Table 1 Differences between current and potential carbon stocks for living tree biomass, dead wood and litter, soil (0–2 m depth) and total ecosystem carbon in different land-use types
From: Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
Land-use types | Living tree biomass | Dead wood and litter | Soil | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 1.7 (1.2–2.2) |
Cropland | 38.3 (25.5–50.7) | 10.1 (6.7–13.3) | 8.5 (5.4–12.6) | 56.8 (37.5–76.6) |
Pasture | 29.8 (21.0–36.5) | 7.6 (5.3–9.2) | 6.0 (3.5–9.4) | 43.3 (29.8–55.1) |
Rangeland | 24.6 (11.4–38.7) | 6.1 (2.8–9.5) | 3.1 (1.9–4.6) | 33.7 (16.0–52.9) |
Low-human-pressure land | 37.0 (18.8–54.4) | 12.2 (6.0–17.2) | 4.2 (2.4–10.5) | 53.3 (27.2–82.1) |
Existing forest | 84.7 (68.7–105.0) | 26.9 (25.9–32.3) | 27.3 (13.5–91.1) | 138.9 (108.1–228.4) |
Sum | 216.7 (153.0–266.8) | 61.8 (41.3–76.2) | 49.3 (26.8–128.7) | 327.8 (221.1–471.7) |
