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Division 5.1.2 Below ground living biomass

United Kingdom

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For the calculation of CBGB one of the following two rules shall be used:

  1. (1)

    CBGB = BBGB  × CFB

    where:

    CBGB

  2. below ground carbon stock in living biomass (measured as mass of carbon per hectare);

    3. BBGB

  3. weight of below ground living biomass (measured as mass of dry matter per hectare);

    4. CFB

  4. carbon fraction of dry matter in living biomass (measured as mass of carbon per mass of dry matter).

    5. For cropland, perennial crops and forest plantations the value for BBGB shall be the average weight of the below ground living biomass during the production cycle.

    For CFB the value of 0,47 may be used.

  • (2)

    CBGB = CAGB  × R

    where:

    CBGB

  • below ground carbon stock in living biomass (measured as mass of carbon per hectare);

    • CAGB

  • above ground carbon stock in living biomass (measured as mass of carbon per hectare);

    • R

  • ratio of below ground carbon stock in living biomass to above ground carbon stock in living biomass.

    • Appropriate values for R set out in point 8 may be used.