Correlation of Above Ground Biomass Carbon Storage and Productivity of Mangrove Species

Abstract

Kuala Indragiri area is low-lying areas, namely regional stream sediment, peat swamp areas with soil (peat), brackish forest areas (mangrove) and consists of islands large and small with the average height of approximately 0-3 meters above sea level. The research design is the explorative research, by using nested quadrate method. Each station has three line transects consisting three plots of each transect. The total plots are 45 in each determined mangroves land. The methods followed the procedures developed by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) for mangrove forests. The finding showed the highest carbon storage at above ground biomass was mangrove species Xylocarpus granatum (46,58 ton/indv) and the highest productivity was mangrove species Kandelia candel (10,793 ton/indv). Correlation (r) between above ground biomass carbon storage and productivity of mangrove species was 0.07 with 37% coefficient of determination. It can be concluded that 37% of above ground biomass carbon storage affected by the productivity of mangrove species.