Research Article

Carbon Stocks in the Small Estuarine Mangroves of Geza and Mtimbwani, Tanga, Tanzania

Table 3

Vertical profile of mean soil bulk density and carbon stocks (mean SD).

SiteDepth (cm)Mean soil bulk density (g cm)Mean soil carbon (Mg C ha)

Geza0–300.62 0.20106.17 7.29
30–600.65 0.25104.80 16.14
60–1000.70 0.16100.36 8.80

Mtimbwani0–300.83 0.17160.00 8.65
30–600.92 0.29152.59 15.42
60–1000.94 0.12149.32 5.82

Corresponding letters a, b, and c denote significant differences at .