Table 4 Total amount of stored carbon along with change dynamic in SBR region.

From: Significant reduction of carbon stocks and changes of ecosystem service valuation of Indian Sundarban

Proxy biomes

Carbon stock (mg)

Changes (mg)

1975

2000

2020

1975–2000

2000–2020

1975–2020

Waterbody

0

0

0

0

0

0

Settlement/Build-up area

65,327

189,352

293,720

124,025

104,368

228,393

Cropland

4,618,851

4,264,722

4,074,812

−354,129

−189,910

−544,039

Mangrove forest

41,266,629

39,593,845

34,952,685

−1,672,784

−4,641,160

−6,313,944

Sparse forest/open forest

2,904,562

2,597,402

3,997,695

−307,160

1,400,293

1,093,133

Fallow land

17,105

9888

15,996

−7217.28

6108

−1109.28

Total

48,872,474

46,655,209

43,334,908

   
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