Table 1 Carbon estimates for the period 1999–2002 in plant compartments and soils in the Tamaulipan thornscrub ecosystem of three Mexican States located within northeastern Mexico.
From: Carbon fluxes resulting from land-use changes in the Tamaulipan thornscrub of northeastern Mexico
Parameter | Mexican State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coahuila | Nuevo Leon | Tamaulipas | ||
Weighted average by state area | ||||
Carbon Density Parameter (Mg ha-1) | ||||
Aboveground (TTF) | 6.47 | 15.34 | 15.34 | 11.35* |
Aboveground (Fallow) | 3.00 | 7.11 | 7.11 | 5.25* |
Roots (TTF) | 5.09 | 10.06 | 10.06 | 7.81* |
Roots (Fallow) | 3.15 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 5.84* |
Soils (TTF) | 77.90 | 184.64 | 184.64 | 136.46* |
Soils (Ag C) | 32.65 | 77.38 | 77.38 | 57.19* |
Soils (Fallow) | 37.06 | 87.84 | 87.84 | 64.92* |