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Table 3 Soil organic carbon density (SOCD) (t C ha−1) along land use types

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

Plot no.

LUT

Patch

SOCD.10.2012

SOCD.10.2017

SOCD.30.2012

SOCD.30.2017

SOCD.50.2012

SOCD.50.2017

SOCD.100.2012

SOCD.100.2017

1

CU

Chilimo

26.4

64.8

51.1

112.03

66.4

142

90.9

223.15

2

CU

Chilimo

30

5.98

76.17

11.68

103.7

15.7

156.2

81.68

3

CU

Chilimo

28.8

24.48

74.97

54.12

109

107

156.2

187.29

Mean ± cultivated land

28.4 ± 1.8

31.75 ± 30.1

67.41 ± 14.1

59.28 ± 50.37

93.03 ± 23.2

88.44 ± 65.4

134.45 ± 37.7

164.04 ± 73.6

1

DL

Chilimo

14.94

13.39

34.83

21.95

48.33

39

58.83

57.05

2

DL

Chilimo

6.37

3.13

16.27

7.81

21.88

9.3

26.68

12.1

3

DL

Chilimo

18.24

0.96

26.16

4.92

29.68

6.84

33.28

8.79

Mean ± degraded land

13.28 ± 6.1

5.83 ± 6.6

25.75 ± 9.3

11.56 ± 9.1

33.30 ± 13.6

18.38 ± 17.9

39.60 ± 17

25.98 ± 7.0

1

PF

Chilimo

46.2

44.2

98.64

111.23

133.2

142

157.2

209.21

2

PF

Chilimo

74.48

63.6

160.59

84.58

184.4

118

216.8

141.82

3

PF

Chilimo

24.29

38.3

50.21

88.92

67.1

123

94.33

162.96

4

PF

Chilimo

71.2

71.82

141.4

155.12

186.2

188

228.4

222.94

5

PF

Chilimo

53

47.3

106.46

96.8

135.3

146

178.2

209

6

PF

Chilimo

59

43.46

188.96

108.36

246.1

143

296.1

164.74

7

PF

Chilimo

40.8

71.24

88.3

111.72

104.5

139

122

195.33

8

PF

Chilimo

42.4

6.72

82.14

109.76

99.42

119

121.4

186.03

9

PF

Chilimo

40.16

27.16

80.66

70.72

112

161

147

247.5

Mean ± plantation forest

50.17 ± 16

45.98 ± 21.2

110.82 ± 44.2

104.13 ± 23.8

140.90 ± 55.3

142.11 ± 22.07

173.49 ± 63.1

193.28 ± 33.1

1

NF

Chilimo

67.03

72.19

138.89

112.28

192.4

147

217.5

199.09

2

NF

Chilimo

87.12

26.75

207.86

90.11

283.4

132

372.6

194.35

3

NF

Chilimo

27.3

49.8

92.1

150.6

139.6

233

195.4

278.92

4

NF

Chilimo

83.79

64.98

135.89

137.67

148.7

195

167.9

222.09

5

NF

Chilimo

77.4

88.9

145.69

221.98

187.5

296

213.8

428.92

8

NF

Chilimo

100.35

86.44

273.15

184.36

357.5

235

451.5

256.68

11

NF

Chilimo

47.31

83.79

148.11

184.59

233.6

210

297.4

264.42

14

NF

Chilimo

44.8

102.4

87.49

279.04

112

358

150.5

452.45

17

NF

Chilimo

70.66

70.66

132.48

132.48

174.7

175

209.8

209.82

20

NF

Chilimo

62.3

131.67

176.6

209.28

226.8

275

297

329.78

Mean ± SD

66.81 ± 22.0

77.76 ± 28.6

153.83 ± 54.8

170.24 ± 56.9

205.62 ± 73.2

225.58 ± 69.9

257.34 ± 96.1

283.65 ± 92.6

21

NF

Gallessa

40.8

136.8

80.32

202.16

106.3

258

130.8

305.86

23

NF

Gallessa

78.38

99.81

215.18

225.81

272.3

245

313.1

301.51

25

NF

Gallessa

50

82.5

153.6

244.68

184

263

223.2

288.69

28

NF

Gallessa

83.3

46.4

171.46

79.84

228.6

112

316.3

192.76

30

NF

Gallessa

76.3

27.5

222.22

73.58

288.6

103

342.6

155.24

Mean ± SD NF Gallessa

65.76 ± 19.0

78.60 ± 43.3

168.56 ± 57.2

165.21 ± 82.2

215.97 ± 73.60

196.30 ± 81.33

265.22 ± 87.64

248.81 ± 69.86

32

NF

Gaji

85.4

47.6

182.68

98.37

208.6

122

235.6

160.1

34

NF

Gaji

50.4

85.2

151.2

141.36

211.4

178

274.4

293.66

35

NF

Gaji

48.55

60.09

117.67

134.39

142.3

160

171.1

187.78

Mean ± SD NF Gaji

61.45 ± 20.8

64.30 ± 19.15

150.52 ± 32.5

124.71 ± 23.17

187.42 ± 39.09

153.37 ± 28.85

227.02 ± 52.2

213.85 ± 70.5

Mean ± Natural forest

65.62 ± 19.97

75.75 ± 30.76

157.37 ± 50.3

161.25 ± 60.4

205.46 ± 66.16

205.41 ± 70.56

254.48 ± 84.8

262.34 ± 83.7

  1. LUT land-use type, SOCD soil organic carbon density, CU cultivated land, DL degraded land, PF plantation forest, NF naturel forest, SD standard deviation