Table 2 Wood density, biomass expansion factor, and calorific value of each mangrove species.

From: Mangroves, fauna compositions and carbon sequestration after ten years restoration on Flores Island, Indonesia

Species

WD (kg m− 3)

BEF

CV (MJ kg− 1)

Aegizeras floridum

596.7

1.57

22.6

Avicennia alba

698.7

1.25

17.4

Avicennia marina

731.6

1.74

20.5

Bruguiera gymnorhiza

784.2

1.61

65.0

Ceriops tagal

885.9

1.53

37.0

Rhizophora apiculata

881.4

1.55

28.2

Rhizophora mucronata

848.3

1.53

21.4

Sonneratia alba

644.3

1.62

17.0

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