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Table 1 Topographic and soil characteristics of the study sites

From: The impact of land cover change on the carbon stock of moist afromontane forests in the Majang Forest Biosphere Reserve

Study site

Ele (m)

Slo (°)

pH

TN (%)

P (ppm)

Area (ha)

SP

Site I

1042 ± 42

5.3 ± 0.4

6.6 ± 0.4

0.32 ± 0.1

16.2 ± 1.1

22,826.1

40

Site II

1365 ± 24

5.4 ± 0.4

6.3 ± 0.4

0.24 ± 0.8

17.48 ± 1.4

25,220.5

45

Site III

1635 ± 24

7.2 ± 0.5

6.0 ± 0.5

0.14 ± 0.1

19.02 ± 1.8

14,053

30

Site IV

2011 ± 42

11.1 ± 1.2

5.8 ± 0.4

0.11 ± 0.3

20.23 ± 2.4

11,783.5

25

  1. TN total nitrogen, P phosphorus, pH soil pH, Ele elevation, Slo slope, SP sample plots, ppm part per million
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Carbon Balance and Management

ISSN: 1750-0680

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