Depth

LUMS

C_o

(mgCO₂-C/kg soil)

k (day⁻¹)

t_1/2 (day)

qCO₂

[(mgCO₂-Ch⁻¹)/g MBC]

0 - 20 cm

Grassland

1477.4 ± 1.7Aa

0.04310 ± 0.0004Aa

21.6 ± 1.1Ca

1.163 ± 0.02Ba

Cropland

1429.5 ± 1.3ABa

0.02367 ± 0.0002Ca

26.8 ± 1.3Ba

1.135 ± 0.04BCa

Palm/Cocoa Plantation

613.0 ± 0.8Ca

0.04031 ± 0.0003ABa

25.1 ± 1.4BCa

0.840 ± 0.01Ca

Settlement/Agro-forest

834.7 ± 0.9BCa

0.04201 ± 0.0001Aa

24.3 ± 1.2BCa

1.235 ± 0.02ABa

Fallow/forest land

1018.5 ± 1.1Ba

0.03012 ± 0.0002Ba

34.7 ± 1.3Aa

1.848 ± 0.03Aa

20 - 40 cm

Grassland

1415.5 ± 1.2Aa

0.04142 ± 0.0003Aa

24.6 ± 0.9Cb

1.253 ± 0.01BCa

Cropland

543.5 ± 0.7Cb

0.03813 ± 0.0002ABb

27.8 ± 0.7BCa

1.121 ± 0.05Ca

Palm/Cocoa Plantation

772.0 ± 0.9BCb

0.03779 ± 0.0003ABb

27.1 ± 0.6BCb

2.018 ± 0.02ABb

Settlement/Agroforest

795.7 ± 0.8BCa

0.03501 ± 0.0004Bb

30.3 ± 1.2Bb

1.703 ± 0.01Bb

Fallow /Forest land

1043.5 ± 1.2ABa

0.02505 ± 0.0005Cb

53.1 ± 1.4Ab

2.720 ± 0.02Ab