Figure 3. Variation in the partitioning of above and below ground contribution to the total C_org stocks in Mexican mangroves, according to grouping type criteria.

Mexican C_org stocks for mangroves per unit of area in Mg ha⁻¹, according to: (A) Geographic regions: North Pacific (NP), Central Pacific (CP), South Pacific (SP), Gulf of Mexico (GM) and Yucatan Peninsula (YP). (B) Climate humidity ranges. (C) Mangrove ecological type. The stocks were divided by above (litter, live and dead biomass) and below (roots and soil) ground components. Error Bars represents SE. Note the different scales used in above and below ground C_org stocks.