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Table 7 Carbon storage and its changes in the reference years (million t/ha and CStCO2e/ha)

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

LUC

1987

2002

2017

Change (1987–2017)

 

CS t ha–1

CStCO2e ha–1

CS t ha–1

CStCO2e ha–1

CS t ha–1

CStCO2e ha–1

CS t ha–1

CStCO2e ha–1

FoL

99.73

366.02

95.50

350.49

92.01

337.64

− 7.73

− 28.28

FaL

4.03

14.82

4.84

17.76

5.32

19.52

1.28

4.70

GL

0.52

1.92

0.45

1.68

0.47

1.75

− 0.04

− 0.17

Ave

34.76

127.58

33.60

123.31

32.59

119.63

− 2.16

− 7.9

  1. CS t ha–1: carbon stock ton per ha; CStCO2e ha–1: carbon stock ton carbon dioxide equivalent per ha; FoL: forestland; FaL: farmland; GL: grassland; Ave: average