Location Dominant species AGB (t/ha) BGB (t/ha)
T/R = 2.5
Total biomass (t/ha) C-Stocks (tC/ha) Reference
West Bengal S. apetala, E. agallochaand A. alba 54.41 21.76 76.17 38.05 [68]
Andaman Island Rhizophora, BruguieraandCeriops forests 169.0 67.60 236.6 118.3 [69]
Gujarat Avicennia marina - - 49.14 24.57 [47]
Tamil Nadu R. mucronataand A. marina 88.8 36.82 125.62 62.81 [70]
Karnataka R. mucronata, A. Officinalisand S. alba 72.00 28.8 100.80 50.40 [71]
*Note: Above Ground Biomass to Below Ground Biomass (T/R) ratio is in between 2 to 3 [72]. Here we have taken the value of 2.5
Table 4: Biomass carbon stock (t/ha) in mangrove forests of different states in India.