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Table 1 Distance to shore (km), stem density (stem dens/ha−1) of small (5–9.99 cm), all and large stems (defined as ≥ 30 cm diameter), mean diameter at breast height (DBH), mean height (H), basal area, wood mean density (WMD), Species richness (all trees), above ground carbon (AGC, all stems), AGC stems > 10 cm diameter (AGC10), litter carbon, below ground carbon (BGC, that stored in roots), soil organic carbon (SOC) in 0–100 cm depth

From: The effects of seaward distance on above and below ground carbon stocks in estuarine mangrove ecosystems

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Distance to shore (km)

Stem dens. 5–9.9 cm DBH

Stem dens ≥ 10 cm

Stem dens. ≥ 30 cm DBH

Mean DBH (cm)

Mean H (m)

Basal area (m2 ha−1)

WMD (g cm−3)

Species richness

AGC (Mg C ha−1)

% difference AGC & AGC10

Litter (Mg C ha−1)

BGC (Mg C ha−1)

SOC (Mg C ha−1)

Total (Mg C ha−1)

1

4.34

432

304

0

8.83

5.53

4.88

0.81

3

12.75

33.12

0.05

13.71

483.63

510.14

2

8.11

171

568

1

12.53

7.62

10.06

0.8

3

28.85

7.02

0.06

24.3

327.52

380.73

3

11

160

258

0

10.52

4.39

3.97

0.82

4

10.86

15.06

0.02

10.35

241.89

263.12

4

13.52

207

941

4

13.59

7.37

18.66

0.74

3

54.9

4.24

0.03

43.3

153.73

251.96