Research Article

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

Table 5

Thirty species with highest volume, biomass, and carbon removals in Miombo woodlands in Mainland Tanzania.

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

Terminalia sambesiaca0.2050.1200.0150.0590.008
Pterocarpus angolensis0.1020.0750.0270.0370.013
Brachystegia sp.0.0990.0720.0250.0350.012
Protea rubrobracteata0.0740.0450.0070.0220.003
Julbernardia globiflora0.0690.0520.0210.0250.010
Brachystegia microphylla0.0580.0410.0120.0200.006
Brachystegia spiciformis0.0580.0440.0180.0220.009
Dalbergia melanoxylon0.0500.0350.0110.0170.005
Brachystegia boehmii0.0420.0320.0130.0150.006
Afzelia quanzensis0.0350.0250.0070.0120.003
Albizia sp.0.0330.0220.0060.0110.003
Pericopsis angolensis0.0320.0240.0090.0120.004
Xeroderris stuhlmannii0.0300.0220.0070.0110.003
Pteleopsis myrtifolia0.0300.0220.0080.0110.004
Albizia versicolor0.0250.0180.0060.0090.003
Burkea africana0.0230.0180.0070.0090.004
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia0.0230.0170.0060.0080.003
Brachystegia bussei0.0230.0180.0070.0090.004
Diplorhynchus condylocarpon0.0230.0180.0090.0090.005
Isoberlinia sp.0.0220.0170.0070.0080.003
Combretum zeyheri0.0220.0170.0070.0080.004
Acacia nigrescens0.0220.0160.0060.0080.003
Acacia sp.0.0210.0160.0070.0080.003
Diplorhynchus mossambicensis0.0160.0120.0040.0060.002
Bridelia melanthesoides0.0150.0100.0030.0050.001
Combretum collinum0.0140.0100.0040.0050.002
Albizia gummifera0.0130.0090.0030.0040.001
Combretum molle0.0130.0100.0050.0050.002
Pterocarpus tinctorius0.0120.0090.0030.0040.002
Brachystegia longifolia0.0110.0090.0040.0040.002