesús Vázquez-Navarrete & Rocío Guadalupe Acosta-Pech & Pablo Martínez-Zurimendi, 2024. "Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Storage in Mangrove Forests in Southeastern Mexico," Resources, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jresou:v:13:y:2024:i:3:p:41-:d:1355292
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    1. Kamal H. Shaltout & Mohamed T. Ahmed & Sulaiman A. Alrumman & Dalia A. Ahmed & Ebrahem M. Eid, 2021. "Standing Crop Biomass and Carbon Content of Mangrove Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. along the Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-18, December.
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