Table 1 Tree-planting potential for four forest types, the numbers in the table represent the potential number of trees that can be planted, expressed in billions

From: Carbon sequestration potential of tree planting in China

Forest types

Afforestation number (Billion)

Densification number (Billion)

 

To 25% quantile

To 50% quantile

To 75% quantile

To 25% quantile

To 50% quantile

To 75% quantile

Deciduous Broadleaf

2.7 ± 0.07

4.6 ± 0.4

6.5 ± 1.0

3.8 ± 0.001

10.7 ± 0.04

16.6 ± 0.2

Deciduous Needleleaf

0.04 ± 0.006

0.07 ± 0.01

0.1 ± 0.03

0.1 ± 0.0001

0.2 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.07

Evergreen Broadleaf

3.3 ± 0.0008

4.9 ± 0.001

6.7 ± 0.002

2.6 ± 0.0006

6.9 ± 0.0008

14.4 ± 0.002

Evergreen Needleleaf

4.1 ± 0.008

7.6 ± 0.08

11.9 ± 0.16

1.3 ± 0.004

3.3 ± 0.003

6.2 ± 0.03

 Total

10.1 ± 0.02

17.2 ± 0.12

25.2 ± 0.29

7.8 ± 0.001

21.1 ± 0.02

37.5 ± 0.07

  1. Note: The “±“ indicates the average deviation from six calculations (include the 5 models from 5-fold cross-validation and one final model trained using all data).
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