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Table 3 Area of analysis units and non-forest in 1911 and baseline, scenario 1 and scenario 2 in 2012

From: Historical effects of dissolved organic carbon export and land management decisions on the watershed-scale forest carbon budget of a coastal British Columbia Douglas-fir-dominated landscape

Analysis unit

Description

Area in 1911 (ha)

Area in 2012 (ha)

Baseline

SC1

SC2

Productive forested land

 1

Fir

5371

4326

5209

4830

 2

Fir–cedar

1048

760

938

964

 3

Fir–hemlock/Grand fir/Sitka Spruce

1097

1479

1182

1075

 4

Fir–alder/maple/poplar/arbutus

9

357

75

57

 5

Cedar leading with conifer mix

35

48

61

55

 6

Hemlock

5

6

11

6

 7

Hemlock–Fir

217

247

276

258

 8

Hemlock–cedar

33

34

34

43

 9

Broadleaf greater than 75% composition

8

20

33

34

 10

Alder–conifer mix

18

13

14

14

 Total

7841

7290

7833

7336

Non-forest land

 Sooke Lake/reservoir

373 (49%)

813 (62%)

373 (49%)

813 (65%)

 Other un-established/non-forest land

382 (51%)

492 (38%)

389 (51%)

446 (35%)

 Total

754

1305a

762

1259

  1. a80% of the change in non-forest land is due to reservoir creation, the remainder is from road/railway creation, etc.