Restoration of mangrove forest
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Abstract
Mangrove forests occur worldwide along tropical coasts in inundated soils where primary production and anaerobic conditions contribute to the building of soil organic matter (Also see Mangroves Hot-spot, Volume 2). Note that peat may accumulate in certain coastal mangrove (Middleton and McKee, 2001). The actual amount of soil organic matter stored in these wetlands depends on the balance between primary production and decomposition processes (Middleton and McKee, 2001; Kolka et al., 2018; Middleton, 2020). The restoration of mangroves can increase carbon stocks both in soil and aboveground biomass (Wickland et al., 2013; Chimner et al., 2017; Friess et al., 2019). While tropical inland peatland forests may have higher carbon sequestration rates than mangrove swamps, methane (CH4) emissions are generally lower in mangrove swamp, so that these wetlands have greater carbon sequestration potential (Kolka et al., 2018; Al-Haj and Fulweiler, 2020). Mangroves and forested boreal and temperate peatlands tend to store more carbon than non-forested peatlands (Kolka et al., 2018).
Suggested Citation
Middleton, B., Ward, E., 2021, Restoration of mangrove forest, chap. 14 of Recarbonizing global soils – A technical manual of recommended management practices, v. 5, p. 190-198, https://doi.org/10.4060/cb6606en.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Restoration of mangrove forest |
| Chapter | 14 |
| DOI | 10.4060/cb6606en |
| Volume | 5 |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations |
| Contributing office(s) | Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| Description | 9 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | Organization Series |
| Larger Work Title | Recarbonizing global soils – A technical manual of recommended management practices |
| First page | 190 |
| Last page | 198 |