Table 4 Mean biomass carbon density (Mg∙ha⁻¹) of individual age groups of natural, and planted coniferous forests in the study region

Pinus

12.56_a

6.45_b

24.12_a

17.70_a

29.29_a

25.73_a

28.61_a

22.47_a

Platycladus

6.53_a

3.44_a

14.95_b

11.83_b

–

–

6.09

–

Larix

12.49_a

15.59_b

51.36_c

35.97_c

80.29_b

29.37_a

65.49_b

39.5_a

Picea

12.52_a

39.06_b

111.97_d

152.74 _d

76.62_b

–

–

–

others

0.57

1.69

30.16

–

–

–

–

–

Mean

11.33

6.87

29.28

22.62

34.01

26.07

33.51

25.63