Table. 2.

Biomass carbon stocks along altitudinal gradients of the Humbo FMNR forest in Southern Ethiopia (n = 54 plots)

Carbon stock Altitudinal gradients (m above sea level) F-value p-value
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 p < 0.05.

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