International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2569

Full Length Research Paper

Soil carbon storage in dominant species of Mangrove Forest of Sarawak, Malaysia

Chandra Iman Arianto
  • Chandra Iman Arianto
  • Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Seca Gandaseca
  • Seca Gandaseca
  • Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Noraini Rosli
  • Noraini Rosli
  • Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus, Nyabau Road, 97008 Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Ahmad Mustapha Mohamad Pazi
  • Ahmad Mustapha Mohamad Pazi
  • Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Osumanu Haruna Ahmed
  • Osumanu Haruna Ahmed
  • Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus, Nyabau Road, 97008 Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Hazandy Abdul Hamid
  • Hazandy Abdul Hamid
  • Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Nik Muhamad Abdul Majid
  • Nik Muhamad Abdul Majid
  • Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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  •  Received: 09 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 23 February 2015
  •  Published: 30 March 2015

Abstract

Carbon storage in forest ecosystems involves inordinate components including plant biomass carbon and soil carbon. Sequestration of carbon along with other aggressive conservation efforts helps to reduce the increasing negative impact of global warming on the environment and mangroves as the coastal forest. The objective of this study was to assess the soil carbon storage of dominant plant species of Awat-Awat Mangrove Forest, Sarawak, Malaysia. A total of 32 soil samples of mangrove forest were collected in nine different plots with different species using a peat auger at a soil depth of 0 to 50 cm. The total C in the soil samples was analyzed using CHNS analyzer (TruSpec Micro Elemental Analyzer (NCHS), LECO, USA). Soil carbon content of mangrove forest was found varies in each plot. The highest soil carbon content in Awat-Awat Mangrove Forest was found for soil under dominance of Rhizophora mucronata (6.24%) whereas the lowest (1.73%) was found for soil under dominated by Sonneratia alba. The soil carbon content of Awat-Awat Mangrove Forest was found to be influenced by the difference in species dominance.

 

Key words: Soil carbon storage, soil carbon, species dominance, mangrove forest, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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