Title:

Carbon stock inventory of mangroves, Pongara National Park, Gabon

Author(s):

Trettin, Carl C.; Dai, Zhaohua; Tang, Wenwu; Lagomasino, David; Thomas, Nathan; Lee, Seung-Kuk; Ebanega, Médard Obiang; Simard, Marc; Fatoyinbo, Temilola E.

Publication Year:

2020

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Trettin, Carl C.; Dai, Zhaohua; Tang, Wenwu; Lagomasino, David; Thomas, Nathan; Lee, Seung-Kuk; Ebanega, Médard Obiang; Simard, Marc; Fatoyinbo, Temilola E. 2020. Carbon stock inventory of mangroves, Pongara National Park, Gabon. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2020-0040

Abstract:

Mangroves in Pongara National Park, Gabon, West Africa were inventoried and soils sampled using a stratified random sampling design to provide a basis for estimating ecosystem carbon stocks. Mangrove canopy height, derived from remote sensing data, was used as the basis for stratification, and a spatial decision support system was used to objectively allocate the inventory plots. The inventory was designed to provide estimates of above-ground and below-ground carbon stocks for the Park using the remote sensing data as the basis. Seventeen plots, representing the range in stand conditions, were inventoried 9-24 February, 2017. Measurements include mangrove species, total tree height, and diameter at breast height for overstory, understory and dead trees. Soil samples were collected to estimate the carbon and nitrogen content to 2 meters below the surface. Data on individual trees and soil samples within plots is provided.

Keywords:

biota; mangrove carbon stocks; mangrove inventory; biomass; blue carbon; Climate change; Carbon; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Hydrology, watersheds, sedimentation; Plant ecology; Soil; West Africa; Pongara National Park; Gabon

Related publications:

• Trettin, Carl C.; Dai, Zhaohua; Tang, Wenwu; Lagomasino, David; Thomas, Nathan; Lee, Seung Kuk; Simard, Marc; Ebanega, Medard Obiang; Stoval, Atticus; Fatoyinbo, Temilola E. 2021. Mangrove carbon stocks in Pongara National Park, Gabon. Estuaries, Coastal and Shelf Science. 259(11): 107432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107432 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/62765
• Lee, Seung-Kuk; Fatoyinbo, Temilola E.; Lagomasino, David; Feliciano, Emanuelle; Trettin, Carl. 2018. Multibaseline TanDEM-X mangrove height estimation: The selection of the vertical wavenumber. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 11(10): 3434-3442. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2835647 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/56894

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