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Fig. 4.13
Location of sector-wise sampling stations in Indian Sundarbans; the
red
colour indicates the mangrove
vegetation
carbon in the study area owing to variation in
mangrove forest area. This study was conducted in
three sectors of Indian Sundarbans (Fig.
4.13
and
Table
4.5
) which are drastically different in terms
of salinity (Fig.
4.14
). Two interesting
and AGC of
Sonneretia apetala, E. agallocha, A.
alba, A. ofcinalis and A. marina
(Table
4.7
).
Question may arise at this point that why the
growth rate and stored carbon exhibited such a
variation? Although the answer is clear from
Fig.
4.14
that points towards salinity, but still we
examined spatial variations of parameters such as
ndings
came out from this study. The
nding is that
the three sectors are different in context to AGB
rst
Table 4.5
Sampling stations in the western, central and eastern sectors of Indian Sundarbans
Sectors
Sampling stations
Latitude
Longitude
21
°
38
′
25.86
″
N
88
°
08
′
53.55
″
E
Western sector
Stn. 1
Chemaguri (W
1
)
Stn. 2
Saptamukhi (W
2
)
21
°
40
′
02.33
″
N
88
°
23
′
27.18
″
E
Stn. 3
Jambu Island (W
3
)
21
°
35
′
42.03
″
N
88
°
10
′
22.76
″
E
Stn. 4
Lothian (W
4
)
21
°
38
′
21.20
″
N
88
°
20
′
29.32
″
E
Stn. 5
Harinbari (W
5
)
21
°
44
′
22.55
″
N
88
°
04
′
32.97
″
E
Stn. 6
Prentice Island (W
6
)
21
°
42
′
47.88
″
N
88
°
17
′
55.05
″
E
Central sector
Stn. 7
Thakuran Char (C
1
)
21
°
49
′
53.17
″
N
88
°
31
′
25.57
″
E
Stn. 8
Dhulibasani (C
2
)
21
°
47
′
06.62
″
N
88
°
33
′
48.20
″
E
Stn. 9
Chulkathi (C
3
)
21
°
41
′
53.62
″
N
88
°
34
′
10.31
″
E
Stn. 10
Goashaba (C
4
)
21
°
43
′
50.64
″
N
88
°
46
′
41.44
″
E
Stn. 11
Matla (C
5
)
21
°
53
′
15.30
″
N
88
°
44
′
08.74
″
E
Stn. 12
Pirkhali (C
6
)
22
°
06
′
00.97
″
N
88
°
51
′
06.04
″
E
Eastern sector
Stn. 13
Arbesi (E
1
)
22
°
11
′
43.14
″
N
89
°
01
′
09.04
″
E
Stn. 14
Jhilla (E
2
)
22
°
09
′
51.53
″
N
88
°
57
′
57.07
″
E
Stn. 15
Harinbhanga (E
3
)
21
°
57
′
17.85
″
N
88
°
59
′
33.24
″
E
Stn. 16
Khatuajhuri (E
4
)
22
°
03
′
06.55
″
N
89
°
01
′
05.33
″
E
Stn. 17
Chamta (E
5
)
21
°
53
′
18.56
″
N
88
°
57
′
11.40
″
E
Stn. 18
Chandkhali (E
6
)
21
°
51
′
13.59
″
N
89
°
00
′
44.68
″
E
