Research Article

Estimates of Volume and Carbon Stock Removals in Miombo Woodlands of Mainland Tanzania

Table 3

Volume, biomass, and carbon removals in Miombo woodlands by zones in Mainland Tanzania.

Zone nameVolume (m3 ha−1 year −1)Biomass (t ha−1 year−1)Carbon (tC ha−1 year−1)
AGBBGBAGCBGC

Eastern3.69 ± 1.21a2.71 ± 0.85a0.98 ± 0.27a1.33 ± 0.420.48 ± 0.13
Southern2.53 ± 0.85b1.75 ± 0.52b0.56 ± 0.11b0.86 ± 0.260.27 ± 0.05
Northern2.08 ± 0.95b1.56 ± 0.69b0.61 ± 0.25b0.76 ± 0.340.3 ± 0.12
Southern highland0.91 ± 0.37b0.62 ± 0.28b0.19 ± 0.11b0.31 ± 0.140.09 ± 0.05
Western0.94 ± 0.84b0.71 ± 0.52b0.3 ± 0.10b0.35 ± 0.250.15 ± 0.05
Central0.47 ± 0.18b0.36 ± 0.14b0.16 ± 0.06b0.18 ± 0.070.08 ± 0.03
Lake0.38 ± 0.27b0.29 ± 0.21b0.13 ± 0.09b0.14 ± 0.100.06 ± 0.01

Note: volume and/or biomass with the same superscript letter are not statistically significantly different and vice versa is also true ().