Table 1 Biomass Densities by Land Cover Type
From: Mapping and monitoring carbon stocks with satellite observations: a comparison of methods
Class Name | DR | CA | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
Closed evergreen lowland forest | 216.3 | 273.5 | 57.2 |
Degraded evergreen lowland forest | 121.2 | 171.5 | 50.3 |
Submontane forest (900 – 1500 m) | 238.2 | 186.8 | -51.4 |
Montane forest (>1500 m) | 169.6 | 94.6 | -75.0 |
Swamp forest | 250.7 | 346.9 | 96.2 |
Mangrove | 48.3 | 100.9 | 52.6 |
Mosaic Forest/Croplands | 91.5 | 96.6 | 5.1 |
Mosaic Forest/Savanna | 77.4 | 91.9 | 14.5 |
Closed deciduous forest | 84.9 | 81.8 | -3.1 |
Deciduous woodland | 35.2 | 89.4 | 54.2 |
Deciduous shrubland with sparse trees | 11.5 | 61.0 | 49.5 |
Open deciduous shrubland | 12.8 | 61.6 | 48.8 |
Closed grassland | 7.0 | 73.9 | 66.9 |
Open grassland with sparse shrubs | 1.0 | 14.3 | 13.3 |
Open grassland | 1.9 | 13.4 | 11.5 |
Sparse grassland | 2.3 | 6.0 | 3.7 |
Swamp bushland and grassland | 32.7 | 57.3 | 24.6 |
Croplands (>50%) | 5.3 | 36.9 | 31.6 |
Croplands with woody shrubs | 1.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 |
Irrigated croplands | 1.6 | 44.8 | 43.2 |
Sandy desert and dunes | 0.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 |
Stony desert | 1.3 | 13.0 | 11.7 |
Bare rock | 0.8 | 13.4 | 12.6 |
Salt hardpans | 1.2 | 42.4 | 41.2 |
Water bodies | 5.6 | 107.7 | 102.1 |