Carbon pools and fluxes in a tupelo (Nyssa aquatica)-baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) swamp 24-years after harvest disturbances

► Biomass and carbon were examined in a tupelo-baldcypress swamp 24 years after harvest disturbances. ► Skidder treatments sequestered more total forest carbon than helicopter treatments. ► Below ground carbon storage was influenced by logging debris and sediments. ► Non-compacted, nutrient-rich sediment inputs facilitated recovery. ► Original harvest disturbances favored flood tolerant species and subsequent biomass values.