Carbon pools and multiple benefits

CARBON POOLS AND MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF MANGROVES ASSESSMENT FOR REDD+ IN CENTRAL AFRICA

Heavily exploited regimes DRC

Soil 50-100 cm depth 527.8 Mg/ha Aboveground live biomass 31.37 Mg/ha Deadwood 4.09 Mg/ha Litter 0.03 Mg/ha Belowground tree-roots 1.55 Mg/ha

Soil 0-15 cm depth 112.1 Mg/ha Soil 15-30 cm depth 62.2 Mg/ha Soil 30-50 cm depth 205.8 Mg/ha

Moderately exploited regimes DRC

Soil 50-100 cm depth 403.2 Mg/ha Aboveground live biomass 63.08 Mg/ha Deadwood 3.99 Mg/ha Litter 0.03 Mg/ha Belowground tree-roots 3.34 Mg/ha

Soil 0-15 cm depth 125.4 Mg/ha Soil 15-30 cm depth 148.0 Mg/ha Soil 30-50 cm depth 192.4 Mg/ha

Undisturbed regimes DRC

Soil 50-100 cm depth 487.3 Mg/ha Aboveground live biomass 469.36 Mg/ha Deadwood 197.79 Mg/ha Litter 0.03 Mg/ha Belowground tree-roots 14.17 Mg/ha

Soil 0-15 cm depth 172.0 Mg/ha Soil 15-30 cm depth 156.5 Mg/ha Soil 30-50 cm depth 215.2 Mg/ha

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