Table 1: Carbon stock (ton/ha) in the different compartments of Savanna Ecosystems.

 

 Carbon stock

Habitats

AGB

BGB

Litter

Dead wood

Soil (0-30 cm)

Total Carbon

Plantation

37.24 ± 3.76c

8.47 ± 1.05d

0.60 ± 0.05a

2.75 ± 1.03a

93.10 ± 8.65f

142.16 ± 31.06d

Reforestation

54.26 ± 6.54e

11.82 ± 2.54e

0.79 ± 0.04a

2.75 ± 1.03a

67.82 ± 4.08c

137.44 ± 31.29d

Agroforestry

25.56 ± 1.54b

6.08 ± 0.76c

0.78 ± 0.01a

2.00 ± 1.32a

70.29 ± 5.65d

104.71 ± 29.98c

Degraded area

10.04 ± 0.97a

2.66 ± 1.02b

0.70 ± 0.34a

1.35 ± 0.53a

25.10 ± 2.09a

39.85 ± 14.65b

Woody savannah

25.5 ± 2.54b

6.06 ± 1.65c

0.78 ± 0.01a

1.99 ± 0.65a

63.75 ± 3.78c

98.08 ± 29.54c

Swampy area

40.24 ± 4.20d

9.08 ± 2.41d

0.81 ± 0.06a

1.45 ± 0.42a

100.60 ± 9.65e

152.18 ± 43.76de

Inselberg

14.26 ± 0.54a

3.63 ± 0.85a

0.59 ± 0.05a

 1.55 ± 0.76a

35.65 ± 3.80b

55.68 ± 13.87a

M ± STDV

29.58 ± 15.44

6.83 ± 3.20

0.72 ± 0.09

1.97 ± 0.58

65.18 ± 27.53

104.3 ± 43.55

M ± STDV: Mean ± standard deviation. The values assigned the same letter are not statistically different a probability level of 1%.