Table 3 Mean aboveground biomass carbon stocks of dominant and co-dominant species in the five forests
Species | AGB CS (Mg ha−1) of forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tsahare Kan | Apini | Dabkuli | Bari | Kahtasa | |
Albizia gummifera (J.F. Gmel.) C.A. Sm. | 123.1 | 39.2 | 44.7 | 74.5 | 21.9 |
Allophyllus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlkofer | 0.5 | 7.6 | 16.1 | 7.7 | 2.2 |
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Am. | 0.2 | 33.2 | 43.5 | 58.8 | 54.2 |
Croton macrostachus Del. | 8.6 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm. | 0.1 | 62.4 | 59.5 | 87.0 | 1.9 |
Total AGB CS (Mg ha−1) | 132.5 | 149.3 | 171.6 | 232.7 | 81.7 |
Proportion (%) | 77.6 | 87.2 | 82.7 | 86.5 | 58.0 |