In a tropical coastal environment, mangrove ecosystems store large amount of atmospheric carbon in biomass and soil. West coast of India host 29% of the mangrove ecosystems of the country. Putting aside the few scientific studies about the Indian mangroves system, there exist gaps in our scientific knowledge of Blue Carbon domain. This study aims to quantify the ecosystem carbon stocks potential and community structure of mangrove vegetation/ ecosystem species of Vypin– Cochin, a coastal region of the Southwest coast of India. The information on species-specific carbon storage will benefit to choose best species in the afforestation and conservation initiatives. Distribution, community structure and carbon pools of above and below ground biomass of the study area were assessed. From the analysis, it is evident that the amount of carbon stored in mangroves varies according to species, functional attributes (basal area, DBH, mean height etc.) and region. Avicennia officinalis, Rhizophora mucronata, Acanthus ilicifolius, Acrostichum aureum, Bruguiera cylindrica and Sonneratia caseolaris are the mangrove species observed from the study area. As per the community structure assessment, A. officinalis showed large number, frequency, density, and evenness. While considering biomass, R.mucronata species possess high value. The mean overall above ground biomass of the region was 69.55 ± 80.38 t ha⁻¹. Ecosystem carbon stock of the area ranges from 17.7–138.8 with an average of 54.3 ± 36 t ha⁻¹. Therefore, the findings described will serve as a baseline on carbon stock and mangrove stand structure of the region and their role in Blue Carbon dynamics of the Southwest Coast of India.

在热带沿海环境中，红树林生态系统在生物质和土壤中存储了大量的大气碳。印度西海岸拥有该国29％的红树林生态系统。除了关于印度红树林系统的少量科学研究以外，我们在蓝色碳素领域的科学知识上还存在空白。这项研究的目的是量化印度西南海岸维平-科钦的红树林植被/生态系统物种的生态系统碳储量潜力和群落结构。有关特定物种碳储存的信息将有助于在造林和保护计划中选择最佳物种。评估了研究区域地上和地下生物量的分布，群落结构和碳库。根据分析，白骨厚朴，红茄苳，老鼠簕，卤蕨，柱果木榄和海桑是从研究区域观测到的红树林品种。根据社区结构评估，A。officinalis显示出大量，频率，密度和均匀度。在考虑生物量的同时，R.mucronata物种具有很高的价值。该地区地上生物量的总体平均为69.55±80.38 t ha ^-1。该地区的生态系统碳储量范围为17.7–138.8，平均为54.3±36 t ha ^-1。因此，所描述的发现将作为该地区碳储量和红树林结构及其在印度西南海岸蓝碳动态中的作用的基线。