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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