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Table 9 Carbon stock of different species in the large patch size category of northern Ethiopia

From: Carbon storages and sequestration potentials in remnant forests of different patch sizes in northern Ethiopia: an implication for climate change mitigation

Species name

Abundance

Mean DBH (cm)

Mean Ht.(m)

WD

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)

Acacia abyssinica Hochst. Ex Benth

18.00

8.50

0.826

4

12.72

5.98

21.94

3.43

1.61

5.92

16.15

7.59

27.86

Acacia lahi [Steud. & Hochst. Ex] Benth

9.00

4.25

0.769

4

1.56

0.73

2.69

0.42

0.20

0.73

1.98

0.93

3.41

Acanthus eminens C. B. Clarke

5.00

2.50

0.592

1

0.06

0.03

0.10

0.02

0.01

0.03

0.07

0.03

0.13

Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.)

20.00

12.00

0.784

3

15.59

7.33

26.89

4.21

1.98

7.26

19.80

9.31

34.15

Albizia gummifera (J. F. Gmel.) C. A. Sm

32.33

18.33

0.58

309

3965.75

1863.90

6840.52

1070.75

503.25

1846.94

5036.50

2367.15

8687.46

Albizia schumparina

20.00

9.00

0.53

9

24.10

11.33

41.57

6.51

3.06

11.22

30.61

14.39

52.80

Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk

33.17

18.33

0.58

19

300.86

141.40

518.95

81.23

38.18

140.12

382.09

179.58

659.07

Apodytes dimidiata E.Mey.Ex Benth

35.33

21.67

0.71

25

562.12

264.20

969.60

151.77

71.33

261.79

713.89

335.53

1231.39

Bersama abyssinica Fresen

8.33

4.33

0.671

45

18.09

8.50

31.20

4.88

2.30

8.42

22.97

10.80

39.62

Brucea antidysenterica J. F. Mill

6.50

3.35

0.64

11

1.62

0.76

2.79

0.44

0.21

0.75

2.05

0.97

3.54

Buddleja polystachya Fresen

9.00

4.00

0.4

1

0.19

0.09

0.33

0.05

0.02

0.09

0.25

0.12

0.43

Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth

6.00

3.25

0.612

3

0.33

0.15

0.56

0.09

0.04

0.15

0.41

0.19

0.71

Capparis tomentosa Lam

5.67

2.50

0.691

11

1.12

0.53

1.94

0.30

0.14

0.52

1.43

0.67

2.46

Cassipourea malosana (Baker) Alston

13.33

7.00

0.673

18

22.66

10.65

39.08

6.12

2.88

10.55

28.77

13.52

49.63

Celtis africana Burm. f

32.33

22.00

0.745

13

333.74

156.86

575.67

90.11

42.35

155.43

423.85

199.21

731.10

Clausena anisata (wild.) Hook.F.ex Benth

5.00

3.21

0.482

5

0.30

0.14

0.51

0.08

0.04

0.14

0.38

0.18

0.65

Clematis simensis Fresen

7.00

4.00

0.526

1

0.16

0.07

0.27

0.04

0.02

0.07

0.20

0.09

0.34

Combretum paniculatum Vent

5.75

5.67

0.612

23

4.04

1.90

6.96

1.09

0.51

1.88

5.12

2.41

8.84

Cordia africana Lam

12.00

3.00

0.41

4

1.05

0.49

1.82

0.28

0.13

0.49

1.34

0.63

2.31

Croton macrostachyus Hochst. Ex Del

27.00

16.33

0.518

56

489.94

230.27

845.10

132.28

62.17

228.18

622.22

292.45

1073.28

Discopodium penninervium Hochst

6.20

4.00

0.482

6

0.67

0.32

1.16

0.18

0.09

0.31

0.86

0.40

1.48

Dombeya torrida (D. goetzenii)

10.00

5.00

0.451

8

2.50

1.18

4.32

0.68

0.32

1.17

3.18

1.49

5.49

Dovyalis abyssinica

12.00

5.00

0.579

2

1.21

0.57

2.09

0.33

0.15

0.57

1.54

0.72

2.66

Dovyalis verrucosa (Hochst.) Warb

7.50

4.25

0.612

5

1.33

0.63

2.29

0.36

0.17

0.62

1.69

0.79

2.91

Dracaena steudneri Engler

21.00

9.00

0.418

4

9.35

4.39

16.12

2.52

1.19

4.35

11.87

5.58

20.47

Ehretia cymosa Thonn

14.00

7.75

0.484

27

28.77

13.52

49.62

7.77

3.65

13.40

36.53

17.17

63.01

Ekebergia capensis Sparrm

29.67

16.67

0.58

16

240.72

113.14

415.21

64.99

30.55

112.11

305.71

143.68

527.32

Embelia schimperi Vatke

5.00

3.25

0.775

3

0.29

0.14

0.50

0.08

0.04

0.13

0.37

0.17

0.63

Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich

5.00

2.00

0.612

2

0.09

0.04

0.16

0.03

0.01

0.04

0.12

0.06

0.21

Erythrococca trichogyne (Muell Arg.) Prain

5.33

3.00

0.58

46

3.25

1.53

5.60

0.88

0.41

1.51

4.12

1.94

7.11

Euphorbia abyssinica Gmel

14.00

6.00

0.471

2

1.60

0.75

2.76

0.43

0.20

0.75

2.03

0.96

3.51

Ficus sur Forssk

24.00

13.00

0.441

13

67.25

31.61

116.00

18.16

8.53

31.32

85.41

40.14

147.32

Ficus Thonningii Blume

27.50

15.00

0.432

4

26.90

12.64

46.39

7.26

3.41

12.53

34.16

16.05

58.92

Ficus vasta Forssk

100.00

21.00

0.441

1

118.42

55.66

204.26

31.97

15.03

55.15

150.39

70.68

259.41

Galiniera saxifraga (Hochst. Bridson

6.50

3.30

0.399

12

1.51

0.71

2.60

0.41

0.19

0.70

1.91

0.90

3.30

Grewia ferruginea Hochst. ex A. Rich

12.00

5.00

0.583

5

3.05

1.44

5.27

0.82

0.39

1.42

3.88

1.82

6.69

Hibiscus macranthus Hochst. ex A. Rich

6.00

2.00

0.612

1

0.07

0.03

0.12

0.02

0.01

0.03

0.09

0.04

0.15

Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes

11.25

4.50

0.876

15

10.82

5.09

18.67

2.92

1.37

5.04

13.75

6.46

23.71

Hippocratea goetzei Loes

6.00

3.87

0.612

52

7.62

3.58

13.14

2.06

0.97

3.55

9.68

4.55

16.69

Hippocratea pallens Planch ex Oliver

8.50

3.50

0.876

8

2.05

0.96

3.54

0.55

0.26

0.96

2.61

1.23

4.50

Jasminum abyssinicum Hochst. ex DC

7.00

2.60

0.58

4

0.45

0.21

0.77

0.12

0.06

0.21

0.57

0.27

0.98

Juniperus procera Hochst

20.00

5.00

0.54

5

7.68

3.61

13.25

2.07

0.98

3.58

9.76

4.59

16.83

Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees)

5.00

3.83

0.58

60

4.18

1.96

7.21

1.13

0.53

1.95

5.31

2.49

9.16

Landolphia buchananii (Hall.f.) Stapf

7.33

5.00

0.612

47

10.10

4.75

17.42

2.73

1.28

4.70

12.83

6.03

22.13

Lepidotrichilia volkensii (Gurke) Leroy

10.17

6.50

0.58

396

300.36

141.17

518.10

81.10

38.12

139.89

381.46

179.29

657.99

Lippia adoensis Hochst. ex Walp. var. adoensis

3.50

2.50

0.7

3

0.17

0.08

0.29

0.05

0.02

0.08

0.22

0.10

0.37

Maesa lanceolata Forssk

5.00

2.60

0.676

1

0.07

0.03

0.12

0.02

0.01

0.03

0.09

0.04

0.15

Maytenus arbutifolia (A.Rich.) Wilczeck

5.00

2.42

0.713

29

1.90

0.90

3.29

0.51

0.24

0.89

2.42

1.14

4.17

Maytenus obscura (A. Rich.) Cuf

7.00

3.70

0.713

7

1.35

0.64

2.34

0.37

0.17

0.63

1.72

0.81

2.97

Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock

5.00

3.00

0.732

4

0.34

0.16

0.58

0.09

0.04

0.16

0.43

0.20

0.74

Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Bak

21.00

12.00

0.738

27

187.85

88.29

324.03

50.72

23.84

87.49

238.57

112.13

411.51

Mimusops kummel A. DC

22.00

11.00

0.88

4

25.74

12.10

44.40

6.95

3.27

11.99

32.69

15.37

56.39

Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. Ex Benth

5.00

2.00

0.612

2

0.09

0.04

0.16

0.03

0.01

0.04

0.12

0.06

0.21

Olea capensis L. (C.A.Wright) Verdc

14.50

8.00

0.99

14

33.49

15.74

57.77

9.04

4.25

15.60

42.54

19.99

73.37

Olea europaea L

18.00

12.00

0.807

6

26.11

12.27

45.04

7.05

3.31

12.16

33.16

15.58

57.19

Pavetta abyssinica Fresen

5.67

3.50

0.612

88

10.22

4.81

17.64

2.76

1.30

4.76

12.99

6.10

22.40

Phytolacca dodecandra L 'Herit

6.50

3.00

0.612

2

0.24

0.11

0.41

0.06

0.03

0.11

0.30

0.14

0.52

Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims

11.00

6.00

0.633

5

3.34

1.57

5.76

0.90

0.42

1.55

4.24

1.99

7.31

Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm

71.67

33.33

0.85

67

11694.75

5496.53

20172.28

3157.58

1484.06

5446.52

14852.34

6980.60

25618.80

Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk.) Brenan

5.00

2.00

0.58

4

0.18

0.08

0.31

0.05

0.02

0.08

0.23

0.11

0.39

Rhus glutinosa Hochst. Ex. A. Rich

9.50

6.00

0.62

2

0.98

0.46

1.69

0.27

0.12

0.46

1.25

0.59

2.15

Rosa abyssinica Lindle

11.00

3.00

0.612

2

0.66

0.31

1.13

0.18

0.08

0.31

0.83

0.39

1.44

Rubus apetalus Poir

5.00

2.17

0.612

7

0.37

0.17

0.63

0.10

0.05

0.17

0.47

0.22

0.80

Rytigynia neglecta (Hiern) Robyns

15.67

6.67

0.612

26

33.50

15.75

57.79

9.05

4.25

15.60

42.55

20.00

73.40

Salix mucronata Thumb. (Willd.)

5.00

4.00

0.612

2

0.19

0.09

0.32

0.05

0.02

0.09

0.24

0.11

0.41

Satureja abyssinica Benth. Briq

5.00

2.50

0.612

2

0.12

0.06

0.20

0.03

0.01

0.05

0.15

0.07

0.26

Schefflera abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms

35.00

19.00

0.491

3

46.10

21.66

79.51

12.45

5.85

21.47

58.54

27.51

100.98

Sericostachys scandens Gilg & Lopr

5.00

5.00

0.612

5

0.58

0.27

1.00

0.16

0.07

0.27

0.74

0.35

1.27

Solanecio gigas

5.00

2.00

0.612

4

0.19

0.09

0.33

0.05

0.02

0.09

0.24

0.11

0.42

Solanum giganteum Jasq

5.00

2.00

0.612

2

0.09

0.04

0.16

0.03

0.01

0.04

0.12

0.06

0.21

Solanum marginatum L

5.00

2.00

0.612

4

0.19

0.09

0.33

0.05

0.02

0.09

0.24

0.11

0.42

Syzygium guineense (Wild.) DC

17.50

11.00

0.74

6

15.89

7.47

27.40

4.29

2.02

7.40

20.18

9.48

34.80

Urera hypselodendron A. Rich

6.67

5.00

0.324

33

3.62

1.70

6.25

0.98

0.46

1.69

4.60

2.16

7.94

Vepris dainellii (Pich. Serm.) Kokwaro

14.33

7.67

0.7

68

128.49

60.39

221.64

34.69

16.31

59.84

163.19

76.70

281.48