Table 2 Carbon sink from aboveground and belowground forest biomass gains by afforestation and densification to 25%, 50%, and 75% quantiles
From: Carbon sequestration potential of tree planting in China
Forest types | Carbon sink by Afforestation (TgC) | Carbon sink by Densification (TgC) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To 25% quantile | To 50% quantile | To 75% quantile | To 25% quantile | To 50% quantile | To 75% quantile | |
Deciduous Broadleaf | 97.1 ± 8.7 | 135.0 ± 9.0 | 187.6 ± 24.8 | 79.2 ± 7.7 | 170.1 ± 14.0 | 302.6 ± 26.8 |
(53.8 ± 28.7) | (70.5 ± 30.3) | (91.5 ± 35.3) | (63.7 ± 3.1) | (110.0 ± 4.3) | (157.3 ± 7.4) | |
Deciduous Needleleaf | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 4.8 ± 0.2 | 8.3 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 0.4 | 8.7 ± 1.6 | 19.2 ± 5.7 |
(1.4 ± 0.5) | (1.9 ± 0.6) | (3.1 ± 1.0) | (1.3 ± 0.1) | (2.7 ± 0.3) | (5.7 ± 1.0) | |
Evergreen Broadleaf | 351.8 ± 21.2 | 564.5 ± 41.9 | 805.0 ± 47.1 | 468.6 ± 35.4 | 1 337.2 ± 136.8 | 2 869.2 ± 228.3 |
(138.8 ± 16.0) | (184.1 ± 16.4) | (224.6 ± 16.9) | (192.1 ± 9.0) | (426.3 ± 18.7) | (734.9 ± 30.5) | |
Evergreen Needleleaf | 438.6 ± 28.5 | 627.4 ± 31.7 | 866.0 ± 38.0 | 159.5 ± 12.1 | 266.8 ± 16.9 | 413.7 ± 25.6 |
(139.9 ± 56.5) | (194.0 ± 65.3) | (257.7 ± 72.4) | (57.1 ± 2.5) | (92.8 ± 3.0) | (131.8 ± 4.1) | |
Total | 891.0 ± 58.4 | 1 311.8 ± 82.8 | 1 866.9 ± 110.1 | 711.4 ± 55.7 | 1 782.7 ± 169.4 | 3 604.6 ± 286.4 |
(333.8 ± 101.6) | (450.4 ± 112.7) | (576.8 ± 125.7) | (314.1 ± 14.7) | (631.8 ± 26.3) | (1 029.8 ± 43.0) | |