Table 1 Mean stored carbon (MgC/ha) of living and detrital components for condition types in headwater riparian zones
From: Carbon storage of headwater riparian zones in an agricultural landscape
Condition type (n) | Tree | Shrub | Sapling | Herb | Woody Seedling | Vine | Litter | Snag | Large Down Wood | Soil | Total Live | Total Detrital | Total Carbon Stored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mature Forest (5) | 155.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 34.4 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 39.2 | 156.3 | 85.4 | 241.7 |
Young Forest (5) | 59.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 20.6 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 33.4 | 60.1 | 68.2 | 128.4 |
Regenerating Forest (6) | 59.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 28.6 | 61.3 | 41.0 | 102.3 |
Recently Clearcut (3) | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 19.3 | 41.4 | 2.2 | 80.3 | 82.5 |
Perennial Herb (3) | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | - | - | 29.1 | 6.1 | 29.8 | 35.8 |
Shrub/Sapling (2) | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | 0.0 | 4.3 | - | - | 21.0 | 3.6 | 25.3 | 28.9 |
Annual Rowcrop [21] | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 16.3 | 0.8 | 17.1 | 17.9 |