Table 7 Soil organic carbon stock (t ha−1) in relation to different land uses and soil depths (mean ± SE)
From: Carbon stock under major land use/land cover types of Hades sub-watershed, eastern Ethiopia
Land uses | Soil depth (cm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
0–20 | 20–40 | 40–60 | |
Cropland | 53.11 (± 8.42)c | 48.81 (± 8.04)b | 37.03 (± 8.91)b |
Grazing land | 57.38 (± 10.29)c | 55.4 (± 2.55)b | 42.34 (± 4.71)b |
Coffee agroforestry | 93.78 (± 6.92)b | 81.07 (± 16.69)a | 60.31 (± 15.31)b |
Natural forest | 141.34 (± 12.32)a | 101.36 ± (11.26)a | 103 (± 23.06)a |