Table 2 Mean carbon density (Mg C ha−1) and total carbon stocks (Mg C) by LULC class at the watershed scale
LULC/LUCa | Descriptive statistic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Range of carbon density (Mg C ha−1) | Mean carbon density (SE) | Total carbon stock (Mg C) (SE) | ||
Min | Max | |||
Forest land | 159,841.01 ± 8721.48 | |||
Riparian forest and woodland | 35.46 | 57.27 | 44.81 (2.38) | 15,291.86 ± 813.16 |
Savannah Woodland | 12.50 | 31.90 | 21.25 (1.16) | 116,401.70 ± 6397.49 |
Shrub Savannah | 2.76 | 12.22 | 6.57 (0.35) | 28,147.43 ± 1510.82 |
Grassland | 161.55 ± 15.23 | |||
Savannah grassland | 0.03 | 2.98 | 1.67 (0.15) | 161.55 ± 15.23 |
Cropland | 12,272.24 ± 2326.92 | |||
Cropland and Fallow | 0.03 | 4.33 | 1.52 (0.14) | 12,272.24 ± 2326.92 |
Settlements | 1125.66 ± 1187.20 | |||
Settlements | 0.41 | 4.57 | 2.30 (0.48) | 1125.66 ± 1187.20 |
Agroforestry | 442.91 ± 138.47 | |||
Cashew plantation | 4.99 | 98.08 | 21.39 (6.68) | 442.91 ± 138.47 |
Plantation | 1504.36 ± 435.29 | |||
Eucalyptus grandis | 3.67 | 331.91 | 97.83 (27.55) | 1346.27 ± 379.15 |
Tectona grandis | 16.52 | 108.70 | 82.62 (33.09) | 74.36 ± 29.78 |
Azadirachta indica | 31.58 | 117.87 | 88.02 (28.23) | 63.37 ± 0.32 |
Gmelina arborea | 4.88 | 16.16 | 11.82 (3.50) | 20.34 ± 6.02 |