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Carbon retention capacity of two mangrove species, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. and Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. in Negombo estuary

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Carbon retention capacity of two mangrove species, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.)...
Abstract

Carbon accumulation/sequestration by plants is a major function that contributes to removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and capacity to perform it depends on the plant species and environmental conditions under which they live. Carbon retention by natural ecosystems such as mangroves therefore‚ is considered a crucial ecological service‚ and valued highly under the current global context of continued increase in greenhouse gas emission and associated climate change, on which marg...

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Keywords
Mangroves , Allometry , Organic carbon retention , Bruguiera gymnorrhiza , Biomass , Lumnitzera racemosa
Category
Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions
M 5
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Language
English
Supplemental Information

Perera K.A.R.S.,W.A. Sumanadasa and M.D. Amarasinghe (2012 ). Carbon retention capacity of two mangrove species, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk.

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