Table 4. Estimates of particulate carbon export from mangrove 

 forests. Lugo et al . (1976) estimated export from a theoreti- 

 cal, steady state forest using a simulation model. Lugo et al . 

 (1980) measured export from an inland black mangrove forest. 



Investigators 



Location 



Export 



g/m /day tonnes/ha/yr 



Golley et al . (1962) 

 Heald (1969), Odum (1970)' 

 Lugo and Snedaker (1975) 

 Lugo et al . (1976) 

 Boto and Bunt (1981) 

 Lugo et al. (1980) b 



^Estimate only includes carbon of mangrove origin. 

 Estimate includes dissolved and particulate carbon. 



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