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