Biomass carbon stocks along altitudinal gradients of the Humbo FMNR forest in Southern Ethiopia (
Carbon stock | Altitudinal gradients (m above sea level) | F-value | ||||
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1,470–1,610 | 1,610–1,750 | 1,750–1,890 | ||||
AGBC (Mg ha-1) | 1.05 ± 2.00b | 1.53 ± 2.00b | 10.98 ± 2.20a | 6.77 | < 0.001 | |
BGBC (Mg ha-1) | 0.27 ± 0.52b | 0.39 ± 0.52b | 2.85 ± 0.57a | 6.77 | < 0.001 | |
TBC (Mg ha-1) | 1.32 ± 2.53b | 1.93 ± 2.52b | 13.84 ± 2.79a | 6.77 | < 0.001 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean.
FMNR: Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration; AGBC: above ground biomass carbon; BGBC: below ground biomass carbon; TBC: total biomass carbon.
Similar letters indicate no significant differences and different letters indicate significant differences between groups at