From: Potential carbon loss associated with post-settlement wetland conversion in southern Ontario, Canada
Estimated cumulative carbon massa (kg C m−2), mean [SD] | Areal extent estimate (km2) | Carbon stock (Tg C), estimate [SD]c | |||
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Pre-settlement wetlandsb | Current wetlands | Pre-settlement wetlands | Current wetlands | ||
Tree swampd | 10,111 | 8342 | 1156 [494] | 954 [408] | |
Coniferous | 180 [104] | ||||
Mixed | 101 [58] | ||||
Deciduous | 94 [76] | ||||
Shrub swamp | 136 [116] | 2192 | 1167 | 298 [254] | 159 [135] |
Fen | 160 [76] | 55 | 53 | 9 [4] | 8 [4] |
Bog | 173 [81] | 109 | 89 | 19 [9] | 15 [7] |
Marsh | 142 [89] | 12,509 | 1381 | 1776 [1118] | 196 [123] |
Total | 24,975 | 11,032 | 3258 [1249] | 1332 [447] | |
(All)e | 137 [98] | 3422 [2448] | 1511 [1081] |