Wood density and carbon concentration of coarse woody debris in native forests, Brazil

Forest Ecosystems

Table 4 Carbon concentration (%) of woody debris found in the forestry literature for Tropical Forests and Cerrado ecosystems

			Carbon concentration (%)
Reference	Forest type	Country	Decay class 1	Decay class 2	Decay class 3	Decay class 4	Decay class 5	Criteria	Sample size
This study	Seasonal semi-deciduous forest	Brazil	50.5	51.3	49.6	50.0	49.2	≥10 cm	506
Chao et al. (2017)	Tropical lowland windswept forest	Taiwan	37.6	41.1	36.6	28.7	15.8	≥1 cm	95
Chao et al. (2017)	Tropical lowland rainforest	Taiwan	45.0	41.7	38.8	32.2	23.7	≥1 cm	95
Meriem et al. (2016)	Tropical lowland rainforest	Indonesia	43.0		41.5		40.0	≥10 cm	261
Iwashita et al. (2013)	Tropical montane wet forest	Hawaii	46.3	46.8		47.6	47.9	≥2 cm	48
Wilcke et al. (2005)	Tropical lower montane forest	Ecuador	46.8				47.2	≥10 cm	16
Clark et al. (2002)	Tropical wet forest	Costa Rica	48.3		47.2		46.4	≥10 cm	21
This study	Cerrado sensu-stricto	Brazil	49.8	49.7	49.8	49.5	47.1	≥10 cm	182