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In the table below, minimum, medium, and maximum carbon densities were taken from Table 5 in
Olson et al. (1983). The
| Color-Id | Ecosystem complexes | Gridcell count (0.5°) | Medium carbon density (Kg C/m2) | Revised medium carbon density (Kg C/m2) | Minimum carbon density (Kg C/m2) | Maximum carbon density (Kg C/m2) | Ecosystem codes |
| 1 | Conifers | 1719 | 16.00 | 13.00 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 22,27 |
| 2 | Tropical/Subtropical Broad-leaved Humid Forest | 3430 | 15.00 | 12.00 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 29,33,73 |
| 3 | Southern Taiga | 903 | 11.00 | 8.00 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 60,61 |
| 4 | Mid-Latitude Mixed Woods (Deciduous/Evergreen/Conifer) | 1589 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 23,24 |
| 5 | Mid-Latitude Temperate Broad-leaved Forest | 676 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 25,26 |
| 6 | Main Boreal Taiga | 3579 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 20,21 |
| 7 | Tropical/Subtropical Dry Forest and Woodland | 1584 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 32 |
| 8 | Second Growth Forest/Fields (Tropical/Subtropical Humid, Temperate/Boreal Forests) | 2232 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 56,57 |
| 9 | Semi-arid Woodland or Low Forest | 324 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 48 |
| 10 | Northern or Maritime Taiga, Subalpine | 3175 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 62 |
| 11 | Tropical Montane Complexes | 394 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 28 |
| 12 | Second Growth Field/Woods (Tropical/Temperate Woods, Fields/Grass/Scrub) | 1680 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 55,58 |
| 13 | Succulent and Thorn Woods and Scrub | 1350 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 59 |
| 14 | Mediterranean Types & Dry, Highland Woods | 1374 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 46,47 |
| 15 | Warm or Hot Wetlands | 546 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 45,72 |
| 16 | Paddyland | 697 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 36 |
| 17 | Tropical Savanna and Woodland (Interrupted Woods) | 2229 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 43 |
| 18 | Shore and Hinterland Complexes | 403 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 65,66,67,68 |
| 19 | Other Irrigated Dryland | 627 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 37,38,39 |
| 20 | Wooded Tundra | 1236 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 63 |
| 21 | Bog/Mire of Cool or Cold Climates | 576 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 44 |
| 22 | Heath and Moorland | 72 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 64 |
| 23 | Warm or Hot Shrub and Grassland (Marginal Lands) | 6400 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 41 |
| 24 | Cool or Cold Farms, Towns | 1477 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 30 |
| 25 | Warm/Hot Farms, Towns, Cool Grass/Scrub | 5553 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 31,40 |
| 26 | Tibetan Meadows, Siberian Highlands | 425 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 42 |
| 27 | Cool Semidesert Scrub | 930 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 52 |
| 28 | Tundra, Arctic Desert and Ice | 10561 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 53,54,69,70 |
| 29 | Non-Polar Desert and Semidesert, Sparse Vegetation | 4070 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 51,71,49 |
| 30 | Non-Polar Sand Desert | 1930 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 50 |
| 31 | Water Bodies | 172495 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 32 | Antarctica | 24964 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 |