Extended Data Table 3 Percent of total pre-fire carbon (C), post-fire C, C loss from belowground pools across stand types

From: Increased deciduous tree dominance reduces wildfire carbon losses in boreal forests

State

Conifer

Mixed

Aspen

Birch

Pre-fire C

83%

47%

31%

34%

Post-fire C

79%

28%

18%

29%

C Loss

89%

89%

88%

87%

  1. Percentages were calculated as 100 × (raw mean belowground C / total mean C (aboveground + belowground)) for each stand type at each state.
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