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Table 12 Comparison of carbon stock with other tropical forests studies

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

Study area

Carbon stock in different pools (t ha−1)

 

Source

AGBC

BGBC

DWC

LHGC

SOC

TCS

Anshirava forest

180.18

77.51

1.36

2.69

111.43

338.18

Fikirte et al. [92]

Awi forests

191.7

38.24

–

–

149.3

380.8

Gebeyehu et al. [53]

Bangladesh forest

96.5

14.6

–

4.2

168.1

283.4

Ullah and Al-Amin [93]

Central Africa

168.6

39.5

–

–

–

208.1

Ekoungoulou et al. [94]

Egdu forest

278.08

55.62

–

3.47

277.56

614.73

Adugna et al. [95]

Gedo forest

281

56.1

2.37

0.41

183.7

523.6

Hamere et al. [80]

Gerba Dima forest

243.8

45.9

4.64

0.03

292.1

586.7

Abyot et al. [78]

Gesha-Sayilem forest

164.5

32.9

 

1.27

137.67

362.4

Admassu et al. [96]

Majang Forest

272.57

54.97

3.04

0.05

176.26

506.88

Present study

Sheka Forest

176.3

44

14.7

–

233

461

Ayehu et al. [91]

Singamba forests

142.3

38.45

–

–

–

175.82

Mattia and Sesay [97]

Tara Gedam forest

306.4

61.5

–

0.9

274.3

643.1

Mohammed et al. [98]

Tulu Lafto

218.4

43.5

6.2

2.4

128.9

399.4

Fekadu et al. [99]

Upper Omo-Gibe

185

37

–

32

178

432

Abreham et al. [77]

Usambra Forest

427

85.4

418

–

–

930.4

Munishi and Shear [100]

Wujig-Waren forest

65.8

11.4

–

2.25

102.3

181.78

Negasi et al. [101]

  1. AGBC carbon storage in above-ground biomass, BGBC carbon storage in below-ground biomass, DWC carbon storage in dead wood biomass, LHGC carbon storage in litter, herbs, and grass biomass, SOC soil organic carbon