Table 4. Annual value of ecosystem services (thousands 2010 $) from post-1988 conservation for 1992, 2022, and 2052 for the baseline and the agricultural expansion LULC change scenarios.
Baseline | Agricultural expansion | |||||||
Ecosystem services | Value per unit of service (2010$) | 1992 | 2022 | 2052 | Present value | 2022 | 2052 | Present value |
Carbon sequestration | $235.36 per tC | 16,137 | 12,585 | 6,928 | 773,074 | 13,100 | 7,242 | 791,200 |
Carbon sequestration | $27.22 per tC | 1,095 | 850 | 468 | 52,294 | 885 | 489 | 53,523 |
Water pollution reduction: phosphorusa | $0–8.62 per household depending on basin | 1,900 | 1,554 | 1,103 | 99,368 | 1,489 | 1,491 | 107,346 |
Water pollution reduction: phosphorusa | $0–1.57 per household depending on basin | 400 | 295 | 208 | 19,672 | 279 | 281 | 21,095 |
Timber production | -$0.67–5 per acre depending on county | 10 | 7 | 5 | 479 | 7 | 5 | 479 |
Outdoor recreation | $40–47 per visitor day depending on activity | 1,700 | 1,345 | 821 | 83,981 | 1,345 | 821 | 83,891 |
Outdoor recreation | $40–47 per visitor day depending on activity | 910 | 744 | 454 | 45,801 | 744 | 454 | 45,801 |
Sum value of all services | High | 19,747 | 15,491 | 8,857 | 956,902 | 15,941 | 9,559 | 982,916 |
Low | 2,415 | 1,896 | 1,135 | 118,246 | 1,915 | 1,229 | 120,898 |