Natural forests in New Zealand – a large terrestrial carbon pool in a national state of equilibrium

Forest Ecosystems

Table 1 Summary of measurements obtained during the first two cycles of the inventory

Subsample	Number of plots	Cycle 1 (2002–2007)		Cycle 2 (2009–2014)
Subsample	Number of plots	Stem & dead wood measurements	Litter measurements	Stem & dead wood measurements
A	214	Yes	Yes	Yes
B	36	Yes	Yes	No
C	708	Yes	No	Yes
D	78	Yes	No	No
E	10	No	No	Yes
F	1036	Yes	–	–