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Table 3 Carbon contents of aboveground biomass and ground organic layers and consumed C fractions related to burn severity levels in the Alaskan Yukon River Basin.

From: An estimate of carbon emissions from 2004 wildfires across Alaskan Yukon River Basin

Category

Biomass Kg C m-2

Fraction consumed (β) with burn severity

Reference

  

High

Moderate

Low

 

Above ground Biomass

1.56

   

[40]

 

2.30

0.33

0.23

0.12

[35]

 

2.30

 

0.45

 

[19]

 

2.09

0.50

0.34

0.14

[21]

Ground Layer (or Organic Soil)

9.00

0.56

0.36

0.18

[35]

 

6.00

 

0.36

 

[19]

 

6.89

0.62

0.45

0.27

[21]

Mean-above ground

2.06

0.42

0.34

0.13

 

Mean-Organic soil

7.30

0.59

0.39

0.23