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Table 3 Carbon stocks in the different land cover (LC) types of BES

From: Aboveground carbon stock is related to land cover and woody species diversity in tropical ecosystems of Eastern Ethiopia

LC types

Carbon level (t ha−1)

 

AG herbaceous carbon

AG woody carbon

Total carbon

Riparian forest (n = 12)

15.12 ± 0.25a

56.04 ± 0.71a**

71.16 ± 0.91a*

Woodland (n = 12)

26.86 ± 0.03a

16.23 ± 0.41b

43.09 ± 0.42b

Bushland (n = 12)

31.41 ± 0.11a

8.81 ± 0.27b

40.22 ± 0.35b

Farmland (n = 12)

2.45 ± 0.36a

4.68 ± 0.39b

7.14 ± 0.38c

  1. a* Means with the same letters in the same column are not significantly different at P<0.05
  2. AG Above-ground; the same letters in the same column are not significantly different at P < 0.05
  3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01