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Table 1 Estimates for aboveground biomass and change from forest land use, FIA data

From: Modeling land use change and forest carbon stock changes in temperate forests in the United States

State

Change in aboveground live biomass (Mg/ha)

Change in aboveground dead biomass (Mg/ha)

Number of plots evaluated

Percentage of forested area (%)

Number of plots that transitioned from forest to mix or non-forest condition

Percentage of plots that transitioned per state

California

0.36 ± 2.71

0.72 ± 5.14

954

21.38

79

8.28

Colorado

0.72 ± 2.44

− 0.98 ± 3.20

646

28.49

7

1.08

Georgia

− 0.02 ± 1.18

0.54 ± 7.88

3139

58.81

100

3.19

New York

0.05 ± 1.13

0.78 ± 4.19

1887

56.34

47

2.49

Texas

− 0.05 ± 1.16

− 0.26 ± 7.65

2067

12.99

98

4.74

Wisconsin

0.06 ± 0.98

0.49 ± 3.93

5632

42.18

149

2.65

All states

0.38 ± 5.73

0.08 ± 1.35

14,325

26.94

480

3.35

  1. Mean estimates (± standard deviation) and plot information for the variables of interest across six states in the US, 2000–2017