Blue Carbon Reservoir of the Blue Planet

Abstract

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Green patches as carbon reservoir: A case study from Dhruba Chand Halder College, West Bengal

“…The carbon sequestration is a function of biomass production capacity which in turn depends upon interaction between edaphic, climatic, topographic factors of an area (Mitra and Zaman, 2014;Mitra and Zaman, 2015). The carbon dioxide equivalent values obtained from the present study confirm the potentiality of the species to store carbon provided optimum growth of the species is maintained through proper soil management.…”

Blue Carbon Stock of the Bangladesh Sundarban Mangroves: What could Be the Scenario after a Century?

“…It has been analyzed that at present the total blue carbon stock in the oligohaline class is 45.60 Tg followed by the mesohaline class (30.69 Tg) and it was least in the polyhaline class (14.90 Tg). In this regard, it is worth mentioning that Mitra and Zaman (2015) also observed that freshwater loving mangrove species are capable of storing substantial amount of carbon compared to others. Based on the results of predictive modelling it can be seen that 22.42 Tg of total blue carbon would be lost from the oligohaline class by the year 2115, while the mesohaline class would not be affected much.…”

Response of Sonneratia apetala to Salinity in the Frame Work of Indian Sundarbans

“…Earlier works by researchers on this vertical reflect the inhibitory role of aquatic salinity on the AGB of mangroves (Mitra et al, 2011;Banerjee et al, 2013;Mitra, 2013;Raha et al, 2014;Mitra and Zaman et al, 2014;Mitra and Zaman, 2015). In this paper we attempt to combine information at different spatio-temporal scales which will aid in quantifying the regulatory role of salinity on the AGB of a common mangrove species, S apetala inhibiting the 9630 sq.km.…”

“…24 sampling sites were selected each in the western, central and eastern sectors of Indian Sundarbans (Figure 1). We demarcated these three sectors of Indian Sundarbans on the basis of secondary data sources on salinity (Mitra et al, 2009;Banerjee et al, 2013;Mitra, 2013;Mitra and Zaman, 2015). The three sectors are significantly different due to anthropological and geo-physical factors.…”