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Table 1 Forest structure and biomass of different mangrove forest types in Hanjiang River Estuary

From: Colonization by native species enhances the carbon storage capacity of exotic mangrove monocultures

Parameters

Forest type

SA

KO

KS

Density (stems ha−1)

1367 ± 145a#

9533 ± 63c#

2600 ± 557b

DBH (cm)

14.5 ± 0.9b#

8.8 ± 0.3a#

16.3 ± 0.9b*

Tree height (m)

8.5 ± 0.3b#

4.8 ± 0.07a#

8.8 ± 0.3b*

Basal area (m2 ha−1)

26.0 ± 3.0a#

62.7 ± 4.5b#

27.8 ± 2.8a*

Aboveground biomass (Mg ha−1)

67.1 ± 7.7a

195.8 ± 23.7b

71.9 ± 11.7a

Ground layer biomass (Mg ha−1)

2.9 ± 0.6b

1.5 ± 0.3a

2.8 ± 0.5b

Root biomass (Mg ha−1)

3.7 ± 0.2a

34.0 ± 3.6c

11.9 ± 1.3b

Total vegetation biomass per unit stem (kg)

53.9 ± 3.9a

24.3 ± 1.5c

33.3 ± 3.2b

  1. Data are mean ± SE, n = 3 to 5. Different letters indicate significant differences among the three plantations (p < 0.05)
  2. Different superscripts in the same column indicate significant difference across forest types (p < 0.05)
  3. * Data only refers to S. apetala species in the mixed KS forest
  4. #Data source: He et al. [24]