Research Article

The Land Use and Cover Change in Miombo Woodlands under Community Based Forest Management and Its Implication to Climate Change Mitigation: A Case of Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Table 12

The contribution of biomass and carbon storage proportion by selected species.

Scientific nameBiomass (t/ha)Carbon (ton/ha)Contribution (%)

Brachystegia microphylla 14.913637.45681456.82151
Brachystegia sp 4.3950132.19750616.74517
Coffea eugenioides 1.7019420.8509716.484466
Brachystegia spiciformis 1.0240520.5120263.901677
Combretum molle G. 0.6376970.3188492.429651
Brachystegia boehmii 0.6133360.3066682.336833
Maerua triphylla A. 0.4075140.2037571.552646
Albizia antunesiana 0.3181440.1590721.212141
Zanha africana 0.3159890.1579941.20393
Faurea rochetiana 0.240150.1200750.914982
Parinari curatellifolia 0.2003730.1001870.76343
Erythrina abyssinica 0.1894710.0947360.721893
Brachystegia bussei 0.1428180.0714090.544141
Vitex doniana 0.1400250.0700120.533499
Tamarindus indica 0.1314090.0657040.500672
Opilia amentacea 0.1310420.0655210.499274