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Allometric Models for Predicting Biomass and Carbon Pools of Boscia Senegalensis(Pers.) Lam. Ex Poir. (Capparaceae) Populations in Central Africa: A Case Study from Cameroon

Research Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences | Vol 1, Issue 2

Table 8. Estimation of Carbonpools for compartments within sites

SitesAboveground Belowground
Leaf(t/ha)Branch(t/ha)Stem (t/ha)TAGB(t/ha)AGC (tC/ha)BGB (t/ha)BGC (tC/ha)

Site 12.54 ± 0.11a4.87 ± 0.27a7.87 ± 0.39a15.28 ± 2.98a7.64 ± 0.42a9.45 ± 1.42a4.72 ± 0.28a
Site 23.87 ± 0.13a4.79 ± 0.25a8.87 ± 0.43a17.53 ± 3.10a8.76 ± 0.45a10.83 ± 1.45a5.41 ± 0.30a
Site 34.00 ± 0.14a5.05 ± 0.28a8.98 ± 0.44a18.03 ± 3.12a9.01 ± 0.50a14.22 ± 1.50a7.11 ± 0.35a
Site 42.09 ± 0.10a4.56 ± 0.20a7.54 ± 0.40a14.19 ± 2.90a7.09 ± 0.42a8.74 ± 1.42a4.37 ± 0.26a
Mean3.12 ± 0.124.81 ± 0.258.31 ± 0.4116.25 ± 3.028.12 ± 0.4410.81 ± 1.445.40 ± 0.29

Aboveground biomass (AGB), belowground biomass (BGB), Aboveground Carbon contents (AGC) and belowground Carbon contents (BGC).Between the columns,values assigned the same letter are not statistically different (p > 0.05; Duncan's test)