Table 1

Mean stored carbon (MgC/ha) of living and detrital components for condition types in headwater riparian zones

Condition type (n)

Tree

Shrub

Sapling

Herb

Woody Seedling

Vine

Litter

Snag

Large Down Wood

Soil

Total Live

Total Detrital

Total Carbon Stored

Mature Forest (5)

155.7

0.1

0.2

0.1

-

0.2

34.4

8.3

3.6

39.2

156.3

85.4

241.7

Young Forest (5)

59.4

0.0

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.2

20.6

2.4

11.9

33.4

60.1

68.2

128.4

Regenerating Forest (6)

59.2

0.1

0.4

1.3

0.1

0.2

6.8

1.1

4.5

28.6

61.3

41.0

102.3

Recently Clearcut (3)

1.2

0.0

0.1

0.6

0.2

0.1

15.5

4.0

19.3

41.4

2.2

80.3

82.5

Perennial Herb (3)

-

0.2

0.2

3.9

0.4

1.3

0.7

-

-

29.1

6.1

29.8

35.8

Shrub/Sapling (2)

-

-

-

3.6

-

0.0

4.3

-

-

21.0

3.6

25.3

28.9

Annual Rowcrop [21]

-

-

-

0.8

-

-

0.8

-

-

16.3

0.8

17.1

17.9

Mature Forest (> 50 y old), Young Forest (26-50 y), Regenerating Forest (5-25 y), Recently Clearcut (0-5 y). Data derived from [20].

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