Carbon stocks and factors affecting their storage in dry Afromontane forests of Awi Zone, northwestern Ethiopia

Table 6 Pearson correlation matrix between carbon stocks and site factors

Parameter	AGB CS	SOC s	TN s	CC	pH	SOC	TN	Canopy	Elv
AGB CS(Mg ha^− 1)
SOC s (Mg ha^− 1)	0.29
TN s (Mg ha⁻¹)	0.38	0.83
CC (%)	0.71	0.45	0.48
Soil pH	− 0.17	− 0.34	− 0.37	− 0.14
SOC (%)	0.28	0.91	0.72	0.37	− 0.48
TN (%)	0.26	0.81	0.77	0.37	− 0.51	0.88
Canopy (%)	− 0.15	− 0.14	− 0.02	− 0.12	0.09	− 0.14	− 0.08
Elevation (m)	0.08	0.37	0.30	0.12	− 0.63	0.53	0.46	− 0.10
Slope (%)	0.25	0.07	0.14	0.28	− 0.01	0.01	0.03	− 0.13	− 0.06

AGB CS aboveground biomass carbon stocks, SOC s soil organic carbon stock, TN s total nitrogen stock, CC canopy cover, Canopy canopy openness, Elv elevation, Slp slope. Soil properties and carbon stocks (0–30 cm). Data in italics are significant at P < 0.05

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