The effects of land cover change on carbon stock dynamics in a dry Afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia

Table 6 Estimated carbon stocks (Mg ha⁻¹) across the land cover types

C contents of	Dense forest	Open forest	Grassland	Cultivated land	Bareland	p-value
agb	65.81 ± 18.50^a	12.67 ± 2.22^b	3.43 ± 0.33^b	–	–	< 0.001
bgb	11.38 ± 2.61^a	2.92 ± 0.41^b	1.02 ± 0.08^b	–	–	< 0.0002
Lb	2.25 ± 0.27^a	1.68 ± 0.20^ab	1.17 ± 0.09^b	–	–	< 0.0048
SOC	102.33 ± 13.2^a	87.55 ± 12.73^a	103.13 ± 6.75^a	76.54 ± 7.84^a	83.13 ± 8.53^a	< 0.271
Total	181.78 ± 27.1^a	104.83 ± 12.35^b	108.77 ± 6.77^b	76.54 ± 7.84^b	83.11 ± 8.53^b	< 0.0001

Values within a row with same letters are not significantly different (p > 0.05) according to Tukey’s HSD test
agb above ground biomass, bgb belowground biomass, Lb litter biomass, SOC soil organic carbon

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