Four decades of data indicate that planted mangroves stored up to 75% of the carbon stocks found in intact mature stands

Authors: Carine F. Bourgeois, Richard A. MacKenzie, Sahadev Sharma, Rupesh K. Bhomia, Nels G. Johnson, Andre S. Rovai, Thomas A. Worthington, Ken W. Krauss, Kangkuso Analuddin, Jacob J. Bukoski, Jose Alan Castillo, Angie Elwin, Leah Glass, Tim C. Jennerjahn, Mwita M. Mangora, Cyril Marchand, Michael J. Osland, Ismaël A. Ratefinjanahary, Raghab Ray, Severino G. Salmo III, Sigit D. Sasmito, Rempei Suwa, Pham Hong Tinh, Carl C. Trettin

Published: 2024-07-05

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk5430

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Abstract

Mangroves’ ability to store carbon (C) has long been recognized, but little is known about whether planted mangroves can store C as efficiently as naturally established (i.e., intact) stands and in which time frame. Through Bayesian logistic models compiled from 40 years of data and built from 684 planted mangrove stands worldwide, we found that biomass C stock culminated at 71 to 73% to that of intact stands ~20 years after planting. Furthermore, prioritizing mixed-species planting including