Mangroves as a Carbon Sink/Stocks

• الحاوية / القاعدة: Mangroves: Ecology, Biodiversity and Management
• المؤلف الرئيسي: 2-s2.0-85136587292
• التنسيق: Book chapter
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Springer Nature 2021
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136587292&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-16-2494-0_7&partnerID=40&md5=a94e49ed8115ffabd70129b754e2085e

Mangroves are recognized as ecosystem that grow and dominate the coastal areas of tropical and sub-tropical regions across the world. The high adaptability properties of these halophytic trees enable them to thrive in harsh conditions such as the intertidal zones. They not only provide ecological and socio-economic support, but also play pivotal role in ecosystem function, especially in offsetting an excess of carbon from the atmosphere. Recently, the global climate change scenario has generated interest in understanding the carbon storage of mangroves. Despite the crucial roles provided by mangroves, the ecosystem has degraded at an alarming rate mainly due to climate change and anthropogenic activities. The existence of mangroves in the coastal areas where they are considered as the most biogeochemically active area makes them potential to store/sink a large amount of carbon. The ability of mangroves to sink excessive carbon is reported to be more superior from other terrestrial forests, and this could hold the key component in mitigating global climate change. However, there is still uncertainty in quantifying the biomass and characterizing carbon dynamics in mangroves. Therefore, it is important to understand the functions of mangroves in reducing the impact of climate change. Moreover, an understanding the productivity of mangroves such as biomass, primary productivity and carbon accumulation could have a significant impacts to this uncertainty. In this chapter, recent advancements on the determination of mangroves carbon sinks are highlighted. Apart from that, this paper also reviews on future challenges that are faced by the mangroves to maintain their status as a blue carbon area. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021.