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Table 4 Stand characteristics, volume, biomass and carbon stock estimates by zone (stratum). Standard error (±%) is provided in (). Total carbon stock includes soil organic carbon up to 30 cm

From: A multi-purpose National Forest Inventory in Bangladesh: design, operationalisation and key results

Zone

Tree density with DBH ≥10 cm (stem∙ha−1)

Sapling density with 2 cm ≤ DBH <  10 cm (stem∙ha− 1)

Basal area (m2∙ha− 1)

Gross volume (m3∙ha− 1)

Above ground biomass (t∙ha− 1)

Below ground biomass (t∙ha− 1)

Above ground carbon (t∙ha− 1)

Total Carbon (million t)

Coastal

229 (25)

740 (51)

8.82 (20)

50.08 (23)

43.63 (20)

8.31 (20)

21.79 (20)

47.43 (7.04)

Hill

146 (10)

485 (16)

6.23 (10)

47.69 (19)

48.32 (14)

9.3 (14)

24.03 (14)

199.83 (3.95)

Sal

169 (18)

99 (40)

5.89 (16)

34.17 (17)

59.43 (17)

10.18 (17)

31.36 (17)

63.23 (6.33)

Sundarban

661 (9)

6200 (11)

22.29 (6)

97.75 (12)

98.37 (8)

66.06 (7)

49.28 (8)

66.04 (3.40)

Village

98 (12)

86 (21)

3.28 (10)

21.44 (11)

20.66 (10)

3.98 (11)

10.47 (10)

899.02 (2.87)

National

129 (8)

344 (9)

4.52 (6)

28.54 (8)

28.78 (7)

6.91 (6)

14.55 (7)

1275.55 (2.16)