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Table 1 Carbon stocks in the grazed landscapes of Marsabit Central
From: Carbon stocks in semi-arid pastoral ecosystems of northern Kenya
Landscape type | Carbon level (tonnes ha−1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above-ground herbaceous carbon | Below-ground herbaceous carbon | Above-ground woody carbon | Below-ground woody carbon | Soil carbon (at 0- to 30-cm depth) | Total carbon | |
Grassland (n = 3) | 0.28 ± 0.04 | 0.44 ± 0.03 | 2.21 ± 0.825 | 0.44 ± 0.16 | 92.86 ± 14.62 | 96.23 ± 14.78 |
Shrubland (n = 3) | 0.53 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 6.48 ± 0.83 | 1.3 ± 0.16 | 107.22 ± 14.84 | 115.7 ± 15.00 |
Woodland (n = 3) | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 4.63 ± 0.83 | 0.93 ± 0.16 | 78.93 ± 15.63 | 85.15 ± 15.28 |