Table 5 Mean carbon values of the components of each carbon pool (± standard deviation) [aboveground (AG), belowground (BG) and SOC], for each land use within each location

15.0 (3.8)^a

15.0 (3.8)^b

1.2

1.2 (0.4)^b

85.8 (21.1)^a

72.8 (17.0)^a

61.1 (14.9)^a

219.7 (50.7)^a

235.9 (48.1)^a

9.0 (2.7)^b

9.0 (2.7)^c

0.6

0.6 (0.3)^c

67.5 (11.4)^a

58.1 (11.7)^a

46.0 (12.8)^a

171.5 (32.5)^a

181.1 (33.6)^b

14.5 (5.7)^ab

91.7

106.2 (14.8)^a

2.7

4.4

7.1 (1.1)^a

46.4 (12.3)^b

39.4 (6.3)^b

32.8 (3.4)^b

118.6 (21.4)^b

231.9 (30.7)^a

21.3 (12.6)^a

21.3 (12.6)^b

4.4

4.4 (1.7)^b

109.8 (23.0)^a

105.6 (15.1)^a

94.0 (17.8)^a

309.4 (46.4)^a

335.1 (52.9)^a

18.3 (5.5)^a

18.3 (5.5)^b

1.4

1.4 (0.3)^c

142.9 (53.1)^a

114.8 (30.0)^a

106.0 (15.6)^a

363.7 (85.1)^a

383.4 (81.8)^a

16.9 (7.4)^a

51.6

68.5 (15.6)^a

2.6

3.5

6.1 (1.2)^a

106.9 (19.8)^a

105.6 (12.3)^a

105.4 (23.1)^a

317.9 (45.7)^a

392.5 (52.1)^a

25.1 (18.4)^a

25.1 (18.4)^b

2.9

2.9 (1.4)^b

101.2 (18.0)^a

95.8 (15.2)^a

77.4 (10.9)^a

274.5 (42.4)^a

302.5 (42.8)^a

6.3 (1.4)^b

6.3 (1.4)^c

1.5

1.5 (0.3)^c

94.9 (26.4)^a

89.1 (24.1)^a

84.0 (31.9)^a

267.9 (81.5)^ab

275.7 (80.6)^a

13.9 (2.4)^a

54.7

68.6 (22.0)^a

2.7

4.0

6.7 (1.6)^a

77.8 (18.4)^a

81.3 (14.3)^a

65.5 (7.0)^a

224.6 (28.9)^b

299.9 (35.1)^a

28.0 (17.2)^a

28.0 (17.2)^b

3.1

3.1 (1.5)^b

135.2 (15.0)^a

124.7 (13.2)^a

113.3 (16.0)^a

373.2 (24.5)^a

404.3 (33.7)^a

8.5 (4.5)^b

8.5 (4.5)^c

1.4

1.4 (0.3)^c

125.6 (14.2)^a

124.6 (7.8)^a

103.8 (7.1)^a

354.0 (24.2)^a

363.9 (22.6)^b

9.1 (1.7)^b

50.0

59.1 (19.0)^a

4.5

3.5

8.0 (1.6)^a

123.4 (20.5)^a

102.6 (10.6)^b

88.7 (13.5)^b

314.7 (27.5)^b

381.8 (32.9)^ab

18.8 (15.2)^a

18.8 (15.2)^b

2.3

2.3 (0.5)^b

99.8 (18.0)^a

79.1 (27.0)^a

78.6 (25.3)^a

257.5 (49.5)^a

278.6 (54.4)^a

9.5 (4.8)^ab

9.5 (4.8)^b

1.2

1.2 (1.3)^b

95.0 (52.9)^a

96.8 (8.7)^a

72.7 (38.0)^a

264.5 (92.2)^a

275.2 (92.4)^a

9.0 (4.1)^ab

46.2

55.2 (12.9)^a

1.9

3.5

5.4 (0.3)^a

117.5 (46.6)^a

101.0 (39.9)^a

80.4 (33.6)^a

299.0 (119.2)^a

359.6 (120.4)^a

6.0 (2.6)^b

34.2

40.2 (12.9)^a

1.9

3.1

5.0 (1.3)^a

118.9 (29.3)^a

113.8 (23.8)^a

72.0 (5.7)^a

304.7 (51.8)^a

349.9 (49.9)^a

15.2 (6.6)^a

15.2 (6.6)^b

1.8

1.8 (0.3)^b

114.6 (18.8)^a

110.5 (19.3)^a

95.6 (22.2)^a

320.7 (58.7)^a

337.7 (55.1)^a

4.7 (1.2)^b

4.7 (1.2)^c

0.4

0.4 (0.4)^c

130.9 (14.3)^a

114.2 (36.3)^a

91.9 (24.9)^a

337.0 (52.9)^a

342.1 (53.5)^a

14.8 (2.6)^a

14.8

29.6 (15.4)^a

5.5

1.8

7.3 (2.9)^a

93.3 (12.2)^b

109.0 (25.3)^a

89.4 (23.1)^a

291.7 (38.4)^a

328.6 (49.8)^a

38.2 (28.5)^a

38.2 (28.5)^a

3.0

3.0 (2.3)^b

88.0 (28.7)^b

70.0 (21.6)^a

16.1 (10.1)^a

174.0 (50.0)^b

215.2 (60.9)^a

7.5 (1.2)^b

7.5 (1.2)^b

3.8

3.8 (0.4)^b

115.2 (14.3)^ab

90.4 (36.3)^a

14.1 (24.9)^a

219.6 (52.9)^ab

230.9 (53.5)^a

22.6 (10.4)^a

12.6

35.2 (9.9)^a

4.5

1.6

6.1 (0.6)^a

120.4 (7.5)^a

94.5 (20.7)^a

13.1 (4.1)^a

228.0 (25.1)^a

269.3 (29.9)^a

23.3 (4.5)^a

12.5

35.8 (11.5)^a

8.5

1.4

9.9 (4.6)^a

119.0 (22.9)^a

90.5 (27.8)^a

13.3 (2.8)^a

222.7 (44.6)^ab

268.4 (51.2)^a