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Table 3 Net primary production (NPP; Mg∙ha−1∙yr−1) and carbon allocation (Mg C∙ha−1∙yr−1) in different components of vegetation in moist tropical forest of eastern Nepal

From: Effect of disturbance on biomass, production and carbon dynamics in moist tropical forest of eastern Nepal

Components

Undisturbed stand

Disturbed stand

NPP

Carbon allocation

NPP

Carbon allocation

Trees

Bole

4.78 ± 0.25

2.25

2.96 ± 0.16

1.39

Branch

0.91 ± 0.05

0.43

0.57 ± 0.03

0.27

Twig

3.93 ± 0.02

1.86

1.45 ± 0.01

0.69

Leaf

8.24 ± 0.01

3.83

4.19 ± 0.01

1.95

Coarse root

1.27 ± 0.02

0.60

0.79 ± 0.06

0.37

Total

19.13 ± 1.21

8.97

9.96 ± 0.75

4.67

Shrubs

Stem

0.30 ± 0.03

0.14

0.42 ± 0.04

0.20

 

Leaf

0.07 ± 0.04

0.03

0.08 ± 0.01

0.04

Root

0.18 ± 0.02

0.08

0.25 ± 0.02

0.12

Total

0.55 ± 0.07

0.25

0.75 ± 0.10

0.36

Herbsa

 

1.70 ± 0.12

0.74

1.30 ± 0.09

0.57

Stand fine root

5.20 ± 0.21

2.30

2.90 ± 0.16

1.28

Total, Vegetation

26.58 ± 0.87

12.26

14.91 ± 0.44

6.88

bBAR

 

36

 

30

 
  1. aAboveground parts
  2. bBAR: Biomass accumulation ratio (biomass/annual net production)