Research Article
Effect of Forest Management on Carbon Stock of Tropical Moist Afromontane Forest
Table 4
Comparison of aboveground carbon stock between large diameter tree species in UF and DF.
| Scientific name | Forest types | Density (stem ha−1) | DBH (cm) | Height (m) | Mean AGCS (t ha–1) | AGCS (t ha−1) | AGCO2e (ton ha−1) |
| Cordia africana | UF | 14.36 | 44.08 ± 5.62 | 26.57 ± 2.02 | 2.899 ± 0.69 | 87.42 | 308.57 | DF | 18.75 | 36.74 ± 4.09 | 24.80 ± 1.53 | 1.764 ± 0.42 | 61.75 | 226.64 |
| Morus mesozygia | UF | 28.71 | 23.68 ± 2.46 | 25.28 ± 1.88 | 1.429 ± 0.36 | 81.50 | 299.09 | DF | 15.1 | 27.78 ± 5.13 | 21.46 ± 2.56 | 2.269 ± 0.82 | 63.54 | 233.19 |
| Ficus vasta | UF | 1.49 | 130.67 ± 37.75 | 38.00 ± 6.43 | 21.18 ± 11.2a | 63.55 | 233.24 | DF | 3.65 | 61.60 ± 13.27 | 22.20 ± 3.15 | 4.135 ± 5.09b | 20.67 | 75.87 |
| Celtis africana | UF | 43.07 | 17.35 ± 1.69 | 17.24 ± 1.09 | 0.654 ± 0.13 | 56.21 | 206.3 | DF | 43.75 | 16.17 ± 1.43 | 15.94 ± 1.61 | 0.313 ± 0.48 | 12.84 | 47.11 |
| Ficus lutea | UF | 21.78 | 25.75 ± 4.41 | 16.75 ± 1.82 | 1.331 ± 0.45 | 55.91 | 205.18 | DF | 13.02 | 40.95 ± 8.21 | 20.21 ± 2.09 | 2.459 ± 0.95 | 56.57 | 207.6 |
| Elaeodendron buchananii | UF | 43.56 | 16.75 ± 1.28 | 22.40 ± 1.37 | 0.722 ± 0.17 | 51.81 | 190.14 |
| Mimusops kummel | DF | 18.75 | 26.40 ± 2.49 | 23.26 ± 1.73 | 1.37 ± 0.33 | 50.77 | 186.32 |
| Diospyros abyssinica | UF | 51.49 | 15.58 ± 1.28 | 20.31 ± 2.13 | 0.458 ± 0.10 | 46.75 | 171.58 | DF | 7.32 | 16.18 ± 2.81 | 16.12 ± 2.45 | 0.515 ± 0.20 | 13.40 | 49.18 |
| Sapium ellipticum | UF | 10.89 | 39.10 ± 5.03 | 25.24 ± 2.09 | 2.196 ± 0.75 | 46.12 | 169.26 | DF | 17.71 | 51.17 ± 4.36 | 26.12 ± 1.85 | 3.508 ± 0.69 | 115.78 | 424.9 |
| Maytenus undata | UF | 30.2 | 20.20 ± 1.84 | 19.25 ± 1.39 | 0.743 ± 0.15 | 43.86 | 160.98 | DF | 19.27 | 24.71 ± 3.78 | 19.21 ± 1.98 | 1.560 ± 0.54 | 54.60 | 200.4 |
| Albizia grandibracteata | UF | 19.8 | 27.14 ± 2.88 | 25.25 ± 1.84 | 1.035 ± 0.24 | 40.35 | 148.09 | DF | 53.13 | 24.18 ± 1.51 | 21.84 ± 0.98 | 0.717 ± 0.11 | 72.42 | 265.78 |
| Trilepisium madagascariense | UF | 16.34 | 27.42 ± 3.04 | 26.78 ± 2.29 | 1.155 ± 0.28 | 36.96 | 135.66 | DF | 7.29 | 30.29 ± 6.52 | 25.75 ± 4.38 | 1.577 ± 0.72 | 20.51 | 75.42 |
| Ficus carica | UF | 10.89 | 30.86 ± 3.96 | 24.00 ± 1.97 | 1.727 ± 0.66 | 36.27 | 133.12 | DF | 5.73 | 27.04 ± 3.74 | 19.3 ± 2.65 | 0.901 ± 0.32 | 9.01 | 33.06 |
| Trichilia dregeana | UF | 27.23 | 19.55 ± 2.48 | 19.54 ± 1.34 | 0.655 ± 0.23 | 35.36 | 129.77 | DF | 14.06 | 39.17 ± 5.54 | 29.02 ± 3.01 | 2.712 ± 0.72 | 70.51 | 258.76 |
| Olea welwitschii | UF | 18.32 | 15.01 ± 3.60 | 16.00 ± 09 | 0.918 ± 0.79 | 33.04 | 121.25 | DF | 4.17 | 27.3 ± 0.14 | 18.84 ± 4.36 | 1.847 ± 0.24 | 12.93 | 47.45 |
| Ficus sur | UF | 8.42 | 31.38 ± 6.11 | 24.19 ± 3.48 | 1.459 ± 0.63 | 23.34 | 85.66 | DF | 3.65 | 38.92 ± 13.27 | 18.33 ± 3.15 | 1.623 ± 1.15 | 9.74 | 35.73 |
| Millettia ferruginea | UF | 26.73 | 17.35 ± 1.47 | 16.81 ± 1.13 | 0.439 ± 0.11 | 23.28 | 85.42 | DF | 17.71 | 14.72 ± 1.96 | 15.58 ± 1.23 | 0.376 ± 0.15 | 12.39 | 45.49 |
| Antiaris toxicaria | UF | 15.35 | 19.93 ± 2.94 | 20.25 ± 2.25 | 0.637 ± 0.25 | 19.12 | 70.18 | DF | 9.38 | 23.17 ± 3.38 | 22.15 ± 2.21 | 0.591 ± 21 | 9.45 | 34.69 |
| Ehretia cymosa | UF | 43.23 | 20.44 ± 8.56 | 9.58 ± 0.41 | 0.098 ± 0.01 | 68.19 | 256.29 | DF | 42.71 | 20.44 ± 0.62 | 9.59 ± 0.41 | 0.059 ± 0.01 | 68.2 | 250.29 |
| Albizia gummifera | UF | 3.13 | 43.6 ± 17.28 | 20.8 ± 4.79 | 3.138 ± 3.14 | 15.69 | 57.59 | DF | 11.98 | 21.82 ± 3.30 | 18.59 ± 1.69 | 0.673 ± 0.27 | 14.8 | 54.33 |
| Cassipourea malosana | UF | 13.54 | 11.8 ± 1.47 | 16.52 ± 2.14 | 0.211 ± 0.08 | 5.07 | 18.61 | DF | 4.69 | 23.98 ± 9.42 | 23.63 ± 6.09 | 1.894 ± 1.47 | 15.15 | 55.62 |
| Ekebergia capensis | UF | 6.25 | 18.55 ± 6.21 | 16.34 ± 3.49 | 0.842 ± 0.58 | 9.26 | 33.99 | DF | 2.08 | 41.38 ± 13.79 | 29.75 ± 8.74 | 3.317 ± 1.87 | 12.55 | 46.05 |
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