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Table 4 Tree component C fraction (%) of different plantations

From: Carbon storage in biomass, litter, and soil of different plantations in a semiarid temperate region of northwest China

Component

Larix gmelinii

Pinus tabuliformis

Picea crassifolia

Populus simonii

Mean

Leaf

45.3 ± 0.8

47.9 ± 0.7

46.0 ± 0.7

44.0 ± 1.6

46.8 ± 1.3a

Branch

47.6 ± 1.2

46.3 ± 2.4

44.9 ± 2.9

44.5 ± 2.4

45.6 ± 2.0ab

Trunk

46.9 ± 1.3

44.2 ± 1.2

45.3 ± 2.0

45.6 ± 0.4

45.1 ± 1.7b

Root

47.4 ± 0.2

44.0 ± 0.5

44.3 ± 1.0

43.8 ± 0.6

44.4 ± 1.3b

Mean

45.8 ± 1.6a

45.8 ± 2.4a

45.5 ± 1.5a

44.9 ± 1.6a

 
  1. Data represent the mean ± standard deviation. Significant differences among components or tree species are indicated with lowercase letters (α = 0.05)
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Annals of Forest Science

ISSN: 1297-966X