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Table 3 AOCD (t C ha−1) of each forest in the subalpine zone, Jeju Island, Korea

From: Organic carbon distribution and budget of dominant woody plant community in the subalpine zone at volcanic Jeju Island, Korea

Item

A. koreana forest

T. cuspidata forest

J. chinensis var. sargentii forest*

2014

2015

2016

2014

2015

2016

2014

2015

2016

Vegetation

50.48

50.67

53.33

15.44

15.78

16.98

3.34

3.62

4.4

Tree

50.3

50.34

52.46

15.37

15.69

16.83

3.34

3.62

4.4

Stem

30.29

29.79

30.78

8.58

8.69

8.9

1.45

1.47

1.58

Branch

9

8.66

8.89

2.69

2.72

2.78

0.76

0.78

0.82

Leaf+Rep.

0.95

1.83

2.3

1.03

1.14

1.78

0.46

0.65

1.12

Root

10.06

10.06

10.49

3.07

3.14

3.37

0.67

0.72

0.88

Shrub

0.14

0.23

0.48

–

–

–

–

–

–

Herb

0.04

0.1

0.39

0.07

0.09

0.15

–

–

–

Floor

1.87

1.45

1.73

0.87

0.84

0.75

0.89

1.04

0.88

L-layer

1.02

0.79

0.8

0.48

0.49

0.41

0.61

0.69

0.53

F-layer

0.85

0.66

0.93

0.39

0.35

0.34

0.28

0.35

0.35

Soil

39.97

43.58

43.05

121.4

138.27

144.07

160.6

191.38

161.49

10 cm

23.38

24.65

23.31

42.72

56.87

57.71

58.43

70.13

60.09

20 cm

16.59

18.93

19.74

40.71

42.73

44.12

53.60

64.86

52.66

30 cm

–

–

–

37.97

38.67

42.24

48.57

56.39

48.74

Total

142.8

146.37

151.44

153.15

170.67

178.78

168.07

199.66

171.17