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The landscape-scale carbon budget remained positive, with a net gain of 2835 Mg C yr -1.
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t0“Mangrove Forest”
e0“the carbon budget at the landscape scale remained positive, with a net gain of 2835 Mg C yr -1”
Title
Mohd. Safwan Azman; Sahadev Sharma; Rempei Suwa; et al. JIRCAS Working Report 2026. doi:10.64096/0002001108
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- Intervention effect Total ecosystem carbon stock in clear-cut mangrove sites was 149.06 7.56 Mg C ha -1 versus 280.65 16.92 in intact sites, a difference that was not statistically significant.
- Observation Using the stock-change method, carbon emissions from mangrove conversion were estimated at 482.93 Mg CO2e ha -1, among the lowest recorded for tropical land-use change.
- Mechanism The positive landscape carbon budget is attributed largely to the carbon sink potential and the expansion of naturally regenerated mangroves in intact areas (796 Mg C yr -1).
- Observation A deforestation threshold of 75% was identified, beyond which the carbon budget approaches neutrality.
- Recommendation The authors conclude that conserving intact mangrove forests and sustainably managing regenerated areas is important.