Table 2. Estimated total amount of carbon stored in Korean tidal flats
Total area of tidal flats (ha)
Mean value of organic carbon in tidal flats (t C ha
−1
)
Estimated amount of carbon stored (t C)
Molecular weight ratio of CO
2
to C
CO
2
equivalent (t CO
2
e)
250,000
57.58
14.4×10
6
3.67
52.85×10
6