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On a per hectare basis which of the following forests will hold maximum amount of carbon?

  1. A
    Peninsular Sal forest as found in West Medinipur district
  2. B
    Tropical moist deciduous forest as found in Buxa Tiger Reserve
  3. C
    Mangrove forest as found in Sunderbans
  4. D
    Evergreen Temperate forest as found in Lava area of Kalimpong

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Mangrove forests (like the Sunderbans) are highly efficient "blue carbon" sinks. On a per-hectare basis, coastal mangrove ecosystems store up to three to four times more carbon than typical terrestrial tropical rainforests or temperate deciduous forests.
While terrestrial forests store most of their carbon in above-ground biomass, mangroves sequestrate immense volumes of organic carbon in their deep, anaerobic waterlogged soil/sediment structures where decomposition is incredibly slow.

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On a per hectare basis which of the following forests will hold maximum amount of carbon?
A
Peninsular Sal forest as found in West Medinipur district
B
Tropical moist deciduous forest as found in Buxa Tiger Reserve
C
Mangrove forest as found in Sunderbans
D
Evergreen Temperate forest as found in Lava area of Kalimpong

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