Table 2 The quantities of soil organic carbon (tonnes) stored across Leicester in residential and non-residential land. Values in parenthesis are 95% confidence intervals
Land-cover | Residential land | Non-residential land | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Greenspace 0–21 cm | 153,512 | 258,041 | 411,553 |
(143157–163867) | (243,975–272,107) | (394,087–429,019) | |
Greenspace 21–100 cm | 151,314 | 329,524 | 480,838 |
(137,021–165,737) | (298,399–360,934) | (446,588–515,401) | |
Non-load bearing artificial surface 15–100 cm | 14,851 | 85,404 | 100,256 |
(13,444–16,258) | (77,313–93,495) | (92,043–108,468) | |
Load bearing artificial surface 40–100 cm | 28,888 | 39,111 | 67,999 |
(26,148–31,628) | (35,401–42,821) | (63,387–72,611) | |
Total soil organic carbon | 345,565 | 712,080 | 1,060,646 |
(330,649–366,585) | (676,784–747,628) | (1,021,062–1,100,500) |
