Table 3 Biomass carbon density, total ecosystem carbon density and soil to plant carbon density (t ha−1) in different land use systems across three altitudes
Biomass carbon density (t ha−1) | Total ecosystem carbon density (soil + plant) (t ha− 1) | Soil to plant carbon density (t ha− 1) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 (1900–2170 m) | A2 (2170–2440 m) | A3 (2440–2710 m) | Mean | A1 (1900–2170 m) | A2 (2170–2440 m) | A3 (2440–2710 m) | Mean | A1 (1900–2170 m) | A2 (2170–2440 m) | A3 (2440–2710 m) | Mean | |
Agriculture | 3.82 | 3.36 | 2.82 | 3.34 | 163.21 | 109.35 | 135.68 | 136.08 | 41.73 | 31.54 | 47.11 | 23.10 |
Horticulture | 12.49 | 15.68 | 12.75 | 13.64 | 163.66 | 161.59 | 137.22 | 154.16 | 12.10 | 9.31 | 9.76 | 5.97 |
Agri-horticulture | 17.32 | 12.51 | 13.94 | 14.59 | 163.77 | 135.39 | 199.93 | 166.36 | 8.46 | 9.82 | 13.34 | 6.06 |
Agri-horti-silviculture | 54.28 | 37.73 | 23.11 | 38.37 | 176.51 | 166.04 | 148.68 | 163.74 | 2.25 | 3.40 | 5.43 | 2.12 |
Silvipasture | 19.07 | 40.48 | 99.10 | 52.88 | 146.41 | 133.44 | 205.70 | 161.85 | 6.68 | 2.50 | 1.08 | 1.93 |
Barren land | 4.04 | 6.70 | 1.41 | 4.05 | 86.88 | 106.59 | 71.27 | 88.25 | 20.50 | 14.91 | 49.55 | 12.94 |
Mean | 18.50 | 19.41 | 25.52 | 150.07 | 135.40 | 149.75 | 15.29 | 11.91 | 21.05 | |||
SE(d) | CD0.05 | SE(d) | CD0.05 | SE(d) | CD0.05 | |||||||
T | 3.64 | 7.39 | 9.43 | 19.18 | 2.99 | 6.08 | ||||||
A | 2.57 | 5.23 | 6.67 | 13.55 | 2.12 | 4.29 | ||||||
T × A | 4.45 | 6.30 | 11.55 | 16.35 | 3.67 | 5.18 | ||||||