Table 1.

Andean forest cover and total Above Ground Carbon (AGC) stocks (Pg) per elevation band range, estimated for the years 2003 and 2014.

Elevation range (m asl)	AGC stock initial census (Mg C ha−1)	AGC stock final census (Mg C ha−1)	Forest cover (km2)		Total AGC stocks (Pg)
			2003	2014	2003	2014
500–1200	71.89 (62.97–81.37)	88.85 (70.79–105.86)	237,820.21	230,115.49	1.71 (1.50–1.94)	2.04 (1.63–2.44)
1200–2000	73.85 (65.11–81.83)	73.25 (65.47–80.93)	175,122.11	171,684.02	1.29 (1.14–1.43)	1.26 (1.12–1.39)
2000–2800	63.33 (49.72–76.63)	62.96 (52.16–74.09)	94,961.05	93,844.90	0.60 (0.47–0.73)	0.59 (0.49–0.70)
2800–3600	56.69 (50.52–63.12)	59.60 (49.13–74.09)	39,172.57	38,744.63	0.22 (0.20–0.25)	0.23 (0.19–0.29)
Weighted mean	69.94 (60.46–79.39)	77.17 (64.24–89.97)	547,075.95	534,389.05	3.83 (3.31–4.34)	4.12 (3.43–4.81)

AGC stocks are estimated at initial and final censuses multiplied by forest area for 2003 and 2014, respectively (mean and bootstrapped 95% CI) (see Main text). The total C forest stock is the total estimated amount for each elevational band and the whole subtropical and tropical Andean region. The weighted mean represents the overall mean weighted by forest cover according to either the initial (2003) or final (2014) census.