Themean living tree C pool increased from the fringe toward the interior forest (ANOVA, p b 0.05), and accounted for a significant proportion of the above-ground C stock (Fig. 5). The remaining contribution from dead tree and downed woody debris C pool was a small proportion (b4%), and tended to increase from the fringe toward the interior forest (ANOVA, p b 0.05; Fig. 5).