Table 8 Carbon stock of different species in the medium patch size category of northern Ethiopia
Species name | Mean DBH (cm) | Mean Ht.(m) | WD | Abundance | AGB (ton ha−1) | AGC (ton ha−1) | AG CO2 (ton ha−1) | BGB (ton ha−1) | BGC (ton ha−1) | BG CO2 (ton ha−1) | TB (ton ha−1) | TC (ton ha−1) | TCO2 (ton ha−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acanthus eminens C. B. Clarke | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.45 |
Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) | 25.00 | 14.00 | 0.8 | 2 | 18.67 | 8.78 | 32.21 | 5.04 | 2.37 | 8.70 | 23.72 | 11.15 | 40.91 |
Albizia gummifera (J. F. Gmel.) C. A. Sm | 20.67 | 13.50 | 0.6 | 219 | 1766.05 | 830.04 | 3046.26 | 476.83 | 224.11 | 822.49 | 2242.88 | 1054.15 | 3868.75 |
Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk | 44.00 | 25.50 | 0.6 | 5 | 281.11 | 132.12 | 484.89 | 75.90 | 35.67 | 130.92 | 357.01 | 167.80 | 615.81 |
Apodytes dimidiata E.Mey.Ex Benth | 27.00 | 18.50 | 0.7 | 2 | 25.86 | 12.15 | 44.60 | 6.98 | 3.28 | 12.04 | 32.84 | 15.43 | 56.65 |
Bersama abyssinica Fresen. subsp. Abyssinica | 10.00 | 5.00 | 0.7 | 20 | 7.85 | 3.69 | 13.53 | 2.12 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 9.97 | 4.68 | 17.19 |
Brucea antidysenterica J. F. Mill | 20.00 | 15.25 | 0.6 | 6 | 58.36 | 27.43 | 100.66 | 15.76 | 7.41 | 27.18 | 74.11 | 34.83 | 127.84 |
Buddleja polystachya Fresen | 16.00 | 6.00 | 0.4 | 2 | 1.77 | 0.83 | 3.06 | 0.48 | 0.22 | 0.83 | 2.25 | 1.06 | 3.88 |
Capparis tomentosa Lam | 5.00 | 2.50 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.29 |
Carissa spinarum L | 9.00 | 4.00 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.25 | 0.59 | 2.15 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.58 | 1.58 | 0.74 | 2.73 |
Cassipourea malosana (Baker) Alston | 11.00 | 7.00 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.29 | 1.55 | 5.68 | 0.89 | 0.42 | 1.53 | 4.18 | 1.97 | 7.22 |
Celtis africana Burm. f | 32.00 | 18.50 | 0.7 | 18 | 164.89 | 77.50 | 284.41 | 44.52 | 20.92 | 76.79 | 209.40 | 98.42 | 361.20 |
Cissus petiolata Hook. f | 5.00 | 2.50 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.13 |
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Benth | 5.00 | 2.20 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.45 |
Combretum paniculatum Vent | 6.00 | 4.50 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.71 | 0.33 | 1.22 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.33 | 0.90 | 0.42 | 1.55 |
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. Ex Del | 15.33 | 13.00 | 0.5 | 54 | 187.76 | 88.25 | 323.87 | 50.70 | 23.83 | 87.44 | 238.46 | 112.07 | 411.31 |
Discopodium penninervium Hochst | 5.00 | 2.75 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.35 |
Dovyalis abyssinica (A. Rich.) Warb | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.58 |
Dovyalis verrucosa (Hochst.) Warb | 7.00 | 3.00 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.58 | 0.27 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.73 | 0.35 | 1.27 |
Ehretia cymosa Thonn | 17.33 | 9.33 | 0.5 | 11 | 23.26 | 10.93 | 40.12 | 6.28 | 2.95 | 10.83 | 29.54 | 13.88 | 50.95 |
Ekebergia capensis Sparrm | 18.33 | 7.00 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.86 | 1.81 | 6.66 | 1.04 | 0.49 | 1.80 | 4.90 | 2.30 | 8.46 |
Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.21 |
Erythrococca trichogyne (Muell Arg.) Prain | 25.33 | 14.57 | 0.6 | 16 | 239.25 | 112.45 | 412.69 | 64.60 | 30.36 | 111.43 | 303.85 | 142.81 | 524.11 |
Ficus sur Forssk | 27.50 | 15.50 | 0.4 | 3 | 19.84 | 9.32 | 34.22 | 5.36 | 2.52 | 9.24 | 25.19 | 11.84 | 43.46 |
Ficus thonningii Blume | 23.00 | 9.00 | 0.4 | 1 | 2.88 | 1.35 | 4.97 | 0.78 | 0.37 | 1.34 | 3.66 | 1.72 | 6.31 |
Ficus vasta Forssk | 45.00 | 16.00 | 0.4 | 2 | 38.22 | 17.96 | 65.92 | 10.32 | 4.85 | 17.80 | 48.53 | 22.81 | 83.72 |
Gouania longispicata Engl | 5.00 | 8.00 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.55 | 0.26 | 0.95 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.70 | 0.33 | 1.21 |
Grewia ferruginea Hochst. ex A. Rich | 7.00 | 3.50 | 0.6 | 10 | 1.51 | 0.71 | 2.60 | 0.41 | 0.19 | 0.70 | 1.91 | 0.90 | 3.30 |
Hibiscus macranthus Hochst. ex A. Rich | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 |
Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes | 8.25 | 4.17 | 0.9 | 7 | 2.58 | 1.21 | 4.46 | 0.70 | 0.33 | 1.20 | 3.28 | 1.54 | 5.66 |
Hippocratea goetzei Loes | 6.67 | 5.33 | 0.6 | 13 | 2.47 | 1.16 | 4.26 | 0.67 | 0.31 | 1.15 | 3.14 | 1.47 | 5.41 |
Hippocratea pallens Planch ex Oliver | 15.00 | 6.00 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.68 | 0.79 | 2.90 | 0.45 | 0.21 | 0.78 | 2.13 | 1.00 | 3.68 |
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) | 5.00 | 5.25 | 0.6 | 17 | 1.19 | 0.56 | 2.05 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.55 | 1.51 | 0.71 | 2.60 |
Landolphia buchananii (Hall.f.) Stapf | 8.00 | 5.00 | 0.6 | 11 | 3.74 | 1.76 | 6.44 | 1.01 | 0.47 | 1.74 | 4.74 | 2.23 | 8.18 |
Lepidotrichilia volkensii (Gurke) Leroy | 7.67 | 4.34 | 0.6 | 107 | 38.09 | 17.90 | 65.71 | 10.29 | 4.83 | 17.74 | 48.38 | 22.74 | 83.45 |
Lippia adoensis Hochst. ex Walp. var. adoensis | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.35 |
Maesa lanceolata Forssk | 6.00 | 4.00 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.32 |
Maytenus arbutifolia (A.Rich.) Wilczeck | 5.00 | 2.75 | 0.7 | 39 | 3.12 | 1.47 | 5.39 | 0.84 | 0.40 | 1.45 | 3.97 | 1.86 | 6.84 |
Maytenus obscura (A. Rich.) Cuf | 9.00 | 5.00 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.85 | 0.40 | 1.46 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.40 | 1.08 | 0.51 | 1.86 |
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Bak | 12.00 | 7.25 | 0.7 | 14 | 18.64 | 8.76 | 32.15 | 5.03 | 2.37 | 8.68 | 23.67 | 11.13 | 40.83 |
Olea capensis L. (C.A.Wright) Verdc | 14.00 | 8.00 | 1 | 43 | 94.15 | 44.25 | 162.40 | 25.42 | 11.95 | 43.85 | 119.57 | 56.20 | 206.25 |
Pavetta abyssinica Fresen | 7.67 | 4.33 | 0.6 | 73 | 16.22 | 7.62 | 27.98 | 4.38 | 2.06 | 7.55 | 20.60 | 9.68 | 35.53 |
Phytolacca dodecandra L 'Herit | 6.00 | 2.75 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.37 | 0.17 | 0.64 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.47 | 0.22 | 0.81 |
Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.48 |
Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm | 67.67 | 32.50 | 0.9 | 37 | 4587.80 | 2156.27 | 7913.50 | 1238.71 | 582.19 | 2136.65 | 5826.51 | 2738.46 | 10050.15 |
Rhus glutinosa Hochst. Ex. A. Rich | 11.00 | 5.00 | 0.6 | 11 | 6.36 | 2.99 | 10.97 | 1.72 | 0.81 | 2.96 | 8.08 | 3.80 | 13.93 |
Rosa abyssinica Lindle | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.31 |
Rothmannia urcelliformis (Hiern) Robyns | 7.50 | 4.25 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.89 | 0.42 | 1.53 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.41 | 1.13 | 0.53 | 1.95 |
Rubus apetalus Poir | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.31 |
Rytigynia neglecta (Hiern) Robyns | 11.00 | 4.17 | 0.6 | 15 | 7.02 | 3.30 | 12.10 | 1.89 | 0.89 | 3.27 | 8.91 | 4.19 | 15.37 |
Syzygium guineense (Wild.) DC | 20.75 | 8.25 | 0.7 | 3 | 11.82 | 5.56 | 20.39 | 3.19 | 1.50 | 5.51 | 15.01 | 7.06 | 25.89 |
Urera hypselodendron A. Rich | 7.33 | 5.00 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.54 | 0.26 | 0.94 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.69 | 0.32 | 1.19 |
Vepris dainellii (Pich. Serm.) Kokwaro | 12.00 | 6.50 | 0.7 | 21 | 22.20 | 10.44 | 38.30 | 6.00 | 2.82 | 10.34 | 28.20 | 13.25 | 48.64 |
Vernonia amygdalina Del | 9.00 | 4.00 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.80 | 0.38 | 1.38 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.37 | 1.02 | 0.48 | 1.75 |
Vernonia auriculifera Hiern | 6.50 | 3.50 | 0.4 | 35 | 2.94 | 1.38 | 5.07 | 0.79 | 0.37 | 1.37 | 3.73 | 1.75 | 6.44 |