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Table 2 The change of vegetation carbon storage in the Sanjiang Plain during 2001–2015 (Tg C)

From: Dynamic response of the vegetation carbon storage in the sanjiang plain to changes in land use/cover and climate

Conversion of land use/cover types

2001–2005

2005–2010

2010–2015

2001–2015

Cultivated land → forest land

0.26

10.52

0.82

14.23

Cultivated land → grassland

0.03

0.45

0.09

0.20

Cultivated land → unused land

0.01

0.69

0.05

0.28

Forest land → cultivated land

 − 0.57

 − 19.69

 − 2.29

 − 33.44

Forest land → grassland

 − 0.17

 − 4.01

 − 0.19

 − 4.18

Forest land → unused land

 − 0.03

 − 8.07

 − 0.02

 − 8.24

Grassland → forest land

 − 0.02

 − 0.32

 − 0.71

 − 0.36

Grassland → cultivated land

0.05

6.84

0.17

8.63

Grassland → unused land

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.04

Unused land → Cultivated land

 − 0.13

 − 0.86

 − 0.91

 − 1.43

Unused land → forest land

0.05

0.01

0.20

1.52

Unused land → grassland

0.00

 − 0.01

0.00

 − 0.01

Net change of carbon storage

 − 0.53

 − 14.46

 − 2.78

 − 22.76