Study on the Biomass and Soil Carbon Content of Mangrove Forest in Magyi Coastal Area, Ayeyarwady Region,  Myanmar

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  • Nant Ei Myat Soe Department of Marine Science, Pathein University, 10014, Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
  • Yin Yin Htay Department of Marine Science, Myeik University, 14052, Myeik, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar

Keywords:

Keywords: Aboveground and belowground biomass, organic carbon (%C), carbon content, bulk density.

Abstract

The estimation of the biomass and soil carbon content was carried out in the mangrove forest of Magyi coastal area from November 2022 to September 2023. Three species of mangroves; Rhizophora apiculata, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, and Ceriops tagal were identified. In the present study, the highest value of aboveground biomass 953.24 g was recorded in plot 7 (transect III) however the lowest one was 17.15 g in plot 9 (transect II). The highest value of belowground biomass was 512.88 g in plot 1 (transect IV) but the lowest one was 2.36 g in plot 9 (transect II). The organic carbon content 172.51 kgm-3 was found to be highest in plot 8 (transect III) however the lowest one was 50.04 kgm-3 in plot 9 (transect II). The average aboveground, and belowground biomass and organic carbon content at transect III is more than in transects I, II, IV, and V. The highest average bulk density 0.86 gcm-3 was observed in plot 1(transect III), however, the lowest one was 0.42 gcm-3 in plot 3 (transect V).

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2025-04-30

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025)

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