Soil Properties Mediated by Topography Influence Carbon Stocks in a Teak Plantation in the Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana

Table 2

A comparison of stand parameters at three different elevations for a 7-year-old teak plantation. The values are means and their associated standard error.

Parameters	Valley	Mid-slope	Summit
AGB (mg/ha); BGB (mg/ha)	37.89 ± 3.91^a; 9.85 ± 1.02^a	23.53 ± 2.16^b; 6.12 ± 0.56^b	23.14 ± 2.11^b; 6.02 ± 0.55^b
Mean height (m)	11.99 ± 0.24^a	10.21 ± 0.48^b	9.83 ± 0.43^b
Mean diameter (cm)	14.43 ± 0.50^a	11.22 ± 0.61^b	11.60 ± 0.46^b
Basal area/ha (m^2)	13.51 ± 1.27^a	9.51 ± 0.67^b	9.75 ± 0.66^b
Stand density/ha	865 ± 64.09^a	971 ± 67.19^a	903 ± 29.33^a
Litter biomass (mg/ha)	12.42 ± 1.14^a	13.34 ± 2.26^a	16.11 ± 3.12^a
SOC (%)	1.86 ± 0.15^a	2.44 ± 0.39^a	2.16 ± 0.35^a

Note. The same superscript means no significant difference while the different superscript implies statistical significance between the three elevations.