Crops, cows or timber? Including carbon values in land use choices
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Article Title | Crops, cows or timber? Including carbon values in land use choices |
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ERA Journal ID | 36361 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Maraseni, Tek Narayan (Author) and Cockfield, Geoff (Author) |
Journal Title | Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment |
Journal Citation | 140 (1-2), pp. 280-288 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
ISSN | 0167-8809 |
1873-2305 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.12.015 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/agee |
Abstract | Farm forestry is a very minor land use in the inland agricultural landscapes of Australia. The Australian Typical production patterns for all systems were developed from producer and expert knowledge and soil and vegetation sampling were used to estimate sequestration rates. The costs and benefits of all land use systems were converted into monetary terms and discounted to produce net present values. With a standard discount rate and average commodity prices based on recent history, cultivation is the most profitable option, followed by pasture and plantations. After the inclusion of carbon, plantations are the most |
Keywords | spotted gum plantation; carbon values; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon sequestration |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300203. Agricultural land planning |
380101. Agricultural economics | |
410101. Carbon sequestration science | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q06z6/crops-cows-or-timber-including-carbon-values-in-land-use-choices
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