Table 4. Annual carbon sequestration rate and stored carbon stock in the Ganghwa tidal flat

Location Area (ha) Annual carbon burial rate (t CO2 e ha−1 yr−1) (a) Soil organic carbon (t CO2 e ha−1) (b)
Ganghwa tidal flat 35,300 8.0±8.5 349.20
Source: Global average and standard deviation of carbon sequestration rate for salt marshes (Murray et al., 2011).
The 2018 blue carbon survey conducted by the Seoul National University.