S/no

Vegetation

Land area (km2)

Land area ratio (frequency of occurrence, f)

Average wood bulk density of dominant plant species, D (kg/m3)

Density-frequency Product (fxD)

1

Sahel savanna

71,150

8

703

5624

2

Sudan savanna

321,550

36

694

24,984

3

Guinea savanna

376,070

42

561

23,562

4

Lowland Rainforest

89,630

10

550

5500

5

Fresh water swamp

9000

1

553

553

6

Mangrove

15,000

2

896

1792

99

62,015

Mean value of D = ∑fD/∑f (kg/m3)

626