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Table 1 The different carbon pools of Chilimo dry afromontane forest natural forest along the altitudinal gradient, slope, and forest patch (mean ± SD)

From: Temporal variation of ecosystem carbon pools along altitudinal gradient and slope: the case of Chilimo dry afromontane natural forest, Central Highlands of Ethiopia

Factors

Level

ACD (t C ha−1)

BCD (t C ha−1)

StCD (t C ha−1)

Deadwood (t C ha−1)

HbCD (t C ha−1)

Litter + HUCD (t C ha−1)

SOCD (100 cm depth) (t C ha−1)

2012

2017

2012

2017

2012

2017

2012

2017

2017

2012

2017

2012

2017

Altitudinal gradient

High

139.66 ± 111.44

148.30 ± 115.02

37.71 ± 30.09

40.03 ± 31.06

1.76 ± 1.31

1.68 ± 1.21

1.58 ± 0.98

0.40 ± 0.38

1.35 ± 0.88

15.36 ± 13.38

6.92 ± 6.55

268.98 ± 80.45

224.7 ± 63.45

Medium

97.49 ± 31.10

100.14 ± 39.93

26.32 ± 8.40

27.04 ± 10.78

1.87 ± 1.37

2.33 ± 1.64

0.37 ± 0.21

0.23 ± 0.21

1.27 ± 0.94

17.33 ± 17.35

8.14 ± 8.41

267.2 ± 102.13

295.96 ± 80.45

Low

113.73 ± 67.39

125.92 ± 72.06

30.71 ± 18.19

34.00 ± 19.46

2.14 ± 1.15

2.32 ± 1.40

0.41 ± 0.50

0.27 ± 0.12

1.56 ± 1.08

9.67 ± 4.97

4.84 ± 2.58

206.40 ± 65.59

287.20 ± 112.63

Slope gradient

High

140.90 ± 81.48

150.78 ± 88.40

38.04 ± 22.00

40.71 ± 23.87

1.7 ± 1.26

2.03 ± 1.28

0.79 ± 1.20

0.37 ± 0.47

1.85 ± 1.17

7.39 ± 3.97

3.54 ± 1.90

271.14 ± 60.22

263.41 ± 65.16

Medium

82.08 ± 49.05

88.01 ± 49.72

22.16 ± 13.24

23.76 ± 13.43

1.96 ± 1.51

2.11 ± 1.76

1.44 ± 2.21

0.34 ± 0.22

1.19 ± 0.95

24.64 ± 18.73

11.62 ± 9.14

245.48 ± 83.25

219.09 ± 56.65

Low

151.35 ± 108.98

158.62 ± 115.08

40.86 ± 29.43

42.83 ± 31.07

1.79 ± 0.80

2.1 ± 0.74

0.51 ± 0.50

0.21 ± 0.20

1.4 ± 0.70

12.07 ± 6.38

5.33 ± 3.17

251.10 ± 113.28

311.91 ± 104.97

Forest patch

Chilimo

111.92 ± 64.96

121.60 ± 70.21

30.22 ± 17.54

32.83 ± 18.96

2.6 ± 1.0

2.32 ± 1.1

0.61 ± 0.80

0.26 ± 0.19

1.58 ± 1.01

10.67 ± 5.87

4.95 ± 2.85

257.34 ± 96.14

283.65 ± 92.62

Gallessa

134.37 ± 109.21

139.1 ± 113.84

36.28 ± 29.48

37.56 ± 30.74

1.6 ± 1.7

1.8 ± 1.9

0.61 ± 0.64

0.44 ± 0.46

1.39 ± 0.88

21.67 ± 22.26

11.00 ± 10.96

265.22 ± 87.64

248.81 ± 69.86

Gaji

77.28 ± 67.10

79.66 ± 67.20

20.86 ± 18.12

21.51 ± 18.15

0.7 ± 0.97

0.68 ± 0.3

5.88

0.06

0.71 ± 0.59

21.17 ± 15.02

9.71 ± 6.92

227.02 ± 52.16

213.85 ± 70.49

  1. ACD accumulated aboveground carbon density, BCD belowground carbon density, StCD stump carbon density, HbCD herbaceous carbon density, HUCD humus carbon density, SOCD soil organic carbon density
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Journal of Ecology and Environment

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