Table 5 Comparison of carbon storage, carbon sequestration and energy storage in every mangrove species.

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

Species name

AGB (kg)

CS (kg)

CO2 Seq (kg)

ES (MJ)

Aegizeras floridum

10.32 ± 1.66

4.75 ± 0.77

17.42 ± 2.80

148.64 ± 23.90

Avicennia alba

19.64 ± 5.68

9.04 ± 2.61

33.16 ± 9.58

273.69 ± 79.03

Avicennia marina

27.67 ± 4.94

12.73 ± 2.28

46.71 ± 8.34

326.28 ± 58.24

Bruguiera gymnorhiza

15.99 ± 5.00

7.36 ± 2.30

26.98 ± 8.44

645.22 ± 201.65

Ceriops tagal

6.39 ± 0.50

2.94 ± 0.23

10.79 ± 0.84

154.43 ± 11.97

Rhizophora apiculata

28.06 ± 3.37

12.91 ± 1.55

47.37 ± 5.68

510.78 ± 61.25

Rhizophora mucronata

24.64 ± 2.11

11.34 ± 0.97

41.59 ± 3.56

344.14 ± 29.43

Sonneratia alba

25.75 ± 4.48

11.85 ± 2.06

43.47 ± 7.55

270.30 ± 46.94

  1. **Indicated a significant difference based on the Kruskal-Wallis test. A similar letter in column showed non-significant results based on the Nemenyi-test.
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