Blue Carbon in Floral Community - Blue Carbon Reservoir of the Blue Planet - page 114

Fig. 4.1 Organic carbon-rich soil of mangrove ecosystem

Fig. 4.2 Complete submergence of intertidal mud fl ats during high tide

The capacity of mangroves, seagrasses and
salt marshes to sequester carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere is becoming increasingly recognized

at an international level. Of all the biological

carbon, also termed as , captured

in the world, over half (55 %) is captured by

' green carbon '