Table 3 Soil bulk density (g cm⁻³) and soil carbon stocks (Mg C ha⁻¹) in different forms across forest types at 0–45 cm depth.

PSF

1.54 ± 0.06

12.37 ± 0.30^ns

111.45 ± 6.54^c

123.82 ± 5.32^c

SDMDF

1.62 ± 0.04

8.27 ± 0.17^ns

72.02 ± 4.36^a

80.29 ± 4.70^b

MDFWS

1.73 ± 0.11

6.90 ± 0.35^ns

54.27 ± 1.22^a

61.17 ± 1.39^a

P value

0.01

0.140

0.045

0.002