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Table 3 Coefficient of determination (R2) showing the fitness of the growth curves and number of data points (n) used to develop them for each subcategory of the selected FLR categories (i.e., planted forests and woodlots, natural regeneration, agroforestry, and mangrove restoration)

From: Global carbon dioxide removal rates from forest landscape restoration activities

 

Climatic region

R2

n

Planted forests and woodlots

 Oak

Temperate, humid

0.63

11

Temperate, dry

0.63

6

Tropical, dry

0.91

13

 Teak

Tropical, humid

0.30

34

Tropical, dry

0.43

25

 Eucalyptus

Temperate, all

0.86

52

Tropical, humid

0.52

13

Tropical, dry

0.62

32

 Broadleaf

Boreal

0.99

13

Temperate, all

0.68

77

Tropical, humid

0.51

54

Tropical, dry

0.99

6

 Pine

Boreal

0.53

10

Temperate, humid

0.47

41

Temperate, dry

0.40

12

Tropical, dry

0.69

28

 Conifers

Boreal

0.75

22

Temperate, humid

0.65

41

Temperate, dry

0.85

13

Tropical, humid

0.60

24

Tropical, dry

0.93

6

Natural regeneration

 Asia and Oceania

Humid

0.58

32

Dry

0.47

4

 Europe

All

0.68

10

 Africa

Humid

0.65

8

 North America

Humid

0.68

16

Dry

0.45

53

 Central America and Caribbean

Humid

0.65

65

Dry

0.91

24

 South America

Humid

0.31

106

Dry

0.26

72

Agroforestry

 Africa

All

0.19

52

 Asia

All

0.13

77

 Latin America and Caribbean

All

0.21

82

Mangrove restoration

 Tree

Tropical

0.57

50

 Shrub

Tropical and subtropical

0.53

13