Abstract
Mangroves can store carbon. However, it also produces carbon emissions by degrading organic matter in mangrove sediments. This research was conducted in a mangrove ecosystem at Waiheru, in the inner Ambon bay, to determine CO2 and CH4 emissions and their potential for global warming (GWP) from mangrove sediments. Gas is taken through a syringe mounted on the hood. Gas concentration analysis used the gas chromatography method, while the average gas concentration in each sediment was tested using ANOVA Single Factor. The results showed that the average concentration of CO2 gas was significantly different for each sediment (P-value <0.05), while the average concentration of CH4 gas was not significantly different (P-value >0.05). The largest CO2 gas emission in mangrove sediments in Waiheru Village was found in sandy mud sediments with an emission value of 136.99 mg.m−2.h−1, and the lowest was in sand sediments, namely 13.01 mg.m−2.h−1. Meanwhile, the largest emission of CH4 gas was in silty sand sediments, namely 0.32 mg.m−2.h−1, and the lowest was in sandy mud sediments, namely 0.15 mg.m−2.h−1. Fluctuations in carbon gas emissions in each sediment are inversely proportional, which indicates that the formation of CH4 gas is obtained through ethanol reduction, which utilizes CO2 gas concentrations. The total GWP in the mangrove sediments of Waiheru Village is 231.58 mg.m−2.h−1. The GWP contributed by the type of sandy silt sediment was 140.72 CO2-eq mg.m−2.h−1, muddy sand was 70.95 mg.m−2.h−1, and sand sediment was 19.91 CO2-eq mg.m−2. h−1.
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