Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes

Mangrove ecosystems are widely distributed across Indonesia's shores and benefit coastal societies through their valuable ecosystem goods and services. These coastal forests sequester and store large amounts of atmospheric carbon as forms of biomass, necromass, and organic soil or sediment. This sub...

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Main Authors: Murdiyarso, D., Arifanti, V.B., Sidik, F., Sillanpää, M., Sasmito, S.D.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115968
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author Murdiyarso, D.
Arifanti, V.B.
Sidik, F.
Sillanpää, M.
Sasmito, S.D.
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Murdiyarso, D.
Sasmito, S.D.
Sidik, F.
Sillanpää, M.
author_facet Murdiyarso, D.
Arifanti, V.B.
Sidik, F.
Sillanpää, M.
Sasmito, S.D.
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description Mangrove ecosystems are widely distributed across Indonesia's shores and benefit coastal societies through their valuable ecosystem goods and services. These coastal forests sequester and store large amounts of atmospheric carbon as forms of biomass, necromass, and organic soil or sediment. This substantial carbon storage capacity is now being recognized and promoted in nature-based climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Over the past decade, we have conducted extensive assessments of mangrove carbon storage across the archipelago to understand mangrove's natural variation and response to various management regimes. Approximately 3 million ha of mangroves in Indonesia store more than 3 billion tons of carbon, however these ecosystems also face tremendous conversion pressure. Indonesian mangroves must therefore be managed innovatively to minimize further degradation and optimize ecosystem functions. Here, we summarize carbon stocks and sequestration across four different mangrove management regimes, namely protected, degraded, converted, and restored mangroves. Mangroves in Indonesia are able to recover from degradation, and sequester substantial amounts of carbon, between 1 and 10 tons (metric) C/ha/yr. Sediment accretion rates (SAR) between 4 and 6 mm/yr were also observed, potentially protecting low-lying coastal zones from susceptibility to contemporary sea-level rise and flooding. Existing information on the total economic valuation (TEV) of mangroves, which at the landscape scale can be up to USD 29 million, suggests that management regimes should also focus on the ecosystem goods and services provided by mangroves. Here we discuss a variety of management regimes that respond to the unique characteristics of the local mangrove setting, optimizing carbon sequestration and storage functions, and promoting conservation and restoration, so as to achieve sustainable livelihoods.
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spelling CGSpace1159682025-12-08T09:54:28Z Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes Murdiyarso, D. Arifanti, V.B. Sidik, F. Sillanpää, M. Sasmito, S.D. mangroves ecosystem management carbon sinks Mangrove ecosystems are widely distributed across Indonesia's shores and benefit coastal societies through their valuable ecosystem goods and services. These coastal forests sequester and store large amounts of atmospheric carbon as forms of biomass, necromass, and organic soil or sediment. This substantial carbon storage capacity is now being recognized and promoted in nature-based climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Over the past decade, we have conducted extensive assessments of mangrove carbon storage across the archipelago to understand mangrove's natural variation and response to various management regimes. Approximately 3 million ha of mangroves in Indonesia store more than 3 billion tons of carbon, however these ecosystems also face tremendous conversion pressure. Indonesian mangroves must therefore be managed innovatively to minimize further degradation and optimize ecosystem functions. Here, we summarize carbon stocks and sequestration across four different mangrove management regimes, namely protected, degraded, converted, and restored mangroves. Mangroves in Indonesia are able to recover from degradation, and sequester substantial amounts of carbon, between 1 and 10 tons (metric) C/ha/yr. Sediment accretion rates (SAR) between 4 and 6 mm/yr were also observed, potentially protecting low-lying coastal zones from susceptibility to contemporary sea-level rise and flooding. Existing information on the total economic valuation (TEV) of mangroves, which at the landscape scale can be up to USD 29 million, suggests that management regimes should also focus on the ecosystem goods and services provided by mangroves. Here we discuss a variety of management regimes that respond to the unique characteristics of the local mangrove setting, optimizing carbon sequestration and storage functions, and promoting conservation and restoration, so as to achieve sustainable livelihoods. 2021-10-19 2021-11-11T00:28:56Z 2021-11-11T00:28:56Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115968 en Limited Access Wiley Murdiyarso, D., Arifanti, V.B., Sidik, F., Sillanpää, M. and Sasmito, S.D., 2022. Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes. In: K.W. Krauss, Z. Zhu and C.L. Stagg, eds., Wetland Carbon and Environmental Management, 159-172. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119639305.ch8
spellingShingle mangroves
ecosystem management
carbon sinks
Murdiyarso, D.
Arifanti, V.B.
Sidik, F.
Sillanpää, M.
Sasmito, S.D.
Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes
title Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes
title_full Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes
title_fullStr Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes
title_short Optimizing Carbon Stocks and Sedimentation in Indonesian Mangroves under Different Management Regimes
title_sort optimizing carbon stocks and sedimentation in indonesian mangroves under different management regimes
topic mangroves
ecosystem management
carbon sinks
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115968
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