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Carbon stocks of mangroves and salt marshes of the Amazon region, Brazil.
Kauffman, J Boone; Bernardino, Angelo F; Ferreira, Tiago O; Giovannoni, Leila R; de O Gomes, Luiz Eduardo; Romero, Danilo Jefferson; Jimenez, Laís Coutinho Zayas; Ruiz, Francisco.
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  • Kauffman JB; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA boone.kauffman@oregonstate.edu.
  • Bernardino AF; Department of Oceanography, Universidade Federal do Espírito do Santo, Vitória, ES 29075910, Brazil.
  • Ferreira TO; Soil Science Department, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil.
  • Giovannoni LR; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
  • de O Gomes LE; Department of Oceanography, Universidade Federal do Espírito do Santo, Vitória, ES 29075910, Brazil.
  • Romero DJ; Soil Science Department, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil.
  • Jimenez LCZ; Soil Science Department, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil.
  • Ruiz F; Soil Science Department, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil.
Biol Lett ; 14(9)2018 09.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30185605
In addition to the largest existing expanse of tropical forests, the Brazilian Amazon has among the largest area of mangroves in the world. While recognized as important global carbon sinks that, when disturbed, are significant sources of greenhouse gases, no studies have quantified the carbon stocks of these vast mangrove forests. In this paper, we quantified total ecosystem carbon stocks of mangroves and salt marshes east of the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. Mean ecosystem carbon stocks of the salt marshes were 257 Mg C ha-1 while those of mangroves ranged from 361 to 746 Mg C ha-1 Although aboveground mass was high relative to many other mangrove forests (145 Mg C ha-1), soil carbon stocks were relatively low (340 Mg C ha-1). Low soil carbon stocks may be related to coarse textured soils coupled with a high tidal range. Nevertheless, the carbon stocks of the Amazon mangroves were over twice those of upland evergreen forests and almost 10-fold those of tropical dry forests.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Solo / Carbono / Áreas Alagadas País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Biol Lett Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Solo / Carbono / Áreas Alagadas País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Biol Lett Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido