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Ecological Processes

Table 1 Carbon storage estimation of bamboo forests in China

From: The phytolith carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems: the underestimated potential of bamboo forest

 

Phytolith content (g/kg)

PhyOC content (g/kg)

Total biomass (Mg)

PhytOC storage

(kg/ha)

Leaves

114.00 ± 37.45

3.70 ± 0.43

0.51 × 108

205.50 ± 23.88

Culms

5.43 ± 2.68

0.84 ± 0.32

3.69 × 108

46.66 ± 17.77

Total

119.43 ± 40.13

4.54 ± 0.75

4.20 × 108

252.16 ± 41.65

  1. The total biomass and area of bamboo forests in China came from Feng and Li (2021). The PhyOC represents carbon occluded in phytoliths
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