Characterization of the micro-tidal mangrove forests in Negombo estuary, located on the west coast of Sri Lanka, with respect to its capacity to remove atmospheric carbon and sequestration in above and below ground plant ...

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 ...

Mangrove ecosystems perform number of important ecological functions and provide a wide range of services at the local or national level and provide a unique combination of both organic matter production and sequestration, ...

Abstract soil organic carbon represents a significant pool of carbon within the biosphere, which estimated over three times of carbon that found in the atmosphere. Mangroves play a important role in the accumulating ...

Mangroves are proven as highly potential of providing an efficient carbon sink, both on short and longer time scales. Capacity of carbon sequestration abilities of mangroves is not only a trait that is governed by their ...

Mangroves are cultivated traditionally to produce twigs and branches for “Brush Park” fishery in Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka. Objective of the present study is to determine the efficacy of this practice in terms of its ...

Unique location in the land-sea interface makes mangrove ecosystems most vulnerable to the impacts of predicted sea level rise due to increasing anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Among others, carbon sink function of these tropical ...