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Original Research

SPECIES COMPOSITION, STAND STRUCTURE, ESTIMATION OF BIOMASS AND CARBON CONTENT IN MANGROVE ECOTOURISM AREA, ANGKE KAPUK, JAKARTA

CECEP KUSMANA 1, VIVI DOWINDA PUTRI 2, YUNASFI 3, and ASEP SUHERI 4.

Vol 19, No 07 ( 2024 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13167267   |   Author Affiliation: Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia 1,2; Faculty of Forestry, North Sumatra University, Medan, Indonesia 3; School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia 4.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 651-667   |   Published on: 31-07-2024

Abstract

Mangrove forests have high carbon storage capacity and potential in climate change mitigation efforts. This study aimed to analyze the species composition, stand structure, biomass, carbon storage, and carbon dioxide absorption of mangrove stands in the Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) Mangrove Ecotourism Area, DKI Jakarta. This research method uses stratified random sampling and calculates the number of observation plots using the Slovin formula. Biomass estimation was carried out using the allometric equations. From the results of vegetation analysis, there are ten species of mangroves, namely Rhizophora mucronata, Avicennia marina, Sonneratia caseolaris, Excoecaria agallocha, Cerbera manghas, Terminalia catappa, Rhizophora apiculata, Calophyllum inophyllum, Morinda citrifolia, and Nypa fruticans. Total biomass, carbon storage, and carbon dioxide absorption by mangroves in the study area are 253, 18 tons ha-1, 119 tons ha-1, and 436, 71 tons ha-1, respectively. Environmental factors influence the value of carbon storage and carbon dioxide absorption by mangroves in the planting area.

Keywords

Biomass, Carbon, Mangrove, Pantai Indah Kapuk.