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Table 4 Carbon content in different pools of forests

From: Assessment of above- and belowground carbon pools in a semi-arid forest ecosystem of Delhi, India

Forest carbon pools

Carbon content (Mg C ha−1)

Mean (Mg C ha−1)

NRF

CRF

AGTB

35.74 ± 0.98 a

21.35 ± 0.76 b

28.55

SB

0.57 ± 0.26 a

0.4 ± 0.15 a

0.52

HB

0.25 ± 0.02 a

0.26 ± 0.03 a

0.26

AGB

36.56

22.01

29.28

BGB

15.49 ± 0.30 a

11.52 ± 0.25 b

12.59

LB

0.2 ± 0.03 a

0.32 ± 0.04 b

0.26

SOC

22.32 ± 3.26 a

20.43 ± 1.58 a

21.36

Total carbon stock

74.57

54.28

63.49

  1. Each value represents mean ± SE. Letters denotes significant difference at p < 0.05. NRF north ridge forest, CRF central ridge forest, AGTB aboveground tree biomass, BGB belowground biomass, SB shrub biomass, HB herb biomass, LB litter biomass, SOC soil organic carbon