ESTIMASI KARBON TERSIMPAN PADA VEGETASI MANGROVE DI SEKITAR MARINE FIELD STATION UNIVERSITAS SAM RATULANGI KECAMATAN LIKUPANG KABUPATEN MINAHASA UTARA

Abstract

Mangroves are plants that are able to survive in coastal areas under environmental conditions that are influenced by tides and muddy seawater. Mangrove forests have an ecological function, which is to play a role in efforts to mitigate global warming because mangrove forests absorb and store carbon dioxide (CO₂) which is carried out through the process of photosynthesis and storing it in biomass stock. There are 2 objectives of this study, namely: (1) to estimate the carbon stored in mangrove vegetation in Likupang District, North Minahasa Regency (2) to find out how much potential carbon stock is stored in mangrove vegetation and absorption of carbon dioxide (CO₂) on mangrove stands. The method used in this study was a sample plot transect line (Dharmawan and Pramudji, 2001). Based on the results obtained from the calculation of the biomass and carbon stock stored in mangrove vegetation in Likupang District, North Minahasa Regency, it can be seen that the average value is 452.42 tons/ha with a carbon content or the amount of carbon stored is 212.64 tons C/ ha or equivalent to 780.38 tons of CO₂/ha.

Keywords: Mangrove Vegetation, Carbon, North Minahasa