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Table 2 Number of stems, basal area, volume, aboveground biomass, aboveground carbon density and total carbon density of the plantation

From: Aboveground biomass, growth and yield for some selected introduced tree species, namely Cupressus lusitanica, Eucalyptus saligna, and Pinus patula in Central Highlands of Ethiopia

Plot No

Species

N

N.cut

G

G.cut

V

V.cut

AGB

ACD

TCD

AGB.cut

ACD.cut

TCD. cut

2012

2017

2012

2017

2012

2017

2012

2017

2012

2017

2012

2017

01

C. lusitanica

750

750

0

29.20

32.96

0.00

227.78

272.77

0.00

159.90

194.93

75.15

91.62

93.19

113.61

0

0.00

0.00

02

550

375

175

23.42

24.47

7.41

187.31

233.38

7.41

134.06

164.93

63.01

77.52

78.13

96.12

42.40

19.93

24.71

03

400

325

75

23.89

24.92

4.20

231.38

277.54

4.20

163.55

194.55

76.87

91.44

95.32

113.38

24.43

11.48

14.24

Mean ± SE CL

566±175.59

483.33±232.29

83.33±87.80

25.50±3.21

27.45±4.78

3.87±3.72

215.49±24.47

261.23±24.24

3.87±3.72

152.50±16.07

184.80±17.21

71.67±7.56

86.86±8.10

88.88±9.37

107.70±10.03

22.28±21.28

10.47±10.00

12.98±12.40

04

E. saligna

1450

525

950

21.12

15.37

13.10

150.67

139.99

13.10

172.37

157.03

81.02

73.80

100.47

91.52

108.88

51.17

63.45

05

800

500

300

14.49

15.07

5.74

115.65

153.11

5.74

131.71

171.67

61.90

80.68

76.76

100.05

52.69

24.77

30.71

06

700

500

200

8.38

10.82

1.67

63.85

101.78

1.67

73.20

114.99

34.41

54.05

42.66

67.02

12.19

5.73

7.10

Mean ± SE ES

983.33±407.23

508.33±14.4

483.33±407.23

14.66±6.37

13.75±2.55

6.84±5.79

110.06±43.68

131.63±26.68

6.84±5.79

125.76±49.85

147.90±29.42

59.11±23.43

69.51±13.82

73.30±29.06

86.20±17.15

57.92±48.57

27.22±22.82

33.75±28.30

07

Pinus patula

1100

1100

0

25.55

29.67

0.00

205.79

257.05

0.00

155.96

185.53

73.30

87.20

90.90

108.13

0.00

0.00

0.00

08

1500

1375

150

19.07

24.00

2.36

143.01

194.59

1.90

109.88

142.02

51.64

66.75

64.04

82.77

13.98

6.57

8.15

09

925

925

0

19.19

22.75

0.00

191.19

236.44

0.00

144.43

170.19

67.88

79.89

84.17

99.19

0.00

0.00

0.00

Mean ± SE PP

1175±294.75

1133.33±226.84

50±86.60

21.27±3.70

25.47±3.69

0.79±1.36

180.00±32.85

229.36±31.83

0.63±1.10

136.76±23.98

165.91±22.07

64.27±11.27

77.95±10.36

79.70±13.98

96.70±12.86

4.66±8.07

2.19±3.79

2.72±4.71

  1. N number of stems (N ha−1), G basal area (m2 ha−1), V volume (m3 ha−1), ACD aboveground carbon density (t C ha−1), TCD total carbon density (t C ha−1), SE standard error of the mean, CL Cupressus lusitanica, ES Eucalyptus saligna, PP Pinus patula