Table 2 The mean (and 95% CI) estimates of forest characteristics investigated in this study (carbon storage, carbon sequestration, WSG, the intercept from the power law relationship and the gradient from the power law relationship) separated by land cover category

Lowland Forest (<1000 m)

182 (152 to 360)

-0.91 (-7.08 to 4.29)

0.60 (0.59 to 0.60)

6.01 (2.94 to 5.17)

-0.93 (-1.04 to -0.82)

Sub-montane forest (1000-1500 m)

189 (95 to 588)

-2.02 (-11.06 to 1.29)

0.58 (0.57 to 0.58)

5.95 (3.68 to 8.23)

-1.31 (-1.48 to -1.14)

Montane Forest (1500-2000 m)

130 (62 to 702)

-2.03 (-11.85 to 1.07)

0.60 (0.59 to 0.60)

6.95 (3.51 to 10.39)

-1.57 (-1.82 to -1.32)

Upper-montane forest (>2000 m)

166 (69 to 533)

-2.08 (-10.49 to 1.23)

0.60 (0.58 to 0.60)

7.03 (4.60 to 9.45)

-1.61 (-1.93 to -1.26)

Forest mosaic

121 (55 to 485)

-1.18 (-6.69 to 2.92)

0.56 (0.56 to 0.56)

9.22 (6.98 to 11.46)

-1.90 (-1.99 to -1.81)

Closed Woodland

100 (70 to 331)

-1.24 (-7.91 to 2.63)

0.64 (06.2 to 0.65)

6.67 (4.95 to 8.60)

-1.55 (-1.85 to -1.30)

Open Woodland

51 (38 to 165)

-1.49 (-7.53 to 2.05)

0.61 (0.59 to 0.62)

6.38 (4.88 to 7.82)

-1.45 (-1.70 to -1.19)