Table 1. Descriptions of the study sites in three bamboo stands.

Species Region Location Number of plots Mean DBH (cm) Mean culm density (culm ha−1) Mean carbon stocks of aboveground biomass (Mg C ha−1)
P. nigra var. henonis Damyang, Jinju, Sacheon

35°12'26"N, 128°10'22"E

35°19'43"N, 126°57'23"E

35°19'42"N, 126°57'25"E

35°19'40"N, 126°57'29"E

35°19'35"N, 126°57'41"E

35°19'35"N, 126°57'40"E

35°06'24"N, 128°04'11"E

35°06'13"N, 128°03'56"E

35°04'13"N, 128°02'01"E

35°04'10"N, 128°02'04"E

 		10 4.97 (0.44)b 8,640 (1,356)a 19.29 (3.7)ab
P. bambusoides Damyang,Jinju,Sacheon,Hadong,Goseong

35°12'23"N, 128°10'06"E

34°59'19"N, 128°09'02"E

35°19'36"N, 126°57'29"E

35°20'10"N, 127°02'34"E

35°20'14"N, 127°02'40"E

35°05'13"N, 128°01'23"E

35°03'29"N, 127°57'27"E

35°04'03"N, 127°57'14"E

35°12'09"N, 127°53'17"E

35°12'30"N, 128°10'16"E

 		10 4.37 (0.43)b 6,800 (1,350)a 12.04 (4.6)b
P. pubescens Jinju,SacheonGeojae

35°00'30"N, 128°08'01"E

34°57'38"N, 128°40'03"E

34°57'58"N, 128°39'14"E

34°58'32"N, 128°39'26"E

34°58'52"N, 128°38'29"E

34°58'42"N, 128°38'19"E

35°05'12"N, 128°01'27"E

35°03'17"N, 128°57'23"E

35°09'41"N, 128°05'55"E

35°09'34"N, 128°06'09"E

 		10 8.45 (0.58)a 5,680 (790)a 28.30 (4.5)a