Plant diversity and carbon storage of a Rhizopora stand in Verde Passage, San Juan, Batangas, Philippines
Issue Date
12-2009
Abstract
Mangrove ecosystems play crucial roles in promoting biodiversity and mitigating climate change impacts by serving as habitat for marine life and sinks of atmospheric carbon. The Verde Passage Corridor which fringes the province of Batangas, Philippines has a huge potential for both biodiversity conservation and carbon sink development because of its extensive coastal areas that can be developed into mangrove forest. This opportunity is exemplified in the case of rhizoporas, locally known as bakawan, in San Juan, Batangas where this study was conducted. Using the nested ploy sampling method developed by Hairiah et al. (2001), the study assessed the diversity (H') and carbon density of the stand. Diversity index (H'= 0.8165 TO 1.4185) is very low with a total of nine species recorded. Despite of lean diversity, bakawan stand was still regarded helthy and vigorous in mitigating the impacts of climate change because of its huge carbon density estimates. Carbon density was estimated to be around 115.45 t haˉ¹.
Source or Periodical Title
Journal of Environmental Science and Management
ISSN
0119-1144
Volume
12
Issue
2
Page
1-10
Document Type
Article
Frequency
semi-annually
Physical Description
tables, map, graphs, pictures, layout
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Gevaña, Dixon T. and Pampolina, Nelson M., "Plant diversity and carbon storage of a Rhizopora stand in Verde Passage, San Juan, Batangas, Philippines" (2009). Journal Article. 4233.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/4233
