Table 4 Total carbon stocks and CO2 sequestration (t/ha) in four study sites
Carbon pool | Study sites | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site I | Site II | Site III | Site IV | Mean TCS (MFBR) | |
AGC | 269.7 ± 7.3 | 260.8 ± 8.5 | 277.9 ± 20.0 | 282.0 ± 15.1 | 272.57 |
BGC | 53.9 ± 1.5 | 50.6 ± 1.6 | 55.6 ± 4.1 | 59.7 ± 4.1 | 54.97 |
DWC | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 2.7 ± 0.1 | 3.3 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.27 | 3.04 |
LHGC | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.05 |
FoSOC | 161.0 ± 2.1 | 166.2 ± 2.7 | 178.6 ± 5.1 | 199.3 ± 7.1 | 176.26 |
FaLSOC | 128.6 ± 5.8 | 129.1 ± 4.1 | 131.1 ± 6.3 | 135.8 ± 2.7 | 131.16 |
GLSOC | 145.7 ± 5.4 | 154.0 ± 6.7 | 148.0 ± 5.6 | 148.8 ± 4.1 | 149.09 |
TCS | 761.3 ± 9.5 | 763.3 ± 10.5 | 794.5 ± 24.6 | 829.4 ± 26.2 | 787.14 |
CO2 Seq. | 2794.0 ± 35.1 | 2801.5 ± 38.5 | 2915.7 ± 90.5 | 3043.9 ± 25.6 | 2888.79 |