Table 4 Unit water- carbon of different ecosystem class from 1985 to 2022

From: Water-carbon-structure cascade effect nonlinearly impacts ecosystem production functions in monsoon basins

Ecosystem class

1985

2000

2010

2022

Average

Max

Average

Max

Average

Max

Average

Max

Rain-fed cropland

Water conservation (mm)

334

1017

562

1467

672

1348

449

1215

Irrigated cropland

211

896

570

1480

606

1440

351

1122

Deciduous forest

243

1666

541

1482

607

1757

338

1929

Coniferous forest

283

1030

532

1691

592

1382

393

1180

Rain-fed cropland

Carbon storage (t)

154

401

154

358

149

364

142

330

Irrigated cropland

77

364

89

324

82

348

88

308

Deciduous forest

200

362

204

412

208

412

203

396

Coniferous forest

196

366

196

353

195

376

193

355