Carbon stocks in mangrove forests of the Colombian Pacific
| Autor: | Martha Lucia Palacios Peñaranda, Enrique Javier Peña Salamanca, Jaime Ricardo Cantera Kintz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Biomass (ecology) 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) Sediment chemistry.chemical_element Forestry Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Colombian pacific Carbon cycle Carbon stocks Ciclo del carbono (Biogeoquímica) chemistry Mangroves Environmental science Ecosystem Mangrove Bay Carbon Manglares Carbon stock 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | RED: Repositorio Educativo Digital UAO Universidad Autónoma de Occidente instacron:Universidad Autónoma de Occidente |
| ISSN: | 0272-7714 |
| Popis: | Mangrove forests occupy less than 1% of tropical forest areas, but they represent approximately 3% of worldwide tropical forest carbon capture. The present study quantified carbon stocks in mangrove forests in two bays in the Colombian Pacific, and evaluated the effect of forest structure on variations of carbon storage in the different ecosystem compartments. Significant differences were found in carbon stocks between the stations of Malaga Bay (a national marine park) and Buenaventura Bay (the main harbor area). Belowground biomass and sediment represented the greatest carbon stocks in the forest. Carbon reserves in mangroves in the Colombian Pacific were similar compared with other tropical mangrove areas. These results highlight the importance of evaluating carbon storage in these ecosystems and of formulating conservation and management strategies integrated with the mangrove forest in the Colombian Pacific. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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