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Table 7 Carbon stocks (Mg ha−1) in different carbon pools in Wujig Mahgo Waren forest

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

Land uses

agC

bgC

SOC

Lc

p-value

Dense forest

65.81 ± 18.50a

11.38 ± 2.61b

102.33 ± 13.19a

2.25 ± 0.27b

< 0.0001

Open forest

12.67 ± 2.22b

2.92 ± 0.41b

87.55 ± 12.73a

1.68 ± 0.20b

< 0.0001

Grassland

3.43 ± 0.33b

1.02 ± 0.08b

103.13 ± 6.75a

1.17 ± 0.09b

< 0.0001

  1. Values within a row with same letters are not significantly different (p > 0.05) according to Tukey’s HSD test
  2. agC above ground carbon, bgC belowground carbon, LC litter carbon, SOC soil organic carbon